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Re: Show HN: Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac

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Post by whoiskevin »

gregoriol wrote: post #19
SCdF wrote: post #17

I have no idea what this product does. > Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac OK so like a URL to... what? Screenshare? Access the HDD like dropbox? Do something else? > Make changes in real time. Get feedback immediately. Effortless live previews. Of what? About what? Of what? > Nice cartoon picture of dog /closes tab Edit : reading the rest of the page it's still unclear what it does, or even why I'd want it.…

Exactly this! So much focus on dog drawings and no clear word on what the product does!

It was easy in one paragraph for me to tell what it does. Both the comments above seem like old people yelling "get off my lawn"

Re: Show HN: Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac

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Post by scrumper »

SCdF wrote: post #17

I have no idea what this product does. > Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac OK so like a URL to... what? Screenshare? Access the HDD like dropbox? Do something else? > Make changes in real time. Get feedback immediately. Effortless live previews. Of what? About what? Of what? > Nice cartoon picture of dog /closes tab Edit : reading the rest of the page it's still unclear what it does, or even why I'd want it.…

I went through the entire FAQ to try to figure this out. Best I can tell, it's a port forwarder so you can serve content from a firewalled Mac over the public internet.

Re: Show HN: Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac

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Post by tyingq »

whoiskevin wrote: post #21
gregoriol wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly this! So much focus on dog drawings and no clear word on what the product does!

It was easy in one paragraph for me to tell what it does. Both the comments above seem like old people yelling "get off my lawn"

Count me in with the old folks. I can't tell what this is. I read not only the home page, but the features and faq pages also. I can guess a bit, but it's still fuzzy.

Re: Show HN: Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac

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Post by rwcorbett »

SCdF wrote: post #17

I have no idea what this product does. > Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac OK so like a URL to... what? Screenshare? Access the HDD like dropbox? Do something else? > Make changes in real time. Get feedback immediately. Effortless live previews. Of what? About what? Of what? > Nice cartoon picture of dog /closes tab Edit : reading the rest of the page it's still unclear what it does, or even why I'd want it.…

I had to look into the meta tags to get a better description: ``

so I guess the target audience is developers who do not know how to configure a web server, setup proxies or other means of testing webhooks maybe? maybe there is a market for a product like this but obviously I would not be target audience either...

Re: Show HN: Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac

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Post by youngdynasty »

SCdF wrote: post #17

I have no idea what this product does. > Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac OK so like a URL to... what? Screenshare? Access the HDD like dropbox? Do something else? > Make changes in real time. Get feedback immediately. Effortless live previews. Of what? About what? Of what? > Nice cartoon picture of dog /closes tab Edit : reading the rest of the page it's still unclear what it does, or even why I'd want it.…

Thanks for the feedback!

I was indeed trying to explain something technical (i.e. a tunneling service) in a non-technical way in an attempt to be friendly towards designers, but it seems like I still have some work to do on the product page.

Re: Show HN: Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac

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Post by youngdynasty »

csomar wrote: post #4

Am I the only one bothered by these apps/saas that hide their pricing? >> No Subscription Required >> The core version of Emporter is free. >> >> Subscriptions are offered to provide faster speeds, custom URL names, multiple sessions, and super good vibes.

Thanks for the feedback, that makes a lot of sense. I'll be more clear about pricing on the main page.

Re: Show HN: Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac

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Post by leesalminen »

thecatspaw wrote: post #7
csomar wrote: post #4

Am I the only one bothered by these apps/saas that hide their pricing? >> No Subscription Required >> The core version of Emporter is free. >> >> Subscriptions are offered to provide faster speeds, custom URL names, multiple sessions, and super good vibes.

From their mac store page > Subscriptions provide faster speeds, customized URL names and multiple sessions. • Monthly Subscription: 3 day free trial, then €5.99 a month • Yearly Subscription: 7 day free trial, then €59.99 a year (15% off!) A bit expensive for what localtunnel provides for free, no?

Seems on par with what ngrok charges? Of course I could set it all up myself but the $60/year or whatever is cheap enough for me to let someone else handle it.

Re: Show HN: Instantly create a secure URL to your Mac

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Post by youngdynasty »

yakshaving_jgt wrote: post #3
shubhamjain wrote: post #2

How is it different from ngrok [1]? [1]: https://ngrok.com/

From a cursory glance, I would say one thing is that there’s a GUI for it. Some people are afraid of opening a terminal.

Totally. I was thinking about designers when writing the interface and product page.
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