Beta Testing Phase 1 complete

The first on course testing was successful. A need for simpler data entry was noted and addressed. The second phase will start today as we look at generating reports.

Alpha Testing

Alpha testing is going from strength to strength. We are currently reviewing the phone interface to optimise the user experience. It is fun being a guinea pig. As it stands now when walking the course alone, using Golf Adept adds about 5 minutes to a 9 hole round. Walking with others or as passengers on a cart reduce this to next to nothing. This is because you can utilise the waiting time while others hit. Driving a cart while playing alone adds about 10 minutes per 9 holes because you shouldn't drive and operate a phone at the same time.

Nokia 6280 Version Running

At last Golf Adept is running on a real phone - not an emulator. The code now works on Nokia series 40 phones. The next challenge is to be able to integrate a bluetooth GPS.

Data Uploads Working

Any test requires data persistence at the server. During alpha testing we will save the data and provide a conduit to Google Calc for analysis.

J2ME Progressing Well

I am in the process of integrating Android changes to the J2ME Version. Almost done. Nokia will be the first hardware version - ready for alpha in August.

Static Site Ready - J2ME Next

The static Golf Adept site is complete for the moment. The J2ME release of the Golf Adept mobile software is just around the corner. It was working back in January before we moved on to the Android version. Now we have to port back all the improvements that will fit.

Content Management

Golf Adept now stores content in Google Sites for Content Management. Now we can have writers create content without requiring application deployment.

Keeping in Contact

We have chosen community interation the Google way - with Google Groups. Join and help us make Golf Adept the best it can be.

Live on Google App Engine

The move is complete. The Golf Adept static site is now running on Google App Engine. Currently only the static content - stay tuned for more functionality.

The move to Google App Engine

After all the plans to use Plone as the server side for Golf Adept, Google debut their App Engine project. The attractions of a managed service that is fast as well as reliable is too good to ignore. So, a move to Django was in order.

The Android Challenge

The Android Challenge site is still on our Plone instance at golfadept.com (without www). This is the replacement site using Django and the Google App Engine.