A Brand New App: The Idea.
We’ve entered the planning phases of a brand new app. It’s something we, of course, can’t tell you the specifics of for several reasons:
...We don’t know them ourselves.
...They’ll probably change a lot before we’re done.
...After exploring, we might decide not to finish the project due to several reasons.
...It’s a competitive advantage to be somewhat secretive when building niche apps.
...Keeping things a secret builds interest, and makes the whole thing more fun.
Still, keeping everything secretive goes against our nature. We love to share, and we love to help the community. As an experiment, we’re going to share some of the growing pains we’re experiencing as we plan, sweat and think about this new app. Keep Reading
Today Apple Released the Magic Mouse.
http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/
What’s great about designs like this is that they teach you one simple rule and invite you to explore more. At its basic level, the Magic Mouse can move your cursor. That aspect is as evident as with any other mouse. But if you can additionally grasp the fact that the entire surface is also interactive, your own exploration (not through a manual) will allow you to discover more power.
By swiping, dragging, and rubbing on the top of the mouse, you can achieve lots of interaction that a normal mouse can’t do. Less buttons and interface actually lead to more flexibility, and more features.
Also nice to see is that this product targets smart users. It gives the user credit. It’s not the McDonalds coffee cup that says “contents hot.” There just might be a tiny “smarts” barrier of entry to use this product- and that’s just fine.
4 ways to share your Jumpchart
One of the most powerful aspects of Jumpchart is that it allows you to share your Jumpcharts with the other people that are working on the project. From the client, to the designers, to the developers – everyone is on the same page, literally. After a recent chat with a user about sharing Jumpcharts we got to thinking about all the different ways that you can accomplish sharing in Jumpchart, a few of which you may not know about. So, without further ado, the 4 ways to share your Jumpchart:
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