Glad my feedback helped. I like your application very much and hope my suggestions can improve it.
This whole discussion sparked a thought that I'll explore further in a separate post since it's a separate topic! Cheers, Don ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of damienmoroney Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 6:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Treo] Re: Beta Testers Wanted - new voice recording and emailing app Responses below - see "DM..." - thanks for the feedback! Damien. --- In [email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> , "Don Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Interesting application! > > > > I downloaded it over the air onto my Treo 700p. First let me say that > this is a very slick, very cool, very useful application - nice! When I > evaluate products or collaborate on their design and implementation, I > focus on what needs to be improved/fixed, but please don't take this as > undue criticism - just trying to make a great thing better!! > > > > Initial observations: > > > > 1. This is a very cool application. I have been using mVoice for > voice recording, and I'll probably keep it, but the typical thing I want > to do is take some action on a voice recording, and having it sent to me > as an email puts it right there in my face - very nice DM: For some users they want to send the recording to others, for many it is nice to be able to record a note and have it available on the pc. > 2. The user interface is very slick. Nicely done! DM: Thanks! > 3. Not sure why you position it for the 600/650. It seems to work > fine on the 700 as well. DM: We are still testing on the 700 and agree that the released version should support it. > 4. When I first start the program, it comes up with an error dialog > telling me "Incorrect button. You don't (sic) choose propper (sic) > button, rec button feature will be disabled." My choices are OK and Set > Button Again. What it should say is "Record button not set. To set a > record button, choose OK, otherwise choose Cancel" and the buttons > should say OK and Cancel. If you want to keep the original message, the > proper grammar and spelling would be "You didn't choose a proper button. > The rec button feature will be disabled", but I prefer my original > suggestion. DM: We are looking into this. > 5. When I press the big Record button on the main screen, there is > no indication that anything is being recorded. There should be a > counter or other progress indicator. DM: The button color changes, but a progress indicator would be nice. > 6. The one-touch record button (the side button) behaves in an > unintuitive (for me) way. If I press it once and release it, it opens > the application but does not start recording. If I press it and hold > it, it only records for as long as I hold the button. Perhaps this is > better, but what I'm used to is pressing and holding to start a > recording that continues recording until I take some other action. > Perhaps both ways could be offered as an option. DM: Yes, pressing the side button and pressing the big button act differently. Options would be a good idea to let the user control both. > 7. For use on keyboard devices like the Treo, it would be good to > have the Close button located near the Plan, Save, Re-send, Stop, and > Del... buttons, either having them all at the top or all at the bottom. > The most common things to do on the Play Messages screen is to either > Close or Play, and so those should be the first two choices, followed by > the rest. DM: Good idea, we will try to figure out a good order and interface for this. > > > Thanks for asking. I'll send more if you like, as I use the product > more! > > > > Cheers, > > Don > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of > damienmoroney > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:45 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [Treo] Beta Testers Wanted - new voice recording and emailing > app > > > > www.aventvoice.com > > Download directly to your Treo 600 or 650 software that allows you to > record voice messages which are automatically sent to the email address > of your choice. > > Use it to send yourself reminders or capture notes on the run. Use it > to send voice emails to your assistant or others when not in front of > your computer. > > Note: this is a beta release and feedback/suggestions are appreciated! > > Thank you in advance! > Damien. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
