tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252832695705013612.post4527212741509155090..comments2011-01-17T22:24:30.154+02:00Comments on Alik's Tech stuff: Little UI Progress And A Bright FutureAlik Elzinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13150643219109687336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252832695705013612.post-31445161263310512492009-08-30T12:51:27.583+03:002009-08-30T12:51:27.583+03:00The notes application doesn't really do anythi...The notes application doesn't really do anything except generating a few notes.<br /><br />Adding/editing/searching notes was something I was planning on adding.<br />I developed year ago some stand alone application with a Swing UI that does exactly that (without persistence), but migrating to a web application requires a lot more - DB, user authentication, etc.<br /><br />The notes app idea is just a small version of a different idea.<br />The main idea was to somehow take snapshots of your life.<br />Some of the snapshots can be simple text notes.<br />Others can be pictures, movies, locations, documents, thoughts, etc.<br />The idea is to somehow remember everything that you did so it can be reused - by others or by myself.<br />Another part of the idea is also to understand how to refer one snapshot to another.<br />If i'm planning a long and far bike ride (mentioned in the calendar), it would be nice if my someone would prepare my repair kit to take with me :) or at least remind me to do so.<br /><br />I guess that if I could search/iterate through all my personal data (flicker/picasa/mail/docs/calendar/etc.) and make then relate to one another, I would get what I want.<br />The problem is that I don't have such an option.<br /><br />Everything is scattered...<br /><br /><br />Regarding the warehouse: Going social is a great idea - thanks Amit.Alik Elzinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150643219109687336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252832695705013612.post-59978731593169023282009-08-30T09:30:13.203+03:002009-08-30T09:30:13.203+03:00Can I add/edit notes in the application? Just wond...Can I add/edit notes in the application? Just wondering, because I couldn't do it. Anyway, it looks much better.<br /><br />Copy-paste programming is very common on the Internet. Few people actually start from scratch and this is a good thing because web programming is tricky if you want things to work properly on most browsers. I recommend handcrafting your CSS code as little as possible. Joel Spolsky said it best when he referred to IE6:<br />"The best way to fix CSS problems with IE6 is to generate random mutations on the style sheet until it looks fixed."<br />:)<br /><br />As for suggestions for your application... since everything today is about being social, how about using Google's social APIs to share the contents of your warehouse with friends to allow borrowing and swapping of stuff among people (e.g. I need your lawnmower and you need my leaf blower.) I think it's a little ambitious but you can learn another API from doing it.Amithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03371443189487123496noreply@blogger.com