i get this this week... good idea, bad implementation... :-( On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Rick Troth <r...@casita.net> wrote:
> There's a real place for apps (eg: versus mobile web). Sadly, most > marketeers don't get it and turn the concept into opportunistic junk. > Bummer. > > -- R; <>< > -- XC:[=] > On Jun 9, 2012 11:14 AM, "Gabe Goldberg" <g...@gabegold.com> wrote: > > > Quick Reference mobile app for IBM System z > > http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/**z/resources/mobileapp/< > http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/resources/mobileapp/> > > > > <quote> > > New Quick Reference for IBM System z mobile app > > Access critical System z information — from the convenience of your > > Smartphone > > The free Quick Reference for IBM System z mobile app, now available for > > Android, BlackBerry and iPhone, provides quick and easy access to the > > latest System z product information, success stories, social networks, > and > > z experts. > > > > Key features: > > > > Latest product highlights, descriptions, and specifications > > Client success stories > > Automatic content updates > > Core product content available without connectivity > > Access to relevant social networks, venues, and z experts > > One-touch communication with IBM > > Links to more System z information on the Web > > Sign-up options for additional exciting updates via e-mail or SMS > > </quote> > > > > ...can't see it replace shelves/bookcases of manuals, though it's a bit > > more portable. > > > > Now, having looked at it, it's hard to know where to start. > > > > It's for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone -- so it wastes most iPad screen > real > > estate. Much 1x size text is unreadable; at 2x it's blurry and > cartoonish. > > > > Has buttons Products, Case Studies, Communities, Favorites, Contact Us. > > > > Click Products, What's New, "New and updated products" gets announcements > > from 7/11/2011, 7/12/2011, and 10/12/2011. Great for nostalgia, not so > > useful for current information. > > > > Click Communities, Experts, get one expert: Willie Favero. > > > > It seems an interesting idea done badly, then forgotten... > > > > -- > > Gabriel Goldberg, Computers and Publishing, Inc. g...@gabegold.com > > 3401 Silver Maple Place, Falls Church, VA 22042 (703) 204-0433 > > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/**gabegold< > http://www.linkedin.com/in/gabegold> Twitter: GabeG0 > > > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > > visit > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/**wlvindex?LINUX-390< > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390> > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- > > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
