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Matt Hodges

Aussie in SF. Avid skiier. Beer lover. Wannabe chef. Collaboration. Marketing. Confluence. HipChat. Atlassian.

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Atlas is out of beta: Start staying in sync, async

Introducing pricing and all-new features.

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How to Use Video Messaging For Internal Communications

As Loom’s VP of Marketing, I rely on video messages to inspire a growing Marketing team and drive the execution of goals –– all while working from the other side of the world. Loom provides the extra agility and clarity required to successfully execute campaigns, deliver creative feedback, manage a blog, and keep the entire […]

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Inside Atlassian: how I keep my team aligned with Team Calendars

We say that Confluence Team Calendars is your team’s single source of truth for managing team leave, tracking Jira projects, and planning events. In this post, I’ll share how Team Calendars helps my team align our team, projects, and events.

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I am Matt Hodges and this is how I manage email and tasks

Everyone has their own approach to dealing with personal tasks that works for them. Here’s what works for me – hopefully there’s some tips in here that will work for you too.

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Top 10 Confluence highlights of 2013

As another bumper year comes to an end I thought it fitting to recap all the happened in the world of Confluence in 2013. We’ve shipped tons of releases in the last 12 months that included new features like Blueprints to improvements to existing features like Search in Confluence 5.3, all of which help our 15,000+ customers worldwide get more value out of Confluence than ever before. In addition to seven major releases of Confluence and Team Calendars we expanded the Confluence family with an all-new add-on – Confluence Questions. Needless to say, 2013 has been our biggest year yet and we’re not slowing down. Let’s countdown the top 10 highlights of Confluence in 2013.

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Watch the Confluence State of the Union from Summit 2013

Two Confluence legends comedown from the sky to guide you to Collaboration Nirvana. Recap all that’s happened in the Confluence product family over the past year and get a comprehensive look at what’s in-store for the future.

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How collaborative is your company culture?

We’re less than three weeks away from our biggest event of the year- Atlassian Summit 2013. The agenda is jam-packed with awesome keynotes, talks, and panels. With tickets still up for grabs, here’s one session you won’t want to miss: Panel: Keys to a collaborative company culture Just because your team shows up to work everyday doesn’t mean they’re […]

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Introducing Page Layouts 2.0: One page, unlimited layouts

The Confluence editor has come along way since it’s humble beginnings in 2004. With features like drag-and-drop file sharing, autocomplete linking, and autoconvert for rich content, I’m constantly blown away by what I can do when creating and editing content in my web browser. Today it gets better. Add, apply, move. You’re in control. Page Layouts […]

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News for Mac and iOS users. Big news.

Earlier this year we made a commitment to build native desktop apps for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Secretly, we also wanted to build better native mobile apps. Today, we’re proud to announce Hipchat for Mac 2.0 AND Hipchat for iOS 2.0. They’re leaner, faster, and, most importantly – they’re native.

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Five Keyboard Shortcuts I Can’t Live Without

I’ve said it before – I’m a productivity junkie. If there’s a faster way to get something done, I’ll find it. That’s why I commit keyboard shortcuts to memory. Shortcuts for the actions I perform the most. Shortcuts that help me get more work done, faster. Since I spend 90% of my day working with my team in Confluence I thought I’d share the five keyboard shortcuts I use the most to get my job done.

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Work Smarter, Not Harder: Productivity in the Workplace

This is a variation of an article I wrote for eclipse MAGAZIN that was published in their March issue. Many thanks to Ryan Anderson for his contributions. Everyone struggles to get work done these days as the amount of communication and information available continue to increase at warp speed. The old adage, ‘Work smarter, not harder’ […]

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5 Productivity Apps I Can’t Live Without

I’m a productivity junkie. There, I said it. GTD. Inbox zero. I’ve tried and tested them all. If you could see my App Store history you’d get it. Heck, if I were married I’d have a private account to hide my purchases. Still reading? I’m guessing you’re a productivity junkie too. According to the Mayans, the […]

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Instantly Access Your Important Jira Notifications In Confluence WorkBox

Have you ever convinced yourself that you can’t be in two places at once? Well, think again. The latest release of Jira makes it possible to view and take action on all your important notifications from your project tracker, without leaving Confluence. There’s never been a better time to trade your inbox for WorkBox. Switching contexts wastes your time If […]

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Track Confluence Updates As They Happen With In-page Notifications

If you’re lucky enough to be using Confluence OnDemand you couldn’t have missed the sleek new navigation header that makes your OnDemand experience smoother, faster, and dead-simple. What you might not have noticed however, is a nifty little update that will notify you of new activity in Confluence pages – new comments and edits – […]

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What are people saying about Confluence 4.3?

It’s been a little over a week since Confluence 4.3 hit the streets, a massive update to our team collaboration tool. Not only did it satisfy more than 900 customer votes, it also delivered WorkBox – a mobile-ready, re-imagined notification and activity system to help you stop wasting time at work and rediscover your productivity. […]

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