<p>It's a faster, more precise way of relaying the information," one of the student developers said of the photo-enabled app.</p><p>When Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to his home in Helmetta, Jason Bonafide used his smartphone to check on repair efforts.</p><p>But the site for Jersey Central Power & Light had only an online map showing the percent of customers expected to have service restored shortly, with no information about specific neighborhoods or streets.</p><p>"We had no idea where we were on the map, no confirmation JCP&L knew our problem existed and no clue when the lights would come back on," said the 22-year-old Kean University student who lives with his parents. The family debated temporarily moving in with a relative but decided to remain in their Middlesex County home, and service was returned six days later.</p><p><a href="http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/09/point_and_shoot_kean_universit.html">Keep reading...</a></p>
