11/01/2004 Interview with Danny Wong- from Toysoft Development Inc.
When was Toysoft formed and how many people are involved in the company?
Toysoft Development Inc. was formed in 1996 as a consulting company by myself working on the Windows platform. I did alot of Amiga programming until 1999. There are two employees at Toysoft including myself. We also use local contactors.
What was the first piece of Palm software you made and what has been your most successful to date?
The first ever application I wrote was TapOMania. A very simple game back in 1999. Actually we have several successful titles such as mySchedule NFL scheduler and stats tracker, myWorkbench file manager, LightNzip zip application and wavAlarm sound replacement.
What program are you most proud of and what's the best piece of feedback you have received?
I'm really proud of myWorkbench. It is an excellent file manager with tons of features. As of today no other file manager comes close to functionalties and features compared to myWorkbench. We have worked very hard each update to give more features. It is a very matured product. We get alot of feedbacks. Most users only use a couple of features in myWorkbench such as backup and restore. They just can't live without backing up their data daily.
What's your favourite non-Toysoft Palm application and game?
I use Avantgo daily to catchup on news. I don't play games on my Palm ;) Just don't have time.
You are stuck on a desert island: what book, song and sentimental item would you take?
I don't read books. Maybe my bicycle.
What PDA do you use and why?
Mainly the Tungsten T. We have several PDAs but the TT is the choice.
If you could change one thing about Toysoft what would it be?
There isn't anything I would like to change. I like what we are doing. Giving the Palm community quality and exciting applications.
What one feature would you like to see in a future PDA?
I'm pretty happy right now with the Tungsten series. As a developer I would like to see PalmOne/PalmSource open up more resources to developers.
Will the SmartPhone kill the PDA or will it become the next PDA?
Many people have predicted the end of PDA when the first wave of Smartphones came out and yet PDAs are strong. Maybe smartphone will eventually replace the PDA but not in the near furture. It is not mature enough yet.
Anything you would like to add??
Yes! Look for more and exciting new products from Toysoft in 2004. We are mobile innovation. Come and check us out at our website www.toysoft.ca
My thanks to Danny for taking the time to do this interview- Toysoft have been very helpful to PDA247 and have been long time advertisers on the site:)