Thanks to the suggestions of the people in the MyDreamApp.com Forums, as well as the judges’ comments from the first several rounds, Portal has a very full list of features. The challenge then, is to try to organize these features into a feasible roadmap for development. I am no developer, by any stretch, and therefore I can’t say which feature will be easier than any other. The best I can do is try to order the features according to how important I feel they are to the application. Portal syncing made easy
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Feature Roadmap Drag-and-drop file and folder sync between two or more Macs (with Bonjour) Drag-and-drop syncing of major applications (start with solid support for the big names like Mail.app, Firefox, iCal, iLife, iWork, etc.) Schedule syncs to run whenever you want, fully adjustable for each individual item or Mac Animate the syncing process with cool graphical animations (powered by Flash or Core Animation, scalable from small progress bars to full screen wormholes) Option of creating File Groups, with uniform sync settings Option of creating Mac Groups, with uniform sync settings (Ad Hoc Groups, etc.) Support for Mac OS X 10.5.x as well as 10.4.x (Portal should also degrade gracefully on older systems) Full file/application backup and restore by Time Machine (on Macs with Leopard) Full Growl support for notifications such as when syncs start or end, when file conflicts occur, when new Macs become available, etc. Full Quicksilver plugin so users can add files to the sync queue or start a new sync quickly and easily Dashboard widget and Ground Control module ready to go at launch v1.0 :: The Basic Features Available plugin API for the graphics with support for Core Animation, Flash, and Quartz (so that third parties can develop cool new animation styles) Sync support for any arbitrary application (use AppZapper type search to find associated files, flash a warning for apps not yet tested or known to break) “Pro” features to make it easier to manage more than 10 Macs on a regular basis (such as workgroups or classrooms) Sync to Server feature that allows Portal to use your favorite FTP client (Transmit, Fetch, etc) to sync files to your server (support for syncing to your iDisk or gDisk if possible) Sync to USB feature that lets you keep the latest versions of your files ready to go on your USB flash drive, with changes syncing back to your Mac on the fly v1.5 :: The First Upgrades File merge capability (limited at first) as well as finer granularity in application syncing (XML merge, etc) Support for Wide Area Bonjour (sync over internet) for remote access to files Sync to PC/Linux for syncing files to non-Mac systems (start with Sync to Public) Sync to Disc for routine backup of important files to disc, as a redundant system complimenting Time Machine’s external drive backups 2.0 + :: The Future of Syncing Visit the Portal Blog at MyDreamApp.com Post your Comments on the Portal Forums Syncing Managing Extras