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iProcrastinate Mobile Released to the App Store!

To the mock-ups...

Absolutely stunning! I really like your representation of how you would like iProcrastinate to turn out. Personally, I think it is nearly perfect. I wish I could have your version of iProcrastinate right now. I definitely support just having one app, since, being a student, it would be nice to have my classes and their assignments in one section, but then be able to quickly flip over and view/edit my general to-dos. I strongly advocate having a grades feature. No other iPhone app does, nor is there any Mac app *which is still supported* that supports grades either. There are plenty of great (not always free) to-do apps out there for the iPhone and Mac which work great, but there is nothing at all really for students (please correct me if I'm wrong). So it would be nice if some emphasis could be placed on students here. Being able to enter in your syllabus at the beginning of the quarter and check off your assignments and enter grades as you go would be great. I would pay anything for that - I just wish someone would make such an app. Keeping iProcrastinate alive for non-students is also important, but I don't see why we can't please both parties.
 
Hey all. :D Survived the first week of classes, so I hope to have a bit of time this weekend to code some more.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU Dan for the mock-ups, they look great. Dan and I have been in contact the past few days and I've already expressed that my main focus for the next update or two will be synchronization, bug fixes, and a few other minor improvements. (Including performance optimization.) But I am very interested in a UI overhaul, and I think the direction he took is the right one. (Everyone else seems to be in agreement. :) )

I never realized how complicated synchronization could be, but I'm making some pretty significant headway. Here's where I am: (This is actually working wirelessly too! :D)

Keep in mind it's pretty basic, I'm starting with the fundamentals, then improving it. I hope to post some beta information soon, I'm *still* working with Apple on fixing the network issue running on the device.
 

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irvinemcd said:
Absolutely stunning! I really like your representation of how you would like iProcrastinate to turn out. Personally, I think it is nearly perfect. I wish I could have your version of iProcrastinate right now. I definitely support just having one app, since, being a student, it would be nice to have my classes and their assignments in one section, but then be able to quickly flip over and view/edit my general to-dos. I strongly advocate having a grades feature. No other iPhone app does, nor is there any Mac app *which is still supported* that supports grades either. There are plenty of great (not always free) to-do apps out there for the iPhone and Mac which work great, but there is nothing at all really for students (please correct me if I'm wrong). So it would be nice if some emphasis could be placed on students here. Being able to enter in your syllabus at the beginning of the quarter and check off your assignments and enter grades as you go would be great. I would pay anything for that - I just wish someone would make such an app. Keeping iProcrastinate alive for non-students is also important, but I don't see why we can't please both parties.
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Wow, great feedback. I wish I could code now!
Craig messaged me back today to let me know he's focusing on Syncronisation and a few other features, but once that's passed, I've been told he'll get in touch with me (he loved the mock ups too).


Personally, I'd love to see syncronisation and this design launch iProcrastinate 2.0. I really think the extra feature and this much of a UI jump warrant that.

If I could program, I'd help out so that this design and new features that Craig is working on could get to you all sooner. But I honestly have NO idea with programming (any advice etc would be great). I'm toying with maybe getting a few books and seeing how things go from there?

A student app would be an enormously good thing. There are 3 on the app store (iPro..., Homeworkr and Assignments), of which iProcrastinate is easily the strongest. I'd love to help develop/design something that so many people would get such joy out of using, and would genuinely make a few people's lives easier. Fingers crossed!

Again, thank you for the feedback on my mockups. Couldn't be more pleased with the response I've got on them so far.
Dan x
p.s: Keep throwing feature ideas etc out there, I may even do some more mockups of maybe the settings screen or something. Now THAT would be a challenge! (is it sad I'd find it fun? hmmm...over and out)

p.p.s: Thank you again for the feedback Craig. Just let me know when you're ready to start overhauling the UI and I'm there! I look forward to it.
 
jozeppy26 said:
i would love maybe a "week at a glance" view. especially since the iphone's calendar neglects this feature. maybe just to visually see what assignments are due this week. just my 2 cents

-joey
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Hey there Joey,
I took your suggestion into consideration and re-designed my 'Overview' screen to incorporate viewing 'today', 'week', 'month' and 'list all'.
I think it works darn well!
Dan x

P.s: Oops, my bad. View options are either to view by 'day', 'month' or 'view all'. I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem to add a 'week' option onto that. Simply adding a button (And a little bit of simple programming, correct me if i''m wrong). The 'Today' button would work exactly as it does in Mobile Calender.
 
amazing mock-ups dan.

I like the split of the overview, classes (or something work-related), and personal.
In "your version" of the app, the student switch I suggested would best go in the general settings rather than per subject (which would have been the best option in the current system). (In my opinion).
That would make the button at the bottom say Classes as in the mock-up and it would turn on the grades function for all the classes.

I have trouble understanding where the smart groups come into play in your mock-up. Would you mind clarifying?

Awesome work Dan and of course, Craig.

Roy
 
Royal2000H said:
amazing mock-ups dan.

I like the split of the overview, classes (or something work-related), and personal.
In "your version" of the app, the student switch I suggested would best go in the general settings rather than per subject (which would have been the best option in the current system). (In my opinion).
That would make the button at the bottom say Classes as in the mock-up and it would turn on the grades function for all the classes.

I have trouble understanding where the smart groups come into play in your mock-up. Would you mind clarifying?

Awesome work Dan and of course, Craig.

Roy
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Hey there Roy,
I completely agree with your 'student on/off' switch idea. Would be a very efficient way of doing it. I'd be interested to know if the icon could be changed with a flick of a switch? Could it be programmed as two modes, each aimed at a non-student, or student?

The smart groups were included as a last minute addition. I included these as a few people have said that they love the function. Personally, I don't use them, but the point of my mock ups was to make to current feature set/functionality of the application more user-friendly/efficient, which keeping all of the current functions and adding a few. Though, I can still see where they would work. I think on the Smart Group would be a simple way of specifying your own 'sort mode' (in a way). For example, if you created a smart group on the overview page, you could choose to include things with the words 'Bob' in them. Perhaps you have a few items referring to Bob in Tasks, in Notes and in Classes and/or assignments.

I hope that makes things a bit clearer? I do try to not waffle in my posts, but I have a feeling I've done exactly that here. Let me know if I'm not clear though. Would including an example smart group in each of the mock-ups have made things clearer?

Thank you for your kind words and good feedback though, it's feedback such as what you wrote that helps myself (and of course, Craig) to try to better the app for you guys.
Dan x
 
change smart group to simply "group" ? like as in a group note... that could sync wifi to other people who have the app? so you all know where you are at in your group tasks... like group assignments...

i hate school, i left it during high school... so i'll use my life examples

-presses on group-

task: someone look for a place to eat

-presses sync button for nearby ( couple feet or same room or maybe contact only ) people... i'd only use it like in a car or at a house or bar ( i have no idea how this sync would work, i know its possible on nintendo DS )- unless you could use this sync throughout the net. ( yes i realize i could talk to people near me, but i had to give example, what if you are spread out in a concert or your friend met a nice chick in a bar and you can't find him? etc... or for school, you're in a different lab room or spread in the library? )

so then everyone gets the push update ( assuming its available sept 9th ) and they're like, oh snap... i totally forgot about that, we need to find a place to eat, quick everyone! to the phone books! to google maps/gps!

person b presses group

person b adds note to task "i found a nice korean restaurant nearby"

person b presses sync


ok... now give me money for my idea thx ;p

just playing ;p

( i have a mind full of ideas )
 
Email task list

Craig, all:

Has anyone used the email task list option?

Mine seems to have a bug: it does not transfer the entire task list. Instead,it cuts off after about 25 lines.

thanks for the help

Great app!!!!
 
noisebleed said:
change smart group to simply "group" ? like as in a group note... that could sync wifi to other people who have the app? so you all know where you are at in your group tasks... like group assignments...

i hate school, i left it during high school... so i'll use my life examples

-presses on group-

task: someone look for a place to eat

-presses sync button for nearby ( couple feet or same room or maybe contact only ) people... i'd only use it like in a car or at a house or bar ( i have no idea how this sync would work, i know its possible on nintendo DS )- unless you could use this sync throughout the net. ( yes i realize i could talk to people near me, but i had to give example, what if you are spread out in a concert or your friend met a nice chick in a bar and you can't find him? etc... or for school, you're in a different lab room or spread in the library? )

so then everyone gets the push update ( assuming its available sept 9th ) and they're like, oh snap... i totally forgot about that, we need to find a place to eat, quick everyone! to the phone books! to google maps/gps!

person b presses group

person b adds note to task "i found a nice korean restaurant nearby"

person b presses sync


ok... now give me money for my idea thx ;p

just playing ;p

( i have a mind full of ideas )
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I know it was just an example, but in the situation described you pretty much described what SMS is :) A few years earlier and you'd have an amazing patent on a great idea!

As I said, smart groups are there to be able to mix tasks OR assigments in each relevant section. YOu may want to have the program show up all assignments due in that are very high priority...so you'd use the Smart Group to define those elements, and it would show up.

As I said, I personally do not use them, but I didn't want to take away a popular feature. There's no reason to not have them.
 
ya sms is true... well.... uh.... its not a check mark list? now is it?

what if i get sent on a treasure hunt with a group and some of the group found a b c, and e d f g h i is still waiting to be found?

see, sms can't do global group check marks for me.

or or, if you are at work, on lets say code... and you want to compile something or or, you got a bunch of stuff to do with a bunch of coders... a) someone create a font, b) someone code a filter with so many items, and someone randomly checks stuff is done so no duplication is done?

ahhhhh, ya see, i had a good point!
 
noisebleed said:
ya sms is true... well.... uh.... its not a check mark list? now is it?

what if i get sent on a treasure hunt with a group and some of the group found a b c, and e d f g h i is still waiting to be found?

see, sms can't do global group check marks for me.

or or, if you are at work, on lets say code... and you want to compile something or or, you got a bunch of stuff to do with a bunch of coders... a) someone create a font, b) someone code a filter with so many items, and someone randomly checks stuff is done so no duplication is done?

ahhhhh, ya see, i had a good point!
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Ah, I see :D Nah, you do have a good point, it'd be a niche feature, but could be very useful for getting updates when working with others. I'm a film-maker, so knowing how the script work is progressing would be great...though, I'd prefer my script writer to concentrate on the script rather than playing with lists :)

But yes, in all seriousness, you do have a point and it would be a cool and useful feature.

Also, it seems you live in a cool place...there are NO treasure hunts here, the world would be a better place if there were treasure hunts in every town.

Dan x

p.s: i'm sure the iPhone dev team could use this to give updates instead of having people asking 24/7 what's going on on their blog!
 
austincreek said:
Craig, all:

Has anyone used the email task list option?

Mine seems to have a bug: it does not transfer the entire task list. Instead,it cuts off after about 25 lines.

thanks for the help

Great app!!!!
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Yea, I think I've tracked this one down. Do you have the '&' character anywhere in the name/note of any of the items? I'm just using the standard mailto:&subject?body, etc. format to open the URL in Mail, and if there are any extra ampersands it gets confused. This will be fixed in the next update. :)
 
love the app - question when I add a smart group and add a subject it does not stay?! Sorry if this has been mentioned
 
This is a real nice app, it's been interesting to see it evolve and I hope that continues.

I do have one problem, when a task is moved to another subject it actually gets copied instead of moved. Maybe this was intentional but it makes for extra steps (going back and deleting from the original subject) when you actually want to move the task.
 
Another feature request. If there's a way to organize the tasks so that they go from top to bottom: not completed then completed. Thanks, love the app.
 
Great App. Just downloaded it and entered in all my homework from my planner. If it turns out i use it for more than a week ill be sure to send a donation your way!
 
Subjects

Is there a way to edit the order in which the subjects show up in the left-hand column on the mac version of this app?
 
hey man this is a great app and i plan to use it as i am a college student myself. but i really am a terrible procrastinator - and from what i can tell there is only one thing i se missing. When i look at a task i dont want to see 'tomorrow' as the due date i would love to see the hours, minutes. If this makes it in the app in a future up date i would fer sure send a donation. But im pretty sure this would require a time input box or something when i create the task.
 
teachers use it too

Just found this and it's what I've been looking for! I don't see an Overview screen...I needed a place to keep track of the assignments I'm making (after all, I need to do the reading too). Thanks - I'm definitely giving you a donation.
 
macpluslaptop said:
Just found this and it's what I've been looking for! I don't see an Overview screen...I needed a place to keep track of the assignments I'm making (after all, I need to do the reading too). Thanks - I'm definitely giving you a donation.
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Hey there,
Just to let you know, if you go back a few pages (even to the top of this one) you'll see some mock-ups I designed for a future version of iProcrastinate.
They take some inspiration from other apps (things those apps do well) but adds/changes things to them, keeps the original functionality of iProcrastinate and adds a few extra functions.

I've recently tried to use Things and making it work like iProcrastinate, but there is no chance it even comes close to be honest. Very heavy handed app that requires a lot of work to do simple things.
 
Wooh. Schoool!!!

not. haha, it's definitely not my first time writing on this thread, but school just started for me a few days ago, and it's been the first time I actually used the app so hardcore... I gotta say, it's a LIFE SAVER. I think I can like school a little better thanks to iProcrastinate ;]

Thanks for everything Craig! And good luck to you as well Dan!
 
please add a note explaining the concept of infinity so i can feel safe about not having a to do list.

:apple: notepads, binders & paper does not exist.

think different.
 
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