My Thursday-afternoon project
Productivity
note taking
SHOW HN2010
18points
31comments
#85of 370 in 2010
Top 23%of 2010 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 3 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Design: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple and useful; easy to like
From 3 comments
Could you perhaps drop the "do you really wanna delete the note?" dialog? I'd prefer if you just deleted the note and gave me an instant way of getting it back (if I made a…
TomasSedovic on HNJust tried it. Awesome. Maybe the fade out after you do undo takes too long. But I love it.
TomasSedovic on HNThat's awesome. I was thinking about the same thing yesterday! My only feature request would be sharing between multiple users.
andr on HN
Undo added after feedback
From 2 comments
I've added an "undo" button - it was much easier than I thought :)
elliottkember on HNThe undo button fades out slowly - but it stays there so you can undo multiple notes :)
elliottkember on HN
Objections
Login/signup required before trying the app
From 3 comments
YALF - Yet another login form
Tichy on HNAny way to drop the login until the users has experienced the product
chegra84 on HNwhy do you need an email address? Also, it would be cool to be able to just start adding notes to a blank page without signing up - then have the option to sign up and save it.…
ErrantX on HN
Delete confirmation dialog is annoying
From 1 comment
Could you perhaps drop the "do you really wanna delete the note?" dialog? I'd prefer if you just deleted the note and gave me an instant way of getting it back (if I made a…
TomasSedovic on HN
Dummy account link hard to find or broken
From 2 comments
The link to set up a dummy account sent me back to the login screen with now way to login. Or does the dummy account link just make me dumb?
mbenjaminsmith on HNWhere is the dummy account link, I can't see it?
Tichy on HN
Requests
Remove login until user has tried the app
From 2 comments
Any way to drop the login until the users has experienced the product
chegra84 on HNwhy do you need an email address? Also, it would be cool to be able to just start adding notes to a blank page without signing up - then have the option to sign up and save it.…
ErrantX on HN
Sharing between multiple users
From 1 comment
That's awesome. I was thinking about the same thing yesterday! My only feature request would be sharing between multiple users.
andr on HN
Undo instead of delete confirmation
From 1 comment
Could you perhaps drop the "do you really wanna delete the note?" dialog? I'd prefer if you just deleted the note and gave me an instant way of getting it back (if I made a…
TomasSedovic on HN
OpenID or social login
From 2 comments
There's a click-to-create-a-dummy-account link - but I know what you mean :) I cloned the login from another app without really thinking about it too much; it's one of those apps…
elliottkember on HNIf you don't need a ton of information from users, then at the very least offer a Twitter, LinkedIn and/or Facebook login in addition to your own sign-up. Vimeo does this pretty…
TrevorBurnham on HN
Questions
Why an email address is needed
From 1 comment
why do you need an email address? Also, it would be cool to be able to just start adding notes to a blank page without signing up - then have the option to sign up and save it.…
ErrantX on HN
Where the dummy account link is
From 1 comment
Where is the dummy account link, I can't see it?
Tichy on HN
Alternatives named
Notational Velocity
From 1 comment
To OSX users I highly recommend a note taking application called Notational Velocity. If you have a simplenote account you may use it to centrally store (optionally encrypted)…
jokull on HN
OS X Stickies
From 1 comment
I love Notational Velocity. For those who like stickies but don't want to use a web app, your OS X comes with an app call Stickies that does exactly the same.
davidedicillo on HN
Simplenote
From 1 comment
To OSX users I highly recommend a note taking application called Notational Velocity. If you have a simplenote account you may use it to centrally store (optionally encrypted)…
jokull on HN