Prioritisation/ranking of the 'What's Next?' Nirvana list?
Would it be possible to rank the 'What's Next?' items by
popularity or use uservoice and let people vote on which ones they
want the most?
And I was wondering, what would a very rough timeframe for
the iphone app be? 6 months, 1 year, 1 month?
edit: sorry, I had selected Suggestions from the drop down I believe, but I guess I must not have. If this could be moved or enable users to move their posts that would be great.
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Support Staff 2 Posted by Christiane Magee on 19 Apr, 2010 09:06 PM
HI cbarber80...
Thanks for your questions.
Uservoice is a great web app as well, however it is quite pricey. We will not be moving over to a system like that until we have some revenue coming in! That said, we will in the near future have some surveys and allow people to vote once we finish integrating the core GTD features that are still missing.
Very hard to say since we really like the mobile web version of Nirvana. There is the issue of being able to access it when not connected via your data plan of wifi, but we plan on using HTML5's offline mode in the future to remedy that. In your opinion, what would an iPhone app do that the mobile web version couldn't (aside from offline of course!).
I'll move the post. No worries :)
3 Posted by Proximo on 20 Apr, 2010 10:11 PM
Wanted to give my $.02 on here.
An iPhone app is leaps and bounds better than any web app you could create. An iPhone app would be Super Fast in comparison to a web app and allow more freedome with the UI experience.
Even running in WiFi, the web app is slow when compared to native iPhone apps. Now imagine how much slower it would be to display long list and many projects.
In my opinion, there is no comparison. I am happy with a nice Web App if it's a temporary measure before a real iPhone app could be made.
4 Posted by c.barber80 on 20 Apr, 2010 10:16 PM
Ah fair enough, totally understand the pricing aspect.
I understand what you are saying about the mobile version, the primary reason of going for a dedicated app is for the offline access (I have an iPod Touch, not an iPhone) - but as Proximo mentions a dedicated app is generally far better in terms of the UI and responsiveness.
5 Posted by haeffb on 21 Apr, 2010 07:12 PM
Also a mobile app can be customized to the particular mobile device in ways that a web app generally cannot. For instance, given an API for transferring the data between Nirvana and a mobile device, I can create a webOS app that provides a notification when a tasks is due (if given the ability to assign a due time in Nirvana, that is...), I can integrate tasks with the device calendar, I can make phone number in the title or note clickable to initiate a phone call, addresses can call up Google Maps, I can assign a GPS location with a tag/context and provide location-aware filtering of lists.
An API is a top priority! And it was promised months ago if I remember correctly... :)
Support Staff 6 Posted by Christiane Magee on 27 Apr, 2010 09:10 PM
@haeffb we thank you for your patience regarding the API. We definitely need to open it up soon in some way or another. Could you open up a new private discussion outlining how you'd like to use the API? We discussed somehow providing access without opening it up fully yet (i.e. in order to fully open it up we require documentation etc..). Thanks.
@Proximo and @cbarber80... we hear ya and get it. Maybe @haeffb can help fill the void.
;)
7 Posted by c.barber80 on 28 Apr, 2010 08:19 AM
@cmagee Awesome, it is great to see an active participation by the team :) Might be worth getting into contact with [Appigo] (http://www.appigo.com/), the makers of the popular iPhone app called 'ToDo', or [BitAlpha] (http://www.bitalpha.com/), the makers of a new but promising gtd app called Taska.
Appigo's ToDo already has support for two other prominent services, Toodledo and Remember the Milk, and given that many of the people who are joining Nirvana are coming from these services this could be a great move if they didn't even have to change iPhone apps :)
8 Posted by roddyt on 28 Apr, 2010 12:42 PM
Christiane,
As a side suggestion, consider creating a new discussion group for developers like Toodledo has.
That would allow anyone interested in tying into your APIs to focus in one spot, and would, alternately, remove those messages from view for anyone not interested.
Roddy
Support Staff 9 Posted by Christiane Magee on 06 May, 2010 04:34 PM
@roddyt... agreed. We actually have the category set up - it's just hidden since the API isn't available yet. I wouldn't want to give developers the glimmer of hope that the API is ready soon soon!
10 Posted by Lasse on 07 May, 2010 07:48 AM
I'm currently using Nirvana for work-related tasks and Appigo's Todo for everything else. Why? The lack of areas of responsibility is one reason but even more important is the lack of a native iPhone app. My commute (with public transport) is 2 1/2 hours altogether so I do all of my planning on the way to and from work. That's why my no. 1 requirement for my todo system is "ease of mobile use" (since spending my precious time at home or the office doing things I could do on the way is not an option). The Nirvana mobile app is great for taking a look at my tasks when I'm on the go but not very convenient if I want to make more than minor changes to my todo list. That's why I would not fully migrate to Nirvana if there was no native app - planning would simpy take too long (even when I have 3G reception, which half of the time I don't (subway, rural area)). That's why more than anything else I'm hoping for a native iPhone app.
11 Posted by Proximo on 07 May, 2010 01:48 PM
@Lasse
I am also looking forward to the native iPhone app. I would do more while mobile, but the Nirvana web app is limited as you mentioned.
12 Posted by roddyt on 07 May, 2010 02:50 PM
Lasse,
I'm with you on the iPhone app. Your needs are a lot greater than mine though. I want it primarily for remote task entry and for my "errands" context. Until there is a Nirvana solution, I continue to use Toodledo for errands.
Roddy
13 Posted by Elurven on 11 May, 2010 08:36 AM
A native iPhone app would be really great. I would like to point out that a really nice feature there would be syncing with the web app, that is, you should not need to have a constant connection to wi-fi or 3G in order to see your tasks. This is important since it speeds up the program and it allows iPod Touch users to make better use of the application. Being only an iPod Touch user at the moment, programs that require constant connection are really not that interesting to me since I can not use them when I am out and about if no information is stored locally on the device.
14 Posted by Proximo on 11 May, 2010 08:51 AM
I agree with Elurven. The iPhone apps i used in the past with
Toodledo gave you several options on how to sync back to the web.
My app was setup to sync when it first launched and when you made any
changes. This worked just fine for me but there where other options
as well.
15 Posted by roddyt on 11 May, 2010 04:54 PM
I agree with Elurven as well that any iPhone app should be functional without a network connection.
I actually consider this to be in the "goes without saying" category, but it is good to say it out loud in case it's not as obvious as I think it is.
Roddy
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