My Dream App: round one over
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daThe first round of My Dream App is closed, as of Noon PST today.
I've gotten a number of tips (here; and from other people on that site) for other money-management software. I will be trying out a few of the programs, but... I still have a teensy bit of hope that they'll chose my app for development, since I think my idea's cleaner and less annoying to use than other stuff available. But, regardless of the outcome, the process has been fun; and the forums there have had some interesting conversations about other apps that might not exist yet. (here's the forum topic I started about my app). I expect the 24 they choose to make will be interesting.
In case anyone is interested, here is the 800-character application I submitted:
We've got email receipts, paypal, bank and card transaction downloads. Why are we stuck with a "checkbook" interface? Use your Mac to automate!
Default interface shows your chosen important items (budgets, trends, recent or unusual transactions). Intuitive searches via tags and timeline. Output plugins and skins make your budgets beautiful.
Automatic scheduled imports: spotlight finds emailed receipts (Amazon, paypal). Dynamic To Do and notes in Leopard. Dashboard quick-add. Input plugins for automatic bank downloads.
Minimize manual entry. Natural text input. Automatic reconcile where possible. Appeal for new users!
Use the network. Open scripting API for plugins. Plugins for mortgages, investing, business bundles. billmonk.com email plugin can synch joint expenses with others' Mac.
... thanks to your feedback on helping me make the application better.
I've gotten a number of tips (here; and from other people on that site) for other money-management software. I will be trying out a few of the programs, but... I still have a teensy bit of hope that they'll chose my app for development, since I think my idea's cleaner and less annoying to use than other stuff available. But, regardless of the outcome, the process has been fun; and the forums there have had some interesting conversations about other apps that might not exist yet. (here's the forum topic I started about my app). I expect the 24 they choose to make will be interesting.
In case anyone is interested, here is the 800-character application I submitted:
We've got email receipts, paypal, bank and card transaction downloads. Why are we stuck with a "checkbook" interface? Use your Mac to automate!
Default interface shows your chosen important items (budgets, trends, recent or unusual transactions). Intuitive searches via tags and timeline. Output plugins and skins make your budgets beautiful.
Automatic scheduled imports: spotlight finds emailed receipts (Amazon, paypal). Dynamic To Do and notes in Leopard. Dashboard quick-add. Input plugins for automatic bank downloads.
Minimize manual entry. Natural text input. Automatic reconcile where possible. Appeal for new users!
Use the network. Open scripting API for plugins. Plugins for mortgages, investing, business bundles. billmonk.com email plugin can synch joint expenses with others' Mac.
... thanks to your feedback on helping me make the application better.
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Date: Saturday, 2 September 2006 04:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: Saturday, 2 September 2006 02:59 pm (UTC)My chances are pretty low; there are 2700 submissions, to be whittled town to 24 over the next 9 days.
But, it's been fun.