Good marketing may get people in the door the first time, but good product design gets them in the door the second (and third, and fourth, and fifth) time.
- Shawn Blanc
Apple isn’t dominating because of clever marketing. They’re dominating because they make awesome products that people can’t wait to use. And when they roll out a new version, existing customers will wait in long lines again to upgrade, without thinking about it, because they know it will be great. They can buy sight-unseen because they trust Apple to deliver what only Apple can deliver, the perfect harmony between hardware and software.
And they know they’ll be able to simply turn it on and start using it.
Wow. Five years, already. Delivery Status is a great little app that started as a simple Dashboard widget. Now it’s a full iOS app with sync, and it’s awesome.
If you’re a geek, like me, and order almost everything online, you want to know when your latest goodies are going to arrive. Enter Delivery Status.
The latest version has a wonderful new feature, clipboard and tracking number detection.
In you’re copying and pasting a tracking number into the app, we’ve taken this detection a step further. As soon as you open the app, Delivery Status looks at your clipboard to see if you’ve copied something that looks like a tracking number. If you have, it will ask if you’d like to add a new delivery. Tap OK, verify the settings, tap Save, and you’re done.
I was pleasantly surprised by this feature last night.
The old process:
- Copy tracking number from site or email.
- Open Delivery Status.
- Tap + icon to add new delivery.
- Paste tracking number.
- Select shipping company.
- Tap OK.
- Verify or modify settings and tap Save.
Whew…SEVEN steps!
The new process:
- Copy tracking number from site or email.
- Open Delivery Status.
- Tap OK.
- Verify or modify settings and tap Save.
Much better!
Kudos to Junecloud for five years of a great utility.
You can get a free version of the iOS app (the Dashboard widget is free) by liking them on Facebook.
While Calvetica looks awesome, I’m rather annoyed that I have to spend an additional $2.99 to get a calendar app that works. I think I’ll wait until 4.2 drops to see if they improve the calendar and speed of iOS. Apple should look at these things (as Google should look at Helvetical, etc.) for ways to simplify, and improve, their interface (or at least add the options to).
