Is there the ability to start the app and immediately be put into the quick add dialogue with keyboard ready to start typing? Even better, anyone know of a lock-screen app for entering simple tasks? This would be jailbreak obviously, not supported, but it could be made by someone in the community. I guarantee that it would drive sales, because no one else would have it.
Usability Breakdown: I understand that one of the things GTD stresses is to get stuff off of your brain as quick as possible, so you can keep on working with little interruption. I would think that adding new task items would be one of the top three frequent use-cases for task apps. For me, it is likely to be use-case number one. Current Steps: 6 steps, 9-15 seconds, 4-5 actions As it stands now, from what I can see, to unload a task, you have to: 1. turn the iphone on 2. get out of lockscreen (not apigo's fault, but could be better with unsupported / jailbreak community lockscreen task-adding) 3. hunt for todo app (not apigo's fault, but can be better, see above) 4. wait for app to load (4-5 seconds, could be better, 3gs probably is) 5. click on a very small quick-add button (intuitive icon btw! UNintuitive size for my fingers and brain) 6. start typing One less step is easy: 5 steps, 7-9 seconds, 3-4 actions I am currently deciding between Todo and 2do apps. 2do has the ability in its settings to go into adding a quick task, immediately upon startup of the app. VERY useful, as it gets rid of an entire step above. Each step above that you can get rid of, enhances the usability of entering new tasks into the product by 20%. Right now, Todo is at 6 steps of effort. 2do is at 5 steps - they dont have step 5. Ultimate: 3 steps, 2-4 seconds, 2 actions I think realistically, with current technology, someone could get it down to 3 steps: 1. turn the iphone on (into lock screen) 2. click add-task icon in lockscreen (make it large, and integrate it with other existing, well-used, resource skimpy, lock screen modifiers) 3. start typing Gains: Say that you do this 15 times a day, each day of the week Current : 16-26 mins / week wasted One less: 12-16 mins / week wasted Ultimate: 3-7 mins / week wasted This is not to mention the interruption, and safety factors that come into play when you introduce work environments and driving. Enjoy my professional-like assessment, and I hope that you can improve your task-entry method! -Nick Yeates- www.nickyeates.com -- Learn more about Todo (task management made simple), Notebook (notes available everywhere), and AccuFuel (fuel efficiency tracker) on Appigo's website: http://www.appigo.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Appigo Todo" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/appigo-todo?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
