IPhone Folders – App Management

by dldamore

Below are the first four screens from my iPhone. Folders are created in what one might call a job to be done fashion. For example, music related apps are in folders not surprisingly called Music, Music 2 and Music 3. See image two below.

Images below are in order from left to right from the device.  

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Not shown are screens five through eight. These pages are all individual apps that either don’t fit my job to be done methodology or don’t have a clear mission. In the case of page eight, that’s for apps that are pending deletion.

Note: Sometimes I call them screens and sometimes pages. Hopefully the that does not prove confusing. They are essentially the same thing. It just seems easier to use one term over the other in certain sentences.

Edge Case Features

by dldamore

May 14, 2012
12:15 PM
Edge case features.

A feature that a small, very small subset of people would love your app to have. Uncommon request.

Maybe this is one of the ways to stand out in a crowded market.

Also, this feature might be totally awesome if more people saw it in use and understood the value created by a seemingly off the wall feature request.

Who would want that feature?

Ohhhhhhhh, oh, WOW!

12:17 PM

 

Note: The above was inspired by a conversation that Marco Arment, @marcoarment, and Dan Benjamin, @danbenjamin, were having early in the live broadcast of Build and Analyze episode 77.  <– Show notes should be available after the show is over.

Amber Alert in Weather App – Swackett

by dldamore

 

First time I’ve seen a weather app include an Amber Alert as part of a warning system. Probably a good use of notifications. Most people probably have a weather alert set for where they live. I don’t live near Chicago so this update was not helpful.

What would be cool is if people who have location services turned on for weather and perhaps other apps could be sent a push notification based on proximity to an event. Think about that, what if there was an “eyes open” (could be called Heads Up) app that gave you a push notification if something serious occurred near your location. Think bank heist or armed robbery. Maybe those are not the best examples. There could be a significant amount of liability.  An app like this might be perfect for law enforcement. Sort of a way to send push notifications to nearby jurisdictions. On-duty and off-duty police would probably love to have an app like this. It should probably have a link to email a note or picture to the appropriate investigating agency. Or, it could include a phone number or numbers to report what one saw.

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Learning Together via iTunes U – Stanford University – iOS

by dldamore

 

Links:
Calendar – Calendar ID: 9ordokrrm72rr63pu02gfci2lg@group.calendar.google.com
This link should enable you to add this schedule to your Google Calendar.

Where did this idea come from? Below is a quick write up I did one night.
April 6, 2012
12:45 AM
Stanford iOS iTunes U class
Idea and Mission
To view 2 lectures per week… completed by 5 pm Sunday night.
To learn about iOS programming and app development.
To learn along with peers that will help keep you on track as you help keep them on track. This is no easy task. There are 43 video and lecture note files.
The master file list can be found at the following link. http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/ipad-iphone-application-development/id473757255
High numbers are the starting lectures and low numbers are the the end of the semester lectures.
Video 43 should be “1. MVC and Intro…”
Week and Videos
Week 1: Videos 43 & 41
Week 2: Videos 40 & 39
Week 3: Videos 37 & 35
Week 4: Videos 34 & 32
Week 5: Videos 30 & 28
Week 6: Videos 26 & 25
Week 7: Videos 23 & 21
Week 8: Videos 19 & 17
Week 9: Videos 16 & 14
Week 10: Videos 12 & 11
Week 11: Videos 9 & 7
Week 12: Videos 6 & 4
Week 13: Videos 2 & 1
Calendar created.
1:29 AM

Media Culture Shifts: theory vs. reality

by dldamore

Media Culture Shifts: theory vs. reality:

Regardless of upper management’s determination, you’ll never be able to steer a century-old company the way a young startup adjusts to changing circumstances, whether it’s explosive growth or adverse events.

(Via Monday Note)

Old firms are like big cruise ships, it’s hard for them to change direction and make maneuvers rapidly. Speed and direction changes are two of the things that new firms (typically) have as strengths for dealing with changing market realities.

 

Anarchy in the App Store – Businessweek

by dldamore

Anarchy in the App Store – Businessweek:

“how often a downloaded app gets used, the leader board might more accurately reflect popularity, says Craig Palli, a Fiksu vice president.”

(Via .)

Interesting idea to create a more relevant ranking system. What are people downloading and how often are they using it? This could be a problem for apps that are not used frequently. I’m thinking of the app Pages, an app from Apple. I have it, but don’t use it often.