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To give a bit of background story, this is a personal project, that has emerged from my personal frustration with umbrellas. I basically really dislike bringin
by s-xyz 5y ago
To give a bit of background story, this is a personal project, that has emerged from my personal frustration with umbrellas.
I basically really dislike bringing an umbrella with me, as it brings so much complexities. Take for example the case that you buy a too big and expensive umbrella (e.g. for golfers), it is actually a hassle to drag along - just by its weight and size. It is also something you will most likely lose during a company event, after one or two drinks .
If you buy a small and cheap version, you won’t get sufficient protection due to the small surface. In addition, they tend to break quickly, and when this happens, you might as well not have had one with you in the first place.
The bottom line is that I believe that everyone wants to minimise their interaction with umbrellas. And in order to do so, you need to know if it's going to rain or not. That is exactly what this web app tries to solve, by basically sending you automated alerts just before you leave your doorsteps.
Btw, its not just for a rainy audience, it can be also used in sunny regions. If you are one of those lucky ones that live in a sunny region, you probably do not look at the weather forecast on a regular basis. As a pre-emptive measure, you can set up an alert to not get caught by surprise when it actually does rain.
Happy to have your feedback on the idea and execution!
- kuu 5y agoI like the idea and congratulations in the execution. Some ideas, just to improve the solution, they're not too important: - The idea of introducing the city and then I have to click validate is not the usual thing to do, usually the user gets a dropdown where he/she selects the proper city. As Google does nowadays with the searchbar. - I would like to see the current prediction the site is giving me for today. I just want to see that "it works" before I give you my email :) -Could it all be in a single form? I don't like to go through "3 pages" for filling one field in each. I think you can simplify it. - The grey bar confused me a little, I thought it was to fill in there some info. Again, take it as a constructive feedback, in general I like the idea :D
- s-xyz 5y agoThank you so much, and I love all of your feedback. Love the detail that you noticed the grey bar, which was bothering me as well this morning. I will be immediately on it, stay tuned on this page once its delivered.
- gregoriol 5y agoNice idea, but it's too much noise for too low information: usually when going out, you not only need to check on rain for an umbrella but also on temperature to know what to wear (do you need that scarf?) and maybe sunglasses, or if you are on a bike, ... so simply opening a weather app gives much more for the time you spend processing information
- s-xyz 5y agoThat makes sense. It opens the door to some additional features to be included... For me, the umbrella was the biggest hurdle. But as you rightfully explain other factors can be important as well. Thank you for the feedback!