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My grandfather has Parkinson's disease and the hand tremors that go with. This makes using a mouse nearly impossible because the cursor flies all over the place

by gottebp 10y ago

My grandfather has Parkinson's disease and the hand tremors that go with. This makes using a mouse nearly impossible because the cursor flies all over the place. I created free software called SteadyMouse[1] back in 2005 to remove this tremor while letting normal mouse motion through. It eventually moved up near the top of Google's search results. At the same time, the free version began to show its age with compatibility issues. I spent the last two years on a massive rewrite for a commercial version and formed a single member LLC to carry it back in July 2016. Revenue is not enough to quit my day job writing automotive firmware, however it's still a nice bit of allowance on the side. I enjoy the stories from users mostly as well as trying to automate the repetitive tasks so I can focus on coding. [1] https://www.steadymouse.com https://www.steadymouse.com

sjg007 10y ago
Damn, hope you filed a patent!
soneca 10y ago
Congratulations for the project! It looks great (from the GIF demo) and it is certainly a project that adds value to the world! Do you need any help on the marketing side? I am no biz genius, but I have good experience as a generalist digital marketer and also with customer development. I think I can help you with the content side of SEO and contact with niche media to spread the word about the profile. The 90s look and feel of the site is on purpose? If not, I can help with that too. I can do all of that respecting your goals and principles. Email me (on profile) if you are interested.
- pryelluw 10y ago
  The design is ok. Its legible and well structured. The only thing I would add is a "buy now" button. It currently lacks that (important) call to action.
donmatito 10y ago
Having family members going through problems like this, I think this is awesome. I hope you can generate enough revenue to be able to focus on this and improve the life of our parents.
avenoir 10y ago
What a truly helpful tool! I hope it generates good revenue. It is definitely well deserved!
ac2u 10y ago
Do you think it's possible to combine with this prototype that was recently produced as part of a BBC TV programme? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38208814 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38208814
- sjg007 10y ago
  Now this is amazing. These are the startups we should be making.
- gottebp 10y ago
  A tremor disruptor! Very cool idea. It might work well together with SteadyMouse with the bracelet disrupting the tremor from "getting going" and SteadyMouse taking out the remainder.
ge96 10y ago
That sounds smart regarding the software approach vs. mechanical/hardware where you'd have to build a physical decide versus code.
make3 10y ago
do you do an fft and remove higher frequencies?

by gottebp 10y ago

sjg007 10y ago

Damn, hope you filed a patent!

soneca 10y ago

Congratulations for the project! It looks great (from the GIF demo) and it is certainly a project that adds value to the world! Do you need any help on the marketing side? I am no biz genius, but I have good experience as a generalist digital marketer and also with customer development. I think I can help you with the content side of SEO and contact with niche media to spread the word about the profile. The 90s look and feel of the site is on purpose? If not, I can help with that too. I can do all of that respecting your goals and principles. Email me (on profile) if you are interested.

pryelluw 10y ago
The design is ok. Its legible and well structured. The only thing I would add is a "buy now" button. It currently lacks that (important) call to action.

donmatito 10y ago

Having family members going through problems like this, I think this is awesome. I hope you can generate enough revenue to be able to focus on this and improve the life of our parents.

avenoir 10y ago

What a truly helpful tool! I hope it generates good revenue. It is definitely well deserved!

ac2u 10y ago

Do you think it's possible to combine with this prototype that was recently produced as part of a BBC TV programme? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38208814 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38208814

sjg007 10y ago
Now this is amazing. These are the startups we should be making.
gottebp 10y ago
A tremor disruptor! Very cool idea. It might work well together with SteadyMouse with the bracelet disrupting the tremor from "getting going" and SteadyMouse taking out the remainder.

ge96 10y ago

That sounds smart regarding the software approach vs. mechanical/hardware where you'd have to build a physical decide versus code.

make3 10y ago

do you do an fft and remove higher frequencies?