Archive for January, 2009
Password-less Twitter accounts?
For anyone that benefits from direct customer feedback, a “password-less” Twitter account would be an extremely useful way to get snippets of feedback. Let me explain…
I am a software developer, and any feedback at all goes a long way to making my product better. So I’d create a “password-less” account called HabitShaperFeedback, and put a [...]
Visual changes
There have been a few visual changes. Have a look:
Also, you may notice that I have “Wake up early!” as a goal. Currently, there is no way to input times as targets, but it will be added in the future. That is, if you want to set a target wake up time, or a target [...]
New Beta being tested
The latest version is currently undergoing testing. If you’d like to try it out, contact me ( adriano@habitshaper.com ).
It’s been pretty hectic in the last few days, as I’m trying to get all known bugs squashed, before letting this go out into the wild. It will all pay-off soon, when I finally get to v1.0.
Progress report, next release date
I am working on the “adapting over time” algorithms, and make sure they behave sensibly in all situations.
What remains to be done before the next release (max date: Feb 3):
Auto-updater
Ability to input license key
UI tweaks
extensive internal testing (unlike the first beta)
Progress update
Still here, still working on the webpage. I like the layout so far, but I think it needs a lil’ something.
Also, I realize that the figure from the “HS adapting over time” post doesn’t really show much adapting. Here’s a better example:
HS Adapting to you over time
I mentioned that HS adjusts its targets automatically according to how well you do. In the pic below, the red curve is adjusted, and the light-yellow is the original targets. (screenshot from pre-alpha version)
The idea is: if you are having a good streak, HS will help you maintain it. If you are having a bad [...]