Announcement: New Zaurus Software Index Online, Based on Killefiz database and design Options

[handheld-linux]

Dear Community,

there have been just 7 new entries on ELSIX since beginning of December 2005 and the last contribution in this board goes back to September, we have thought that it is time for a fresh approach we want to donate to the community.

Looking back, Killefiz was a very popular database before it was more or less abandoned by its moderator (although there have been some 10 updates in last year and 20 more this January). After that, ELSIX was started with great efforts, the killefiz dtaabase was integrated and authors updated their applications. But if you look at the statistics, it is by far less popular than killefiz.

We think this might have several reasons (as discussed here before): missing ease of use in operating the system for software developers and Zaurus user and missing links from this forum to ELSIX. We think that the main purpose must be a communication platform between people (authors and potential users) so it must be designed to ease communication.

Therefore we thought that a different approach is required and have worked on new tool and hope that it gains more acceptance. To do that we have

* copied the clean layout of Killefiz (as much information on one page - but still easy to read)
* added logins to allow users to subscribe to change requests and to write comments
* allows users to get moderator status - this allows a more community based approach in approving changes and is no longer on the shoulders of a single person
* improved management of screenshots
* imported the Killefiz data (status December - but only the approved entries) Thanks to Sven!!

After some hard work we are now happy to make it public:

http://www.handheld-linux.com/swi/index.php

So, please

* use the database
* bookmark it
* link to it on your pages
* tell everybody you know about it
* ask others to link to it
* start submitting updates and new software
* mark old entries
* note on bugs
* make proposals for improvement
* ask to become moderator
* sponsor this effort by looking at the www.handheld-linux.com shop

Comments welcome!

Nikolaus Schaller
http://www.handheld-linux.com
Germany

[rokugo]

The new software site is still not getting any hits in Google.

And as we all know, if its not in Google it doesn't exist

[cre8nlove]

The new software site ...
And as we all know, if its not in Google it doesn't exist ;)

I7m in japan looking at getting the new zaurus sl c-3200
but i find it only in japanese so far..
is there a way to get it into english?
or where in tokyo in the next 3 days can I get an english version?

[handheld-linux]

The new software site ...
And as we all know, if its not in Google it doesn't exist 

Try the keywords "new zaurus software index" and you will find it on the first page:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=de&rls=de-...&btnG=Suche&lr=

Interestingly enough, documents pointing to the new index are ranked better - but that is Google's page ranking algorithm where we can't do anything. And since there are so many links for "zaurus software" pointing to killefiz, it will be on rank #1 even if the last entry is months old.

So, simply complaining does not increase Google's rank.

But you can do something! Just link to the the new software index and use good keywords yourself on the page that contains the link.