We are really excited with the current state of our new product, springpad. In fact, we are inviting hundreds of bloggers into the system this weekend to start testing it out. If you haven’t already, sign up for springpad.
This is the first of many product updates. Check back here for new features, system notes, known issues & plans for upcoming releases. Your feedback is very important, so please don’t hold back!
springpad is in Invite-Only Private Beta. (watch the feature video)
As we invite users into the system, we are looking for feedback:
1. Notebooks: What types of templates do you want to see?
2. Features: Tell us what you think so far & what you’d love to see added
3. Bloggers! Check out the demo for bloggers & Give us your feedback [feedback AT springpartners DOT com]
Supported Browsers:
springpad current works on Safari 3, Firefox 2 & Firefox 3. We’re not quite ready for Internet Explorer – stay tuned.
New features: (watch the feature video)
1. Create Notebooks & Pages for organizing all of life’s projects, big & small
2. Add notes, shopping lists, packing lists, events, alarms & task lists
3. Add Contacts to your notebooks & send Events to your google calendar – Integrate with GMail
4. Search for Restaurants by name or cuisine
Features scheduled for the next release:
1. Create alerts or reminders for you & your family – receive them via email or text message
2. Recipes: They’re in there now – but a simpler, better version is on the way
3. Our first Notebook template: The Meal Planner! Use it for your weekly meal planning, shopping lists & recipes
4. Create Budgets – for shopping, family expenses, party planning & meal planning
On the very near horizon:
1. More great Notebook templates: We’re starting with meal planning, trip planning and gift planning (for the holidays)
2. Collaboration with a spouse or friend
3. Access your springpad on the go with mobile phone support
4. Usability: We’re adding a shiny new look & feel to springpad
5. You tell us… invite lists? fitness trackers?
Christmas Card lists, holiday craft project notes and lists, menu and grocery lists, gift lists, travel and guest plans, and decorating notes are just a few of the holiday ideas.
A single notepad, broken down by room, listing all the separate tasks involved in cleaning could be used by the entire family.
Notepads could be used for home improvement projects, event planning, webpage design specs, research paper notes, community resource links.
It would be nice if a notepad could be posted on a personal blog. It could contain a “how to” for almost anything.
Lists need to be printable.
Cathy – Thanks for the ideas & feedback. We are planning to release a new version of springpad next week – hopefully you’ll like it. Printing won’t be in there next week, but it’s coming very very soon…
The google calendar feature seems really awkward to me. Why not let me use my existing google calendar, instead of a new ’springpad’ one? It means I still have to do everything via the google interface, as otherwise I am missing out on my lots of appointments.
Will – thanks for the input. We are still thinking about upcoming calendar enhancements & will take this into consideration.