A chrome extension to manage my canned replies, not in a bad way. I had to write the same things over and over for my job, so I created this tool to help me save text templates that I can customize later whenever needed. Don't hate me, I'm not a customer support agent.
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/my-canned-responses...
Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?
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#322* A preprocessor that writes C++ header files for you, so you can write things more like you would in Java or Rust, i.e. just once. I use this for most of my C++ code now, and sometimes I forget it's not how C++ really is.
* A board game server for playing Scrabble over the internet, without either having to change it enough to not get sued, or withstand whatever crap the licensed apps do. Can't be released for obvious reasons.
* A server that runs on a Raspberry Pi connected to my digital piano via MIDI, recording a MIDI file of everything that ever gets played. No more "drat, I wasn't recording".
Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?
#323A Pomodoro timer because I figured for such a simple app I could make one myself that I can adjust to what I want it to be. CheckYourList.app for routine checklists. A now discontinued Woolworths (Aussie grocery store) price alert per product when I used to bulk buy for my online chocolate business. A personal note taking app, focused on capturing hashtagged notes quickly into markdown files which I may release publi…
getfive.app seems to be down due to gatsby cloud. what did it do as i myself also have many todo lists
I forgot I needed to migrate everything away. Here’s the AppStore link https://apps.apple.com/au/app/five-tasks-tiny-to-do-list/id6...
Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?
#324I moved to Berlin for the art scene. When trying to research galleries to visit or catch up on new exhibits, the number of bad websites was overwhelming. Over 300 sites to slog through. It took a long time just to navigate all the GDPR consents, newsletter asks, splash videos, and broken links. They also don't post their own address in many cases. So, I built a list of galleries from 3 different directories and came…
Unless you subscribe to Roger Ebert's belief that video games aren't art, you left out Computerschpielmuseum!
Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?
#325I made RSS client, or link aggregator, or youtube filter. Everything at once. I am running 3 instances of my software for link management.
[1] https://renegat0x0.ddns.net/apps/rsshistory - news
[2] https://renegat0x0.ddns.net/apps/places - domains & places
[3] https://renegat0x0.ddns.net/apps/catalog - music elements
Software project: [4] https://github.com/rumca-js/Django-link-archive
If above does not work, do not worry. These are exported then to github repositories:
[5] https://github.com/rumca-js/RSS-Link-Database - bookmarks
[6] https://github.com/rumca-js/RSS-Link-Database-2023 - 2023 year news headlines
[7] https://github.com/rumca-js/Internet-Places-Database - all known to me domains, and RSS feeds
Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?
#326Whole apps? None yet. I added features to ffmpeg for stuff I wanted. One of which grew to an abomination.
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#327Recently I have started started working on an offline Traditional Taiwanese Mandarin Chinese dictionary software for the desktop. I have been studying Taiwanese Mandarin Chinese for a few years now, two years of those in Taiwan at a language center and it has always bugged me that most Chinese dictionary software is
1. mainly focused on Simplified Chinese as it is spoken in Mainland China and Traditional Chinese/the Taiwanese variant is just an afterthought
2. mobile-/tablet-only
3. a website which requires access to the internet/doesn't integrate well with a traditional desktop-first workflow, or
4. only has Chinese to English, but no monolingual definitions which are preferable for advanced learners
Thus I have decided to take things into my own hands and started developing the Traditional Taiwanese Mandarin Chinese dictionary I have always wished for that caters perfectly to my way of studying and my personal workflow. I've been dog-fooding it for a few weeks now and it feels great to finally have a tool that makes my studying routine more enjoyable and smoother!
Link to the dictionary source code: https://github.com/HalfAnAvocado/willow
Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?
#328Does a library count? I wrote a background task queue in Python and TypeScript for my own use:
Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?
#329A bit childish, but I've coded a sound button website for myself, where you can grab a sound from reels or tiktok (or YouTube), trim it and add to your own collection.
It is stupid, but I enjoy poking my friends, colleagues and kids with those buttons.
Male, 39y.
It took me about 2 weeks to build, zero regrets, absolutely worth the time spe t.
Re: Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?
#330I wanted to see property price history on Rightmove (a property listing website in the UK) so built a Chrome extension to see when owners change their prices: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/property-track/ahkn...