Conclusion

The ToDo list application fulfils a need for time management. In my own opinion and the opinion of the people I polled it would aid in peoples time management as a useful tool. I think the final product meets my expectations and is something I will actually use. In order for me to use it I will develop a user login section so it is not open to abuse. 

The strongest aspects of my final production are:
1. The overall design – This received great praise from the people I polled and was considered a great aspect of the website.
2. Easy to use – This was also a very strong point of the final production. The people I polled rated this another strong point.
3. Tells you when you last updated – I found that this was a feature that was more valuable than first perceived.
4. Available on any web based device – This feature was the main idea I strived to accomplish as part of today's need for cross platform functionality.

Evaluation

What I would do next time:

1. I would firstly add a security feature to keep the contents safe from hackers and miscreants. 
2. I would also add an edit task feature which is somewhat important.
3. I would also add a feature so that it would be easy to add, remove and edit the different categories.

What is good?

• The over all design
• The coloured categories
• Tasks are ordered by date so the most important ones are first
• Easy to use
• Tells you when it was last updated
• Available on any web based device
• Quick to add a task
• Server can make backups
• Easy to maintain

What is bad?

• Cannot edit a task – Must delete and submit again
• Must have an internet ready device
• Cannot order by custom priority
• Cannot easily add or remove a category
• No security – Could have a login feature

Final Questionnaire

I asked the same sample of 10 people the following questions:

1. Is the final application intuitive?
2. Please rate the design from 1-10 (10 being highest).
3. On testing; did you find it worked on the devices you tested it on?
4. Please rate the amount/quality of features from 1-10 (10 being highest).
5. Please rate the usability factor for your use from 1-10 (10 being highest).
6. Please rate the security of the To-Do List from 1-10 (10 being highest)
7. Would you use the application?
8. What are the strengths of the application?
9. What are the weaknesses of the application?

The average results are as follows:

1. Is the final application intuitive? Yes 100%
2. Please rate the design from 1-10 (10 being highest). 9
3. On testing; did you find it worked on the devices you tested it on? Yes (100%)
4. Please rate the amount/quality of features from 1-10 (10 being highest). 7
5. Please rate the usability factor for your use from 1-10 (10 being highest). 8
6. Please rate the security of the To-Do List from 1-10 (10 being highest) 2
7. Would you use the application? Yes (80%)
8. What are the strengths of the application? Design, easy to use and cross platform compatibility
9. What are the weaknesses of the application? Cannot edit a task and easy to hack.

Conclusion:

The results of the questionnaire are very pleasing and show what I have made is usable, works and adheres to the specification I set. I would however change the fact it has no security as it got such a low score.

Testing

I have commenced testing on all popular web browsers. It worked perfectly on Firefox, Safari, Opera and Google Chrome. I did however have some trouble with Internet Explorer v8 which was solved with a simple line of code. After reading about the new browser from Microsoft I found that it does not conform to the old standards of HTML which is why lots of websites have issues. It does have a compatibility mode but this did not work in my case and I wouldn't expect the users to have to use this. I however fixed the bug for Internet Explorer 8 users. I also tested the website on two PDA's, iPhone and Sony Playstation 3 and it worked flawlessly. Here are two screenshots of the testing:

Firefox v3:


Internet Explorer v8:


Safari (Mac OSx):

On the agenda

The following still needs to be done:

Testing - Test the compatibility on different web browsers such as Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Questionnaire - I will commence another questionnaire to get some feedback on what I have created. I will use the same people and sample size as last time.
Evaluation - What could I change if I were to do it again?
Conclusion - Does it meet the needs of the users? Have I strayed from the original specification?

Put together

All the files have now been put into the main website which I created. It is now functioning as it should.

Here is a screenshot of the final completed program:


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Overdue date code

Below is the code which tells the browser how to output a ToDo List item which is overdue:



It tells the browser to check the time, compare it with the time in the database and display any overdue items with a red font. It will also display the category in brackets next to the item as the text is red which takes away from the colour recognition.