GTasker
Productivity
task management
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
14 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 8 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Execution: 1 for, 7 againstDesign: 6 for, 0 againstIdea: 5 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 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, useful multi-pane layout over Google Tasks
From 3 comments
I've been doing this with iGoogle for a few years but this is cleaner. Good job.
tkahn6 on HNGTasker is awesome! Now, combine GTasker with WorkFlowy (i.e., 3 panes of WorkFlowy) and I will pay money to use it!
rman666 on HNThis is such a simple, elegant solution. Good job. This really makes my life easier. Thanks!
writeclick on HN
Saved list selections are a helpful addition
From 2 comments
Very nice, that makes it a lot more useful :) I may even switch from Canvas view. Hopefully others see this! Mind if I ask how? I see the URLs are list-specific now, but I don't…
Groxx on HNSince this is your most recent reply: How did you manage it? I see some of the info, but I haven't picked apart the code yet. This makes it massively more useful, I think you may…
Groxx on HN
Objections
Browser errors in Chrome with redirect loops and cookie issues
From 3 comments
In chrome I get a redirect-loop warning... (being logged in in gmail at the same time)
route66 on HNI'm getting this too. Chromimum 8.0. I'm on Ubuntu 10.10.
terminus on HNI got this as well in Fedora 14 + Chrome 9.0.597.98 The easy solution is to turn off "block all 3rd party cookies"
trotsky on HN
Privacy concern that third-party domain can access Google data
From 2 comments
question, how did you grab the session and display tasks without authenticating through OAuth or whatever method google provides? Granted I'm logged into gmail but I'm somewhat…
ebtalley on HNI know this is a more reputable community than the typical site, but I would be wary of clicking through these links in non-incognito/private mode... it's amazing how trusting…
wuster on HN
Does not work in Opera
From 1 comment
i'm genuinely wondering how they managed to break something this simple in Opera.
skrebbel on HN
Requests
Native desktop app or richer features like nested lists
From 3 comments
Very cool and an improvement, but I still find Google Tasks too limited. I'll stick with http://todoist.com
duck on HNGTasker is awesome! Now, combine GTasker with WorkFlowy (i.e., 3 panes of WorkFlowy) and I will pay money to use it!
rman666 on HNvery cool, thanks! I was using wunderlist until I switched to android, I still feel a need to build a native desktop app for some reason, but this works.
seltzered on HN
Questions
How was saved list selection implemented
From 1 comment
Since this is your most recent reply: How did you manage it? I see some of the info, but I haven't picked apart the code yet. This makes it massively more useful, I think you may…
Groxx on HN
Whether it uses an API or scraping
From 1 comment
Hi cmikec, is you the author of the site? Google does not seem to provide any API for Gtask(1), which system did you use? scraping? By time seeking a way to integrate Gtask in my…
rocco on HN
Alternatives named
Todoist
From 1 comment
Very cool and an improvement, but I still find Google Tasks too limited. I'll stick with http://todoist.com
duck on HN
Workola
From 1 comment
This is great! Simple, Straight forward and easy to use. A nice compliment to the the desktop utility (HTML5) at http://workola.com. I'll add this link to my desktop.
workola on HN
ZetaBee Text
From 1 comment
I made https://zetabee.com/text (which many HN users currently use) to provide a similar nested-list interface with keyboard shortcuts, copy-paste across lists, and easy…
chime on HN
iGoogle tasks
From 1 comment
I've been doing this with iGoogle for a few years but this is cleaner. Good job.
tkahn6 on HN