Ideas
While I’m not very good at designing things from scratch, I enjoy looking for possible improvements in everyday things. Here are some ideas.
- Mac OS X
- Exposé
Adding the option that instead of having three separate Exposé actions (All windows, Application windows, Desktop), why not have just one action, that would show all windows, grouped by applications (with a colored border or something around each group), and when you clicked outside any of the windows it would show the desktop. This would make it easier to use with a mouse and more intuitive.
- Spotlight
Make the items that show up on the search list right-clickable – you might want to do something different than opening the file with the standard application – and dragable.
- iPod
- Shuffle play
When listening to your music collection with shuffle mode, don’t you sometimes want to listen to more of that artist right away? Why not add some kind of shortcut that would permit to turn shuffle off and on at a button press (or press-hold)
- Mood play
If you have a very eclectic music collection, sometimes it’s nice just to hear some types of music. Why not have an algorithm that would identify (by negative reinforcement, ie, which songs you skip) which mood you are on, and then start building a mood database. It would be transparent, just an addition to the shuffle mode.
- Backlight
It would be nice to have the option of having the backlight stay on when connected to the power supply, like when you’re using the iPod in the car or on a craddle at home.
