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TalkBass App To Be REMOVED/DELETED [security concerns]

#322
I agree with discontinuing the app. No app is worth that kind of risk. The Push Bullet app is really easy. I got it set up with little effort at all, and I get all my alerts just I did with the app.
 
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#327
bassman_al said:
I agree with discontinuing the app. No app is worth that kind of risk. The Push Bullet app is really easy. I got it set up with little effort at all, and I get all my alerts just I did with the app.
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Glad you like it! Pushover is easy as well. Pushover seems to give me more text in the notice, so I shelled out the $4.99 for it.
 
#328
Why is the "Post New Thread" the biggest element on the page? And why are there two of them on the page? It's not something I do every day or even every week. It seems to me that the most prominent user interface elements should be the ones used most often.

I guess that's my biggest gripe, the UI elements that I use most, are difficult to use and the ones that I use least, are the the most prominent.

I never noticed these things before while on my computer, but on my phone it's an issue. When you're at your MacBook Pro with a 2880x1800 display you don't notice these things, but on an iPhone, every pixel counts.

One other weird thing: when in portrait mode "Watched Threads" is the first menu button, but in landscape, it's "Watched Forums".
 
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paul said:
If you turn your phone sideways to landscape orientation the post number should be visible.
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For those of you still looking, it shows up next to the Like button. I tried it a dozen times, looking in the corners... SMH.

Thanks, Paul!

Side note: just found (or they just showed up?) the translucent quick scroll arrows on the lower right. Fabulous.
If "display all posts in a thread" ever happens, I'll be 100% THRILLED with the browser functionality. But I'm already more comfortable than I was with the app. Under a week to transition this fully.
 
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dStar said:
Why is the "Post New Thread" the biggest element on the page? And why are there two of them on the page? It's not something I do every day or even every week. It seems to me that the most prominent user interface elements should be the ones used most often.

I guess that's my biggest gripe, the UI elements that I use most, are difficult to use and the ones that I use least, are the the most prominent.

I never noticed these things before while on my computer, but on my phone it's an issue. When you're at your MacBook Pro with a 2880x1800 display you don't notice these things, but on an iPhone, every pixel counts.

One other weird thing: when in portrait mode "Watched Threads" is the first menu button, but in landscape, it's "Watched Forums".
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"Post New Thread" needs to be prominent IMHO. I don't start a lot of threads but when I want to, I don't want to have to search for it. Besides I think it's good to have it front and center to encourage new posts and fresh content.

Is it really that awful to just get used to a new interface? Many of us are already used to it the way it is, if you go tweaking it too much, there'll just be new complaints.

I say leave the interface alone! It is fine! It feels like some are just complaining for the sake of complaining.
 
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Double E said:
"Post New Thread" needs to be prominent IMHO. I don't start a lot of threads but when I want to, I don't want to have to search for it. Besides I think it's good to have it front and center to encourage new posts and fresh content.

Is it really that awful to just get used to a new interface? Many of us are already used to it the way it is, if you go tweaking it too much, there'll just be new complaints.

I say leave the interface alone! It is fine! It feels like some are just complaining for the sake of complaining.
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1. Disagree about 'Post New Thread' needing to be big in order to encourage more content. I think that most people who are posting new content are doing so with a particular purpose in mind, as opposed to doing so in a Pavlovian way because the 'Post New Thread' button entered their field of vision. If you're a UX pro, maybe you know better than me. Possibly you get a few new threads simply because someone saw the 'Post New Thread' button. I don't think anyone is going to have to search too long for 'Post New Thread' because it's at or near the top of the main forum page in every forum I visit.

2. Strongly agree about adapting to the new interface. Granted, accessing content through an app has its advantages, and it's the way forward, but at this point there's a great reason to can the app, so folks should just adapt (and not tell Paul it's 'not cool' to make these changes and complain about the $3.99 wasted).

3. Absolutely some folks like to complain just for the sake of it but I also think others legitimately feel like their TB experience is lessened by this change and their complaints are based on the fact that they are using the app a lot and like it. If the app has been canned, a few tweaks to appease those who have been using it a lot seem fair. In this case, it's non-app users who will have to adapt a bit!
 
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tradernick said:
1. Disagree about 'Post New Thread' needing to be big in order to encourage more content. I think that most people who are posting new content are doing so with a particular purpose in mind, as opposed to doing so in a Pavlovian way because the 'Post New Thread' button entered their field of vision. If you're a UX pro, maybe you know better than me. Possibly you get a few new threads simply because someone saw the 'Post New Thread' button. I don't think anyone is going to have to search too long for 'Post New Thread' because it's at or near the top of the main forum page in every forum I visit.

2. Strongly agree about adapting to the new interface. Granted, accessing content through an app has its advantages, and it's the way forward, but at this point there's a great reason to can the app, so folks should just adapt (and not tell Paul it's 'not cool' to make these changes and complain about the $3.99 wasted).

3. Absolutely some folks like to complain just for the sake of it but I also think others legitimately feel like their TB experience is lessened by this change and their complaints are based on the fact that they are using the app a lot and like it. If the app has been canned, a few tweaks to appease those who have been using it a lot seem fair. In this case, it's non-app users who will have to adapt a bit!
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+1 for not liking the browser on the phone experience. The reasons have been enumerated already, so no need to repeat them. I've got a Note 2, and I don't have the pixel complaints that iPhone users do, but it still is not as easy to read and use as the app. My use of the site has diminished by 75%. While I agree with your reasoning behind the discontinuance, I'd be working feverishly on a replacement, or suffer the drastic traffic difference.
 
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morrisonhendrix said:
I'd be working feverishly on a replacement, or suffer the drastic traffic difference.
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Yes, this is the one thing I found a bit strange. The general tone seemed to be 'We'll think about a replacement but here's why it's going to be really hard' which generally means 'don't hold your breath'. The problem is, Paul is a pro and I'm not. He knows the numbers and I don't. I wonder, like you do, about how they're willing to take a big hit on traffic, but I have no clue. Maybe the hit really isn't all that big 3 months out. I'd put more stock in the tendency for people to feed their addictions by any means necessary instead of drastically cutting down on use.
 
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tradernick said:
Yes, this is the one thing I found a bit strange. The general tone seemed to be 'We'll think about a replacement but here's why it's going to be really hard' which generally means 'don't hold your breath'. The problem is, Paul is a pro and I'm not. He knows the numbers and I don't. I wonder, like you do, about how they're willing to take a big hit on traffic, but I have no clue. Maybe the hit really isn't all that big 3 months out. I'd put more stock in the tendency for people to feed their addictions by any means necessary instead of drastically cutting down on use.
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Yes, I've thought about the longer term traffic too, and to be honest, didn't mention it for fear that making that point would bolster their position even more. If that is their position, or if it's not, I'd worry about future users being put off. They may see the site, like it, look for an app, and just say to heck with a site that doesn't have an app.
 
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morrisonhendrix said:
Yes, I've thought about the longer term traffic too, and to be honest, didn't mention it for fear that making that point would bolster their position even more. If that is their position, or if it's not, I'd worry about future users being put off. They may see the site, like it, look for an app, and just say to heck with a site that doesn't have an app.
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Or, they could see the site, like it, use the mobile site, like it and become life long members. I would hope that most people like this site because of the people in it and the content available and not because of its format.
 
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