stps
Productivity
guide and tutorial authoring
SHOW HN2013
83points
41comments
#290of 1,739 in 2013
Top 17%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
7 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 6 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean design and easy signup and use
From 2 comments
The landing page is great. A few really nice little details that are well-executed. Signup process is easy, and the app is easy to use. I love that you can embed videos and other…
k33n on HNThe tech writer in me is losing his shit over how cool this is.
frankcaron on HN
Objections
Terms of service give the site ownership of user content
From 2 comments
you hereby grant Summer a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license, including the right to sublicense, to use and disclose such comments and suggestions in any…
eterm on HN"Use of the Service shall be solely for your own, private, non-commercial purposes and for no other purpose whatsoever." Also the terms of service seem to indicate that you own…
josephlord on HN
No export or offline access
From 3 comments
Can guides be viewed offline? Perhaps allowing users to export them as PDFs? I'd hate to put in weeks of work only to find my work lost when I need it due to network issues, the…
p8952 on HNNice work. Some ideas for features. * Ability to export to PDF / HTML / ZIP. * Offline mode - (Which can be actually be achieved through HTML export) * Public / Private guides *…
cinbun8 on HNInteresting. The site looks nice. I need a way to go back and edit or finish my guides. The ability to export to a PDF would be nice too. I started one and did not finish it, I…
tonetheman on HN
Cannot delete or browse published guides
From 2 comments
Nice! A couple more things I noticed after a short play around: * It's not obvious how to (or maybe even not possible) to find a list of your published guides. * It's not obvious…
p8952 on HNFor now deleting and browsing through guides is not yet possible. Obviously both will be added very soon. We thought about Ace, actually, but we weren't sure yet if people will…
ozkatz on HN
Requests
PDF or HTML export
From 3 comments
The idea if freaking great, and beautifully executed, I will try to use it myself and share it as much as possible, that said, I have two problems before I start using it. I…
Trufa on HNI agree with p8952, pdf export would be great. Having integration with services like pocket or readability might make sharing easier also. Alternatively, you could add ifttt…
schrodingersCat on HNNice work. Some ideas for features. * Ability to export to PDF / HTML / ZIP. * Offline mode - (Which can be actually be achieved through HTML export) * Public / Private guides *…
cinbun8 on HN
Private or shareable guides
From 2 comments
The idea if freaking great, and beautifully executed, I will try to use it myself and share it as much as possible, that said, I have two problems before I start using it. I…
Trufa on HNNice work. Some ideas for features. * Ability to export to PDF / HTML / ZIP. * Offline mode - (Which can be actually be achieved through HTML export) * Public / Private guides *…
cinbun8 on HN
Offline access
From 2 comments
Can guides be viewed offline? Perhaps allowing users to export them as PDFs? I'd hate to put in weeks of work only to find my work lost when I need it due to network issues, the…
p8952 on HNNice work. Some ideas for features. * Ability to export to PDF / HTML / ZIP. * Offline mode - (Which can be actually be achieved through HTML export) * Public / Private guides *…
cinbun8 on HN
Responsive layout
From 1 comment
I would add: make the website responsive
reinhardt1053 on HN
Math support
From 1 comment
Any chance for adding mathematics? :)
josephagoss on HN
Questions
What technology is it built on
From 2 comments
Awesome, congrats on the app again, I hope you make the most out of it! I'm interested in knowing what kind of technologies is this built on, do you have a technical blog or some…
Trufa on HNThis is great. What tech are you using?
danecjensen on HN
Is there an open-source self-hosted equivalent
From 1 comment
This looks very clean. Is there an open-source self hosted equivalent to this.
dominotw on HN
Alternatives named
Blog posts
From 1 comment
These just look like blog posts to me with numbers. Am I missing something?
xpose2000 on HN
Mozilla Persona for login
From 1 comment
With regard to the pain of creating yet another account, I really do believe Mozilla Persona is perfect for websites like this one. All they need is your email address, and…
simplify on HN