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Thats a really cool project that looks a lot like the computer equivalent of that anti-shake spoon. That said, my inital reaction to the homepage of your websi
by devwastaken 9y ago
Thats a really cool project that looks a lot like the computer equivalent of that anti-shake spoon.
That said, my inital reaction to the homepage of your website wasn't super appealing to what your product actually does. I understand it perfectly, but I know my grandma probably wouldn't. I think this would be solved via the 'kickstart-esque' like advertising, where there is a promo video right upfront, where your product and what it does is right center screen when you go to your website, rather than a giant banner and your logo. Call it generic, but I'm thinking of one of those medical commercials that show the problem with shaky hands, and then shows the difference with steadymouse.
The manual I think would be realllly hard for my folks to understand, due to all the up-front tech talk. Rather, they'd like to know how to install it, and how to run it so that it 'just works'. For example, the entire piece you have there about versioning and user information is very confusing. Essentially, it looks like your product is only usful to very computer learned individuals who have unsteady hands. Even if I setup the software for someone, how are they going to figure out what it does or use it themselves?
other than that, I think your actual product is great and I'll certainly remember it.
- gottebp 9y agoThanks for the apt feedback. The journey to make the site and product more immediately intuitive and understandable for the elderly is ongoing. I hope to eventually incorporate much of the guidance here [1]. The software itself does have lots of tips and guidance built in with the user-manual being just a backstop to that. Indeed though, getting SteadyMouse installed the first time is the hardest part. From there it's usually smooth sailing for folks. I will work towards simplifying in the future. BTW, you may have explained why a lot of my customers are children and grandchildren finding SteadyMouse for an ailing grandparent. I did not mean to filter-out the less tech savvy! [1] http://eldertech.org/apps-for-seniors-10-technical-tips/ http://eldertech.org/apps-for-seniors-10-technical-tips/