May 2010
16 posts
Dashboard Switching
We’ve had a couple ideas when it comes to switching between Dashboards. We’re incorporating the swipe method, gallery view and the dashboard dock. Each has it’s benefits to the user experience and feels natural.
Dashboard Dock At the bottom of each screen you’ll have a doc. You’ll be able to name each dashboard and select an icon that best represents it. This will...
Tony Stark's Dashboard
I recently had the opportunity to watch Iron Man 2 which had tons of three dimensional holographic computer interfaces. While I am not going to be able to make your dashboard float out of the screen there is no reason it can’t seem like the technology Tony Stark has. All of the data he has, we have. The iPad is touch screen and capable of smooth high tech imagery and animation. The only...
Avoiding Information Overload
In previous executions of informational dashboards they have all suffered from allowing people to add too much information or functionality that is non-relevant to a single display. We’ve also seen the impact of designs that compete for our attention. Ultimately these products seem to get ignored and become useless to you.
It is my dashboard, shouldn’t I be able to make it display...
Car of the Future Could Include Personalized... →
This is just more validation that the unification of a Dashboard platform is eminent and required for a number of different applications in daily life. We’re excited to see this idea blossom. It means DashReady has some huge opportunities when it comes to delivering information to you.
Apple's Patent for Multidimensional Dashboard...
Apple patents a lot of different things. I expect them to provide some sort of widget-like platform for delivering information to the iPhone or iPad. I suspect they will allow iPhone developers to write to the widget API so people can get an overview of a “Folder”, “App” or “Group” by manipulating a three-dimentional object.
MacRumors.com mentions:
The patent...
Box.net is a good example
I have followed the Box.net story for a few years now and I have to say they seriously impress me their ability to extend into virtually every platform, create strong partnerships, attract enterprise customers well as remain cool with the consumer.
If I had to pick a good example of the business we want to build we would want to follow in their footsteps. They have been successful in making the...
iGoogle to replace your Google Apps (I thought I’d... →
I though this was funny. Google is making iGoogle your default page when using Google Apps starting in July and this poor blogger was put off by the idea. I would have to agree with him. That is not the way to do it.
DashReady is now on Get Satisfaction
We’ve added a feedback link to the blog and we’ll be incorporating them into the product and our marketing site (just one page for now) shortly. Now you can send us your ideas, feedback and communicate problems you have when using our service.
http://getsatisfaction.com/dashready
Panic's got the idea
After our initial post a couple of people have mentioned how cool it would be to have a flat panel in the office running Mac OS X with DashReady formatted to fit the screen. That lead us to conversations about the Panic Status board that they created to help provide the team with benchmarking insight to the health of the company.
http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/03/the-panic-status-board/
A very...
Beyond the home page
Home pages were once the most important battlegrounds of the web. Considered the desktop of the Internet age, home pages built companies such as Yahoo, MSN and AOL. Overtime the enthusiasm of these gateway pages faded away. Although many businesses still depend on the home page idea to deliver a ton of revenue and traffic it seems the audience has become more sophicated and moved on to making...
6 Ways Dashboards Can Make Money
I have thinking a lot about how DashReady could make money. I am looking for a way the product can pay for itself on an ongoing basis, invest in new opportunities and support customers. This post allows me to investigate and gather feedback on what customers expectations are. New Leaders will help at first with resources until it can stand on its own. We’ll seek outside capital if necessary...
DashReady: The Pitch
Every morning we wake up in a hazy fog and try to recall what we are supposed to do today and what new will come. Come to think of it, you may need to get an idea of what is going on and what needs to happen next a few times a day. To get a simple a clear understanding of this we’re have to visit websites, check our email, and take a look at our todo lists and calendars. It could take...
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Dashboard Platform
The other day I had an idea. It was more of a problem actually. Everyday I would wake up and have to spend some time getting reacquainted with everything that was going on. This would involve checking my email, viewing my calendar, checking my todo list, reviewing my RSS feeds and visiting Twitter or Facebook. Just to feel like I knew what going on in the world, my business and in my personal life...