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Ryan Maas here! I'm here today to talk to you about Laundryview! With three payments of only $19.99 you can enjoy this incredibly useful product! It's better than OxiClean! (Catch my drift?)
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It's everything students need. And that's what it is designed for. It is simple and to the point, and doesn't try to accomplish more than it needs to. It simply tells you the current availability of washers and dryers in each hall/building. This prevents the hassle of walking to your nearest laundry room and finding everything to be taken. I can't stress enough how much time it saves.
Moreover, the solution actually looks nice. It's easy on the eyes and unobtrusive. There's no annoying ads or fancy jQuery functions when you hover over some random element. The navbar is situated right where your eyes hope it should be. The color scheme matches that of Furman for the most part - aside from the yellow - so hooray for school pride? Additionally, there's functionality that allows you to see how much time remains for a given washer or dryer if it is being used. That's something I've always wanted for my washer and dryer at home, and I've got it here, so you could say things are getting pretty serious.
Surprisingly, I have never actually used this laundry view system since being at Furman. It would have been really helpful my Freshman year, when I was on the third floor of a building with the washers and driers all on the base floor, but I think it loses a lot of its utility once you move to the apartments. It takes less than a minute to walk to the laundry room and back, so I never think of going on a site to find out which machines are open.
ReplyDeleteStill, I like the overall design of the site. It's a extremely utilitarian, listing all of the available/unavailable machines in one place. The navigation is simple and intuitive, and the ability to see how much time is left on a machine is very helpful. Ultimately, however, I think it would be better if Furman just put more washers and driers in the apartments. I mean, 4 of each in every apartment? Really?