Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

PayPal - make it easier

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I have a long and frustrated history with PayPal.
The above seems to sum things up quite well.  After struggling to work out which email address I'd used to register with. (They won't tell you that an email address hasn't been registered with them, only send emails to ones that have.) I hit upon this issue when trying to change the password to something I'd remember. Yes, no OpenID :(.

OK, it's foolish of me to try and change it to the value it already is, but why prevent this change? Or don't change it, becuase it doens't need to be, but don't tell me that. Just say it's been changed and carry on. No unnecessary extra effort.

As a user they should be trying to make everything as easy as possible for me.  But it just feels like I run into frustration every time I try and do anything.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Windows @ MWC

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These are my notes from watching the Microsoft keynote at MWC.
  • Global Smartphone penetration in developing world to increase to 50%
  • People want a single phone, not one for work & one for personal
  • Windows Mobile needs to move to another level - MS want to put the full Windows experience on a phone.
  • Make phone unique to the individual
  • A Windows phone which meets everyones needs.
  • End to end connectivity experience
  • What are now being called Windows Phones.
  • 1st announcement: Windows Phones will run the Windwos Mobile 6.5 Operating System
  • It's not how the phone works by itself but how it combines with PC and Internet
  • 2nd announcement : MyPhone - web backup of device settings & storage
  • 3rd Announcement : Windows Marketplace - freedom & convenience to allow developers to distribute apps

  • "Windows Phone" is a "Strategy"
  • "Your life in your pocket"
  • Improved Finger navigation
  • Latest IE Browser? - but what is it really? Pocket IE 6? More than what's on 6.1.4 (gestures)
  • WM6.5 = 1st generation Windows Phone
  • Time, appointments & notifications on the lock screen
  • Same experience as on Windows PC???
  • Gestures in IE
  • Trying to create exact same browser experience on Phone & PC

New HTC devices: Touch Diamond 2 & Touch Pro 2 - free upgrade to WM6.5 when available. (Subject to operator support no doubt!)

LG & MSFT R&D partnership


MSFT - very committed to mobile computing.


All devices - at least 3 buttons: windows button, call & hangup

Professional, Standard, Classic names to go.!?

WM7 not on the same time frame as Window7

Sunday, February 08, 2009