Comments on: iKnow rebranded as Smart.fm http://www.jamaipanese.com/iknow-rebranded-as-smartfm/ A Blog by a Proud Jamaican and Japan Enthusiast Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:55:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: whatsinaname http://www.jamaipanese.com/iknow-rebranded-as-smartfm/comment-page-1/#comment-4404 whatsinaname Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:09:51 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=1019#comment-4404 Well it certainly seems like smart.fm is humming along now. according to their blog they had a major upgrade and server move - tough stuff, but better for all of us in the longrun. Well it certainly seems like smart.fm is humming along now. according to their blog they had a major upgrade and server move – tough stuff, but better for all of us in the longrun.

]]> By: Mizuu http://www.jamaipanese.com/iknow-rebranded-as-smartfm/comment-page-1/#comment-4212 Mizuu Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:33:19 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=1019#comment-4212 I am absolutely disappointed by that "upgrade" of iKnow. In fact, I think it's a major downgrade. I detest the new look, hate how slow it works and especially - the fact they are trying to teach everything now. In my country there's a saying that goes "if something is (good) for everything - it's (good) for nothing". I totally agree. I was supporting the iKnow so much among my readers and now I'm not sure if I will continue to do so. Give me back my old iKnow, you FM bastards :<! I am absolutely disappointed by that “upgrade” of iKnow.
In fact, I think it’s a major downgrade. I detest the new look, hate how slow it works and especially – the fact they are trying to teach everything now. In my country there’s a saying that goes “if something is (good) for everything – it’s (good) for nothing”. I totally agree.

I was supporting the iKnow so much among my readers and now I’m not sure if I will continue to do so.

Give me back my old iKnow, you FM bastards :<!

]]> By: Darlo http://www.jamaipanese.com/iknow-rebranded-as-smartfm/comment-page-1/#comment-4208 Darlo Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:01:26 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=1019#comment-4208 Re-iterating Goddess Carlie, Anki's the program for me! Natto ... well, good luck! [jamaica] Re-iterating Goddess Carlie, Anki’s the program for me!

Natto … well, good luck! [jamaica]

]]> By: Goddess Carlie http://www.jamaipanese.com/iknow-rebranded-as-smartfm/comment-page-1/#comment-4206 Goddess Carlie Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:05:47 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=1019#comment-4206 This whole thing makes me glad I use Anki to study and not iknow. I am glad that even if anki's servers go down and I can not connect, I still have my stand alone program to use. This whole thing makes me glad I use Anki to study and not iknow. I am glad that even if anki’s servers go down and I can not connect, I still have my stand alone program to use.

]]> By: Chris http://www.jamaipanese.com/iknow-rebranded-as-smartfm/comment-page-1/#comment-4203 Chris Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:13:14 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=1019#comment-4203 Oh! I forgot to mention that YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE, MY FRIEND! Get your taste buds ready for some Natto! Muahahaha ;) Oh! I forgot to mention that YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE, MY FRIEND! Get your taste buds ready for some Natto!

Muahahaha ;)

]]> By: Chris http://www.jamaipanese.com/iknow-rebranded-as-smartfm/comment-page-1/#comment-4202 Chris Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:11:56 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=1019#comment-4202 Your post inspired me to write up my thoughts on the rebrand and relaunch http://www.nihongonotes.com/2009/03/05/iknow-out-of-beta-relaunches-as-part-of-smartfm/ I know why they did it, to get a stable base to build upon for future development, but I feel they should've kept it under beta and developed it further in-house. The UI seems worse to me, and I think boke's suggestion above of running them in parallel or just showing some preview screenshots to the community would've been good to start with. Your post inspired me to write up my thoughts on the rebrand and relaunch http://www.nihongonotes.com/2009/03/05/iknow-out-of-beta-relaunches-as-part-of-smartfm/

I know why they did it, to get a stable base to build upon for future development, but I feel they should’ve kept it under beta and developed it further in-house. The UI seems worse to me, and I think boke’s suggestion above of running them in parallel or just showing some preview screenshots to the community would’ve been good to start with.

]]> By: boke http://www.jamaipanese.com/iknow-rebranded-as-smartfm/comment-page-1/#comment-4200 boke Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:00:46 +0000 http://www.jamaipanese.com/?p=1019#comment-4200 I'm so disappointed with iknow changing to smartfm. I use iknow everyday and I've built so many lists to study. I hope the new site is going to be worth it cause now I can't even login it takes ages for the web pages to load. They should have run smartfm in parallel with iknow to give users time to adapt to the change over. I’m so disappointed with iknow changing to smartfm. I use iknow everyday and I’ve built so many lists to study. I hope the new site is going to be worth it cause now I can’t even login it takes ages for the web pages to load. They should have run smartfm in parallel with iknow to give users time to adapt to the change over.

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