Improved registration process
Last week i made OpenID registration easier; today i have made traditional registration easier, using reCAPTCHA.
No more entering ‘H6a38G’ or whatever code it was that i mangled in the GIMP several years ago! I had quite a few emails about that, from people who couldn’t read the code and there was no alternative. Now we get a nice simple easy-to-understand box like this:
Several things are nice about this:
- If you can’t read the text you can re-load for another try
- It is accessible - there is an audio alternative
- It is secure, tried and tested on many sites
- It was easy-peasy for me to implement!
- You don’t have to get it exactly right, just near enough
- It apparently helps to turn old books into digital format
Pretty impressive, hey! I was most impressed by point number 5. I entered ‘Manhatten’ instead of ‘Manhattan’ and it allowed it. I also missed an ’s’ off one word and it still worked. Only if you get it drastically wrong does it fail and ask you for another try. I am pleased by this.
In other news, i am working on extending the MyChores API. I am trying to see whether it is possible to re-write MyChores Mobile to use the API, which would save me having to maintain two codebases. If it works, i’ll also make a proper effort on MyChores for Kids.
Oh yes, whilst i’m thinking about MyChores for Kids … would it be useful to anyone to have a currency field where you could enter an amount of pocket money that could be earned for doing chores? When i get on to reporting i could include a pocket money report … let me know if that could be useful!