Post #100 - introducing motask

It seems like I’ve been blogging for a while, but this actually marks post number 100 for me on this blog (at least according to wordpress - which I think counts other pages such as this one). Anyway, let’s celebrate. As I did with the new Lopico, I’m going to give my loyal readers a sneak peak at my new site which will launch within the next week (the latest it will be is the 18th). Motask, which I’ve been hinting at since I started creating it on Aug 28th, is a very simple mobile task manager. You may be thinking that 2 weeks is not a very long time to work on an app before pushing it out, but actually my total work time is something more like 10 hours, it’s just that simple of a program.

I use it all of the time, and for me it just makes sense. I tend to split my work between 2 computers (more like 3 since I run linux and windows on one of them) and spend a lot of time away from my computers as well, having a task management solution that is everywhere that I am has been a great experience. After I started writing the program I did come across one pretty good alternative, but found it too complex for the small screen - hence the focus on simplicity. I really like it and hope that you will too. I have a few more things to do (mainly emails) before I can go ahead with a full launch, but for now if you’d like to try it out you can start at http://www.motask.com/demo.php from there you can just play with it or follow the links to create an account.

What about a business model you ask? I’m pretty new to the mobile game so I really think that I need to get a better feel for the market before rushing to the business model. I can imagine one or two models emerging from this, if it gains any traction, but for now just enjoy it… I also wouldn’t be opposed to selling it.

- J.D. Amer