Marc Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Around 6 month ago (yeah ok probably more) I started a topic regarding a new piece of software that I would like to create for Husky Owners. Unfortunatly as I changed jobs in this time and needed to focus a lot of my development time on that, it never materialised into anything at all. So I though now it is coming up to christmas, a few holidays are looming and since I have now been working in full on development and learnt a lot, I would have a go at actually getting this thing developed. For those of you who dont know about sibecare, here is an overview of what I am trying to achieve. Marcronix SibeCare We all on here own huskys, and for some of us we have quite a few things we would like to keep information on with regards to them. How many times have you wrote on your calender the next time you need to net that flee stuff when you go shopping? When does he/she need his next checkup? When was the last time he/she was ill? How much does it cost you to feed your husky? OK, so we can do this on a calender right? OK so how about something a little more complex. You've started training your husky and you have a target for him/her to 'give paw' within x time. You gonna put this on your calender? Thought not. Any idea what you husky weighs, or would you have to dig out the Vet card from the bottom of that drawer you dread going in because its full of all sorts of crap? Would you notice if you husky was ill a few times over a year? OK you might, but what if it was that you give a very varied diet and one specific thing was giving your husky an upset stomach. Think you would pick up on it? Probably not in reality. So this is SibeCare. The idea is that you can have a program on your computer that you can enter all sorts of information into about your husky. A program totally dedicated to him/her/them where you could schedule that next grooming, log that latest illness, track that rig training. Something that will be clever enough to tell you if its a specific food that disagrees with their stomach, popup and remind you of that vet appointment you 'completely forgot about' the last time and had to rebook. ----------------------------------------------------------------- So there ya go guys. Thats the idea in my head. It will take a while for this idea to become a reality as its not a small project and I have a mass development team of 1 LOL, however it will happen. However there is no point in me doing this if I dont give people what they want. Therefore what I would like you to do is throw ideas at me for the software. Anything no matter how big or small it might be, post it and Iwill have a look at it. I cannot promise that every idea will make it to the final development, however the more ideas I get the better the product will be. The software once it is finally done will be specifically for members of Husky Owners and completely free of charge to our members. Please bare in mind when posting ideas that the software (for now) will not be linked to the forum in any way. It will be a program that you run on your computer as a standalone application so please dont ask for information to be dragged from the forum database as this is not the idea at the moment. It will be a single application for you to use yourself as you see fit. IDEAS AND FEEDBACK PLEASE ... ALL WELCOME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krzykal Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hi mark this sounds great, i would love something like that for my huskies, currently i have 5 huskies and 1 cross breed and i recently sat down got my new diary out for next ( my now doggies diary) and wrote nearly everything in there to remind me of boosters, worming, seasons etc etc but with a diary its not gonna pop up a little reminder message saying hey phoenix needs his booster or worming today lol so something like this would be sooo good for me. I'm looking forward to hearing the progress on this program, i cant wait... excellent idea mark and i know i would soooo love this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snowdog Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 ooooooh yes nice one! i currently jot my threes next worming dates n flea dates stuff like that in a pad something like this would be so cool, great idea marc, look forward to the launch x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca_&_me Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 This is a cool idea marc, as I actually did forget Chewys initial surgery appointment a few months ago and had to reschedule...it was 2 months before they had anymore open appointments! I had it written on a calendar and on a notepad on the desk and still forgot, so this would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanhughes Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Brilliant idea Marc we might be able to see the fridge door when i remove all the post it reminders for worming etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Great idea - I tend to overlook the flea & worming treatment dates more than anything, the little sticky pic you get with the flea treatment just doesn't do it's job every time, & to have a log of vet's check-ups, reasons why they went, etc all in front of you would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 I've now picked up from where I left off on the sibeCare program after having a think about how I was going about it. So here is what I have so far: Main menu mockup has been done, although will need a 'lick of paint' before it is release worthy. You can add huskys with details for name (required), Owner (Required), Date of Birth (optional), Sex (optional), KennelName (optional) - This can be added via a "quickadd" button on the main menu, or via the settings menu You can add owners to the system which will be added to the list when creating a new husky profile in the system - these can be added via the settings menu The main organiser and database structure for it has now been created. It will show a week view or monday to friday along the columns, with time of day going down the left hand side in half an hour timeslots. Huskies can be edited or deleted by right clicking on any husky in the main menu and selecting either edit, or delete. Deleted huskies will no longer appear in any view within the system, however if you have made a mistake in deleting you can rescue the deleted item by via the recovery menu which can be found under settings. I will be adding screenshots on the next update, however there are a few things I want to add before I do so. Next things I will be adding are: Although the organiser has been done, I have yet to create a way of entering new events. I will be adding 2 ways of doing this. One from the main menu "Quick Add Event" button and another from double clicking on the specific timeslot within the calender. Once the above is done, I will be adding another double click to events that are already added to the calender, so it will ask if you want to add another event or edit a current event within that timeslot. I will be adding a vet profile system to the settings menu, and adding an optional vet selector to the "Add Husky" screen. A picturebox is to be added within the Add Husky screen so you can add an image of your husky. Profiles for huskies will be viewable (these will also eventually be printable with statistics once the full program is complete, however this will be done at a much later stage in development) Again as always, please please please give me your input and ideas. These are invaluable to me if I am to build a system that people will want to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Great stuff - how about a weight chart so we can monitor the weight of our dogs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Like it .... Added to list for health section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 sounds great so far, looking forward to seeing the screen shots.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 sounds great cant wait to see an use this xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magical Merlin Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 This is great Marc. I'd be very intrested in this for my personal use with 4 dogs and i know other people that would be too! With the pictures - could you add life stage pictures? pup, adult, oldie? so it keeps them on record and you can look back to the info when it was 8 weeks and there is also a pic of the dog at that time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 oh that's a good idea! Hope that can be incorporated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Thats definately makin the app ... Like that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Just a quick sneakpeak at the interface designing ... Still a great deal of work to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid_Wolf Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 love it marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 looking good xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magical Merlin Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 ooo looks very user friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 looks really lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 looks awesome marc, cant wait until it ready to be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckard Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 This is a great idea! I'd love to have an app like this on my iphone aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 It's bold, it's clear, I'm liking it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 looks kool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss_lissa Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 This is such a great idea!! I would definitely find this useful. Can't wait to see the finished result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krzykal Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 I am really looking forward to this will be very useful indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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