juwo beta is released

Exhilarated? No.
Tired. Very.
Released it with the demos. Announced it on the YCombinator newsgroup.

Was roasted - scathing feedback, but some of it was really good, and which I promptly implemented.
Disappointed? Yes. I dont know if anyone even watched a demo - they were simply commenting on the website.

How to make your software easier to use?

"juwo, in its present state, is not easy to use". I have heard this enough times that I am taking it very seriously. I have been thinking about this everyday because I really need to make juwo, easier to use if anyone is to use it!
(If you need a demo or wish to run it and give me suggestions, feel free to email me. Anil AT juwo DOT com).

The KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) principle is useful, however you also need to balance it with Einstein's dictum: "Make it as simple as possible, but no simpler".
This thought popped into my head yesterday as I was pondering how to make juwo easier to use.
My dog KC, has 4 legs. To make it simpler, one could cut out (ok, ok, not literally!) two legs. After all, many mammals, birds etc have two.
Would that be better, or worse?




important principle:

understand and identify the core concept before attempting to strip off layers you think are unnecessary.

Any suggestions? (on juwo!)

Our Plan B

- release juwo/NP on Cnet with 'donate' button and 'feedback' button

- do (task0, task1, task2, task3,task4,task5,task6) in parallel

task0:
if(has enough user base caught on free version?)
then
implement Viewer/Editor
charge $5 to upgrade to Editor
endif

task1:
get multimedia content juwo-ed.
save the juwo on server
publicize the juwo some

task3:
for each feedback from user
do
sieve, prioritise and put on TODO list
done

task4:
for each $ from user
- allocate, save and spend

task5:
use customers to sell prospective business partners
if(enough revenue)
quit day job

task6:
implement task(s) on TODO list