New PocketPollster Website

I spent the day revamping PocketPollster.com. It took a long time to get the wording right, especially on the Screenshots page. Then I decided to add a simple, albeit formal menu to the top and make all pages look relatively similar.

It's deliberately not overly fancy because I plan to entirely replace this simple HTML site with an ASP.net based version. This will then mean that all components of PocketPollster will be written in C#.net. That means that much of the functionality of the future site will be powered by code libraries I've written for the Windows and Pocket PC applications, which are already built. The idea of having one set of software code across many platforms is a very powerful concept that was a mere pipe dream for developers even just a few years ago.

On a practical level this will allow me to provide a fully functioning demo on the website of what it'll be like to use Pocket Pollster on a mobile device like a Pocket PC or a SmartPhone. Furthermore, next year I plan to have a web-based version of the entire desktop software component. This means that people will be able to create new polls via the website rather than having to first download and install the desktop software. Mobile users will then be able to send their captured data back to a central SQL Server database rather than onto a local desktop computer. And as new data is coming in, any authorized user in the world will be able to review it in real-time. Powerful, powerful stuff, but one step at a time.

Please know that I'm now looking for "Alpha Testers" of the software. If you know any avid Pocket PC users who would like a free copy of what I think is some pretty cool software then please direct them to the Pocket Pollster website!