This is the start of a three-part series to help new and existing users fully optimize the speed and performance of their OnTime experience. This week's episode covers the basics of hardware and network essentials for supporting OnTime.

In OnTime version 8.1.2 we are introducing a new feature: Full page Wiki! This feature allows users of OnTime for Web to work with the Wiki on a separate browser page with no other windows cluttering the screen, like Projects or Details. The URLs on wiki have also been streamlined and URLs to specific pages can now be accessed. See this week's episode for more details.

When copying and moving items in OnTime, there are some things to keep in mind when it comes to the data in those items. Which fields will move over properly? Can custom fields move from a defect to a feature, for instance? Are there any system fields that have special behaviors when moving from one item type to another? This podcast answers these questions as we discuss the data behind moving and copying items in OnTime.

Remote Server is a very handy tool for users wishing to utilize OnTime Windows and OnTime VS.Net without having direct access to SQL Server. This week we discuss Remote Server in detail and how to set it up.

If you're new to OnTime, then this podcast is for you! This week we examine the datagrid for OnTime and show you how to add, remove, and resize columns, as well as perform text searches, sorting, and grouping. We also show you the very useful multi-edit feature to make mass changes to your items.

Custom fields are a great asset to OnTime, and there are several different ways that you can use them. This week we talk about creating and using custom data inside projects.

The User Dashboard in OnTime is a great way to look at items across types and edit them. See how to view and search through data regardless of its type (Defect, Feature, Task, Incident) by taking advantage of the User Dashboard.

OnTime's E-mail tab is a great new feature of version 8.1. In this week's podcast we show you some of the functionality of this new, useful area of OnTime that allows you to search through your attached e-mail content.

One great feature of OnTime 8.1 is the ability to add color schemes to the main grids of OnTime Windows and OnTime Web. This week we cover how to activate this functionality to allow color changes for items based on their Priority, Status, Severity, and Workflow.

OnTime 8.1 introduces the Management Console, a great window for administrators to see in one place all of the tools provided for management of the OnTime database. This week we show how to use the Console, but more importantly how to set it up for your users.