Productivity
note taking
SHOW HN2011
99points
65comments
#109of 1,097 in 2011
Top 10%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 5 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.
Design: 5 for, 3 againstIdea: 4 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, attractive visual design
From 3 comments
The site looks great! Unless you stole the layout ideas from someone else, you should be quite proud of yourself and what you've got started here. A few pieces of input: 1. Like…
codeslush on HNI love your site design - very cute :) I'd definitely be interested once you got an Android app up and running - I use Evernote on Android and web heavily at the moment, and…
camtarn on HNGood work! Well executed and simple.
sidyadav on HN
Congratulations on learning to code and shipping
From 2 comments
Great! Way to go. A very good looking website. Congrats on learning to code.
calebmpeterson on HNThis is inspiring to me as a designer who can't code, although I want to learn and have many ideas for projects. Well done for learning to program and actually building and…
frogly on HN
Simple, uncluttered interface
From 2 comments
Love the simple interface. One UX issue that comes to mind is, when I delete a tag that's present on only one note, just redirect me to Dashboard instead of saying there are no…
hardik988 on HNGood work! Well executed and simple.
sidyadav on HN
Objections
Logo is hard to see
From 3 comments
Congratulations on shipping! Some notes: * The logo is very hard to see. If I'm not mistaken, it's suppsoed to be pressed text on a brown background with a glow around it. It…
lrm242 on HNAt the wrong angle on my MBP screen, the logo is completely invisible.
evlapix on HNI agree with LRM about the logo... little too dark. Didn't even realize it was there. For your issues: 1) Try using Authlogic (https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic) to handle…
bherms on HN
Mobile site is hard to read; no mobile app yet
From 2 comments
The itch you're trying to scratch is an itchy one for me as well. I'd really like an online service that could merge my note taking habits on my computer seamlessly with my note…
Wilduck on HNrandom first second thoughts: as i scrolled down the page, I lost the text to image connection. where does the text belong to, the image above or below. does not show the mobile…
flawawa2 on HN
140 character limit is not shown upfront
From 1 comment
Looks great and I liked it, but the late notice on the 140 character limit is annoying. I had to type out a list of projects for my week of vacation, so start typing away, click…
krobertson on HN
Sign-up requires extra click through
From 2 comments
How about replacing that image of the sign up form on your first page with... The actual sign up form? It should be simple enough and also reduce friction.
magicseth on HNCongratulations on shipping! Some notes: * The logo is very hard to see. If I'm not mistaken, it's suppsoed to be pressed text on a brown background with a glow around it. It…
lrm242 on HN
Requests
Android and iPhone apps
From 2 comments
I love your site design - very cute :) I'd definitely be interested once you got an Android app up and running - I use Evernote on Android and web heavily at the moment, and…
camtarn on HNif you want help developing the Android version, reply here and I'll get back to you. I really like the idea (free)
zrgiu on HN
Desktop app for Mac and Windows
From 1 comment
I've been looking for something like this for a long while. Kind of a Evernote-Lite. The closest thing I've found before is Shifd.com. Just a simple cross platform notepad. Yours…
espadagroup on HN
Passwordless signup or guest mode
From 1 comment
Passwordless signup or guest mode would be good - I want to try your app however I do not want to commit yet by creating a nother password. Perhaps link it to ip + username and…
pacifika on HN
Privacy policy
From 1 comment
Privacy policy? About info? People must trust you to sign up. Link to them in the footer. Not signed up yet, but it looks professional! :) (On Ubuntu with Chrome 10.0.634.0 the…
vanni on HN
Questions
How to differentiate from existing note apps
From 1 comment
How would you differentiate yourself from notespark.com? This is what some of my friends use.
pak on HN
Is there an API or import/export
From 1 comment
Make an API and or import/export options?
jackolas on HN
Alternatives named
Evernote
From 2 comments
I love your site design - very cute :) I'd definitely be interested once you got an Android app up and running - I use Evernote on Android and web heavily at the moment, and…
camtarn on HNI used Evernote on Android to take notes. In the end, I just Gmail myself. It has two advantages: 1) Sends next time I have WiFi connection. 2) The email acts as a reminder to…
mise on HN
Shifd
From 1 comment
I've been looking for something like this for a long while. Kind of a Evernote-Lite. The closest thing I've found before is Shifd.com. Just a simple cross platform notepad. Yours…
espadagroup on HN
Springpad
From 1 comment
I love your site design - very cute :) I'd definitely be interested once you got an Android app up and running - I use Evernote on Android and web heavily at the moment, and…
camtarn on HN
Notespark
From 1 comment
How would you differentiate yourself from notespark.com? This is what some of my friends use.
pak on HN
Corkboard
From 1 comment
Looks nice, I'm willing to give it a spin. Reminds me of http://corkboard.me which was posted on HN not too long ago, but I've never found a use for ownerless apps like that.
Cyranix on HN