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osel

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About osel

Wearer of too many metaphorical hats. Currently working somewhere on the interface between structural engineering and software. Email hn@mail.osel.nz

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    Comment #43670610

    Do you know of any good resources that discuss TUI user interaction/research? I'm working on a new project to build some simple workflow applications for business, and one of the a…

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    Comment #32957231

    You can remove the 'iCloud' notification by starting the setup for it, and then cancelling. It's a dark pattern Apple repeats with a lot of notifications - they are not dismissible…

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    Comment #31164392

    As one of your 640 customers - thank you! Having a lightweight reference for simple things that I only do occasionally is a godsend and a massive time saving. I can dive into Deplo…

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    Comment #27480969

    Do you know if this is related to why Apple’s TrueTone would make me feel nauseous too? I’ve got a 2020 iPad Pro and was having great trouble using it until I accidentally found so…

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    Comment #23851488

    Not yet, it is on the list of features to implement.

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    Comment #23837151

    Exactly, and scale is important too. The initial target audience was small (as in very small, maybe 1-10 people) businesses, whose owners often don't intuitively understand how ben…

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    Comment #23837124

    Thanks for the feedback. For simplicity there are a whole host of underlying assumptions about what a work day is, what time spent means , etc. Explaining at least some of those as…

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    Comment #23837059

    Hmm, cost of meetings (similar to training costs) is a good idea, definitely an issue I've seen before - thousands of dollars wasted arguing over $50/month for a tool.

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    Comment #23837019

    Cheers, a few people of suggested this. As you note, it rather depends on the amortization period. At the moment it assumes 1 year for training costs to be amortized over, so I gue…

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    Comment #23836983

    Hey all, thanks for the great feedback! I submitted this just before retiring for the evening NZ time thinking not much of it, it was awesome to find this discussion this morning!

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    Comment #23830218

    A simple check on whether purchasing a service is worth the cost - built in an afternoon in response to a previous HN discussion [1]. A few people expressed interest in embedding s…

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    Comment #23129346

    I have one of these [1] which has two features that I like: - Super simple buttons - No clock if you don’t set it (it turns off after a few minutes of first power on) [1] https://w…

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    Comment #22992501

    DragApp does this - https://www.dragapp.com (not affiliated, just tried out their first beta)

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    Comment #22882654

    This is just an iPhone 8 mk II (it even fits 8 cases!), and that means those of us who want an actual SE replacement are now out of luck. Rather disappointing.

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    Comment #22873503

    Would be keen to discuss/trial as well.

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    Comment #22502395

    Seeing as you asked, here is my attempt from an afternoon's work: https://isitworththecost.com/

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    Comment #22144950

    I’ve found sketchy styles to be immensely useful in getting clients to focus on UX and structure rather than getting stuck on minor irrelevant details. My background is constructio…

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    Comment #21207983

    The disabled toolbar is easier because it still gives context and confidence you are looking in the right place. 'This is what I want...hmm...how do I make it work?' is a far easie…

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    Comment #19103757

    From my brief play with your demo it's a bit of both. The toolkit is very small and lacks good definition of elements (both visually in that it lacks contrast, and practically in t…

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    Comment #16485370

    So do I have this straight.... - Classic Hangouts (deprecated?), has chat, works with most browsers and all devices [0]. - Hangouts Meet is the new Hangouts (for Apps (sorry G Suit…

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    Comment #15900583

    Thanks for the suggestions, definitely something to ponder. Email is the fallback as a lot of our members don't use social media, but there is an interesting idea in something akin…

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    Ask HN: Simple plain text email lists/newsletters?

    I am involved with several charities than need a super basic email/notificaiton service for contacting members. Simple stuff like announcing upcoming events etc. Currently we use g…