This is all new stuff, amazing
I must say, I’m confused and amazed at the same time.
Confused, cause I perceive that real commercial apps examples show up how pointless discussion is which platform is better – native (not necessary c++) or web bound to the browser.
Amazed, because several apps I’ve been using constantly for a while show up how much we have moved forward in User Experience and aesthetic design of our apps.
Regardless if true web or native but still utilizing power of the Internet those apps still do not change my definition or priorities why I value Internet. So no big revolution in the Web itself, just more mature I’d say.
Internet has always been to me about three priorities:
- to communicate (meet and chat with the right people)
- to learn/get to know (gaining access to right information which can extend my knowledge, experiences and can help making better decisions)
- simply.. to get the stuff, whatever stuff means.
Entertainment and consumer apps are the easiest example. Adoption of new trends has always touched those first. But I see all new interesting stuff for collaboration and IW stack of solutions like document management and knowledge management too.
I stopped using One Note some time ago and switch to Evernote. I stopped tracking tasks in my Outlook as even without tasks it’s filled up with so much info that I’m lost and frustrated every time I have to open it.
I envied that Mac users have Things. I’m glad to find Wunderlist. Evernote and Wunderlist are perfect examples of replacing one huge solution (call it Office) with smaller but dedicated pieces. And this is hard as I work for Microsoft, I have my free copy of Office, but still I preferred to un-install One Note (why the heck I’d need it now)
There are many more solutions like that. Preferences of users change, organization can block it or encourage it the same way as Facebook could have been blocked in many offices. Still users have those preferences and frustrations if they cannot choose the best possible solution they think is at reach.
This perception should encourage you if you make those decisions to look not only at software but also at hardware from different angle. Smaller is often better. Remembering not what but how employees work. With who and why they share information. Assess those and then pick up IT solutions based on real use cases not modelled by business or software requirements.
I’m deeply amazed by apps like Evernote, Wunderlist, new social networks like Quora or Convore which bind people by the professional interest they have not only by the will of sharing rubbish over web (like Facebook and Twitter). It’s only a beginning and I’m addicted to new hobby, searching for new stuff around me. Some are really a digital-life changers.