tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683379683924846366.post2257221358726128938..comments2013-04-24T13:05:14.659-07:00Comments on Martin Watts Technical Blog: Week 2: Brainstormed IdeasMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439983494298146370noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683379683924846366.post-55432149798500010612013-02-11T09:12:15.645-08:002013-02-11T09:12:15.645-08:00Understood - great that you expanded on the origin...Understood - great that you expanded on the original assignment to brainstorm on another area, i.e. "making daily life easier", although when you do that, please add a note to break up your list of brainstorms to give some sub-headings like "waiting in line ideas" and then "daily life ideas". Also note, that you weren't required to make every idea an app as such. It could just be an activity, and then worry about whether it could be an app later. When you say things were already done - that's not a problem for these assignments. <br /><br />When you say people thought the app was pretty simple, you mean they immediately understood what the app was for without any explanation on your part? Would love to discuss these things with you on Skype text chat - I guess we're not awake at the same time, or do I recall you saying that Skype sucked up your computer power - does it run on your smartphone?Sam Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788506730233381803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683379683924846366.post-8366731858290259862013-02-06T22:32:35.097-08:002013-02-06T22:32:35.097-08:00I was trying to think of things to occupy my time ...I was trying to think of things to occupy my time in a line, but everything that I thought of was already done and the very least twice so I started going for things that would make daily life easier. Most of the people thought that app was pretty simple.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439983494298146370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683379683924846366.post-87403687650769059082013-02-05T03:08:54.961-08:002013-02-05T03:08:54.961-08:00Great to see big list of brainstorms, although I g...Great to see big list of brainstorms, although I get the sense you were brainstorming apps in general, rather than particularly those for waiting in line, although am I wrong? The insurance company app sounds useful, but not something for waiting in line?<br /><br />Of course at the end of the day if you're brainstorming who cares - let the ideas flow. I'd much rather have a wide range of ideas than a shorter list all about waiting in line. The waiting in line idea is to give people a starting point, but at the same time, you want to take care to identify what's being requested in an assignment - not that following the letter of my assignments matters in the scheme of things, but out in the world of work and real life, understanding what people are requesting tends to be pretty critical :-)<br /><br />Organizing images in blogger is a bit of pain - maybe we can track down a nice gallery app with sequencing ... did you get any sense of any confusions on the parts of the users you showed your app to? Or did they immediately know what you were showing them, or did you have to explain?Sam Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788506730233381803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5683379683924846366.post-84339336650400050452013-02-04T23:05:11.272-08:002013-02-04T23:05:11.272-08:00I like the parking idea...I hate not knowing a par...I like the parking idea...I hate not knowing a parking garage's prices until I actually pull up to the gate! Wouldn't it also be cool if this could provide information as to whether the garage was full or not? Or even whether the parking was a lot versus street versus a garage. This could be quite intense!allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742925311569613193noreply@blogger.com