nonlinear v 1.3 is now available for download from the App Store!
Download it here.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Release date for V. 1.3 - February 18, 2011
The release date for nonlinear version 1.3 is Friday, February 18, 2011!
This release gives:
- Changeable backgrounds
- A presentation timer
- Reliable performance and stability
- Easier to use interface
One of the things that I'm excited about is that you can recommend nonlinear to a friend and they'll get a free promo code if one's available.
I'll get right to it... here are some screenshots from the new version.
This release gives:
- Changeable backgrounds
- A presentation timer
- Reliable performance and stability
- Easier to use interface
One of the things that I'm excited about is that you can recommend nonlinear to a friend and they'll get a free promo code if one's available.
I'll get right to it... here are some screenshots from the new version.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Video Preview of nonlinear v 1.3
nonlinear v 1.3 is just about ready to be submitted for approval from iTunes. You can get another look at what's coming here:
Monday, January 17, 2011
Presentation Sample for v. 1.3
The next version of nonlinear will include a sample presentation for getting the hang of the app. This will hopefully make using the app more intuitive. Here's another sneak peak (may take a few moments to load):
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Coming Revisions
Version 1.3 of nonlinear is underway right now and I'm really excited about some of the changes that are coming. A few books have influenced me over the past year and this influence will be part of the next versions:
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
Seth's book discussed “The Resistance” - the lizard brain of ours that keeps us back by spicing our dreams with fear so that we don't pursue them. This fear is insidious as it uses logic and reason to keep us from pushing through difficult phases to achieve a goal.
The fact that v. 1 of nonlinear was launched is largely due to this book. There were many reasons to keep back v. 1 or even scrap the project altogether but launching and enduring the pain of bugs was necessary to get to v. 1.3.
Rework
The original concept of The Digital Talking Pad called for a lot of features – an ability to send presentations to other, track how long people spent on each slide, and linking between different slides. Although it was never intended to have all the features of the original concept put into the first version of the iPad app, after reading Rework, even the original concept was boiled down to the essential elements – allowing for the delivery of non-linear presentations.
From Rework, I got that the number of bells and whistles isn't as important as the functionality of those bells and whistles. With nonlinear v. 1.3, this is the focus – making the absolute best tool for giving non-linear presentations using the iPad. Faster loading, more stability, easier to follow interface – these will be the improvements coming up in the next version. Going forward, changes are going to improve the core of the app.
What Technology Wants
While this an incredibly interesting on its own, the take away that is going towards v. 1.3 is that technology evolves. First versions barely work, which was the case for nonlinear v.1. However, they will improve. It gave me more confidence to pursue these later versions.
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
Seth's book discussed “The Resistance” - the lizard brain of ours that keeps us back by spicing our dreams with fear so that we don't pursue them. This fear is insidious as it uses logic and reason to keep us from pushing through difficult phases to achieve a goal.
The fact that v. 1 of nonlinear was launched is largely due to this book. There were many reasons to keep back v. 1 or even scrap the project altogether but launching and enduring the pain of bugs was necessary to get to v. 1.3.
Rework
The original concept of The Digital Talking Pad called for a lot of features – an ability to send presentations to other, track how long people spent on each slide, and linking between different slides. Although it was never intended to have all the features of the original concept put into the first version of the iPad app, after reading Rework, even the original concept was boiled down to the essential elements – allowing for the delivery of non-linear presentations.
From Rework, I got that the number of bells and whistles isn't as important as the functionality of those bells and whistles. With nonlinear v. 1.3, this is the focus – making the absolute best tool for giving non-linear presentations using the iPad. Faster loading, more stability, easier to follow interface – these will be the improvements coming up in the next version. Going forward, changes are going to improve the core of the app.
What Technology Wants
While this an incredibly interesting on its own, the take away that is going towards v. 1.3 is that technology evolves. First versions barely work, which was the case for nonlinear v.1. However, they will improve. It gave me more confidence to pursue these later versions.
Friday, January 14, 2011
The Point
"Get to the point."
Our distributor is sitting in the back of the room staring at me, moving his index finger in a rolling fashion. The room is filled with ten grad students, a handful of professors, and a dean, all of them whisphering to each other. The word whisper is a difficult word to pronounce in Hebrew for a reason. I've lost them. Between my broken Hebrew and too long of an introduction, they're in their own world.
Then they all stop. On the screen in front of them, a robot arm is bouncing a ball off of a ping pong racket.
They're back! Now we discuss the way we made this happen...
There's a time and place for State of The Union addresses and keynote talks. Most of the time, presentations are made to a gaggle of people with dissimilar motivations for listening. Being able to adapt quickly by skipping over to juicy parts then coming back to main points is the difference between communication and frustration.
Our distributor is sitting in the back of the room staring at me, moving his index finger in a rolling fashion. The room is filled with ten grad students, a handful of professors, and a dean, all of them whisphering to each other. The word whisper is a difficult word to pronounce in Hebrew for a reason. I've lost them. Between my broken Hebrew and too long of an introduction, they're in their own world.
Then they all stop. On the screen in front of them, a robot arm is bouncing a ball off of a ping pong racket.
They're back! Now we discuss the way we made this happen...
There's a time and place for State of The Union addresses and keynote talks. Most of the time, presentations are made to a gaggle of people with dissimilar motivations for listening. Being able to adapt quickly by skipping over to juicy parts then coming back to main points is the difference between communication and frustration.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Quick Guide for Importing Files to nonlinear
Here are some quick tips for importing files to nonlinear:
To get a PowerPoint/PDF/Keynote file into nonlinear:
- connect your iPad to your computer
- in iTunes, select your iPad then go to the apps tab
- at the bottom of this tab, select nonlinear
- press the add button
- select the PowerPoint/PDF/Keynot file to add
Back in nonlinear on the iPad...
- select a new presentation or select load saved presentation
- select import files
- your powerpoint or other files should now appear on the list
- select it and then press Import and Edit
Tada!
I should have a video up with the next release of nonlinear - more details coming on that soon!
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