On Jan 21, 12:56 am, Muthu Ramadoss <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wow, this says something about the end users mindset. The bottom line is,
> the app that meets the users basic needs is the app which is going to sell
> and be in demand.
>
> Hmm.. need to fine tune my mindset to write simpler applications that the
> users will happily use rather than frying my brain thinking about droid
> science ;)
>
> take care,
> Muthu Ramadoss.
>
The Problem is there's not much basic needs apps to go around.
- Juan T.
> http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914http://androidrocks.in- Android
> Consulting.
>
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Nope.
>
> > Some people are apparently making a fair amount from selling apps called
> > "Dial xxxx" where xxxx is a name and all the app does is call a
> > pre-defined number. The really amazing thing is if you buy "Call Joe"
> > and you want "Call John", you have to buy a "Call John" app as well as
> > the "Call Joe" one :O.
>
> > Al.
>
> > Ed wrote:
> > > Hi Al,
>
> > > I still like AnyCut for activity shortcuts (like direct calls to a
> > > specific person, etc). Does iPhone have this capability?
>
> > > On Jan 20, 2:07 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > >> OK, I've just discovered you can long press on the apps menu and drag
> > >> app icons to the home screen to create shortcuts so you don't need
> > >> AnyCut.... guess one day I should read the manual :).
>
> > >> Al Sutton wrote:
>
> > >>> From the home screens the G1 at best matches the iPhone on clicks to
> > >>> start something (if there is a shortcut on the G1 home screen), but
> > most
> > >>> things (including many of the built-in apps) require two clicks, and
> > >>> without installing third party apps there is no way to reduce that.
>
> > >>> I would have thought some of the core smart-phone functionality
> > >>> (Calendar, Camera, Messaging, Email, GMail, and IM) would have had
> > >>> shortcuts on the home screen. As it is I've used AnyCut to put the
> > first
> > >>> three down the left hand side of the screen and the last three down the
> > >>> right, so I end up with a U shape of shortcuts giving access the major
> > >>> functionality with a single tap.
>
> > >>> I can understand that a sparse home screen may look inviting, but for
> > >>> day to day use having a default of one tap to start would really help a
> > >>> lot of users.
>
> > >>> Al.
>
> > >>> mike quinn wrote:
>
> > >>>> Thanks for the review.
>
> > >>>> Never having used an iPhone I never had an issue with the feel of the
> > G1.
>
> > >>>> On 20 Jan 2009, 4:19 AM, "Muthu Ramadoss"
> > >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> > wrote:
>
> > >>>> Incognito,
>
> > >>>> Thanks for Sharing. Appreciated.
>
> > >>>> take care,
> > >>>> Muthu Ramadoss.
>
> > >>>> http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914
> > >>>> http://androidrocks.in-Android Consulting.
>
> > >>>> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:23 PM, incognito <[email protected]
> > >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Just got my G1 o...
>
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