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Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

#41

This is a fantastic app, not just because of how much of a great utility it is (does anything like this exist for windows?) but the name is absolutely brilliant. Not only is it very easy to remember "Dragon Drop", it's also an excellent wordplay ("drag'n'drop"). The video is very good too. So wonderful, a perfect combination.

Thank you. Believe me, that video was the hardest part: a bad screencast is a terrible thing, but they're damn hard to do well. I think I spent about 4 hours on that sixty second video, and it means the world to me to know that it was well-received. Thank you.

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

#42
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Just bought it! Skipped the trial because the video demo was enough. You should really be proud. Works like a charm, somehow feels like a UNIX tool. Hope you get rich in exponentially faster increments of five bucks.

Thank you — right now, I am both proud and humbled.

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

#44

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Thank you! Summary so far: Daring Fireball's traffic is so intense that it's almost scary. :)

Your site failed to load for me, can you redirect straight to the App Store? Edit: here's an App Store link for people to check it out - http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dragondrop/id499148234?mt=12

Eep — traffic it seems to come in spurts. I've got a RewriteRule to send people to the App Store when I notice it being particularly bad, but I prefer to keep the site up so people can see the video and try the trial. Thanks for posting this link.

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

#46

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Nice app. I'm going to steal your idea if you don't mind.

Ha, the idea for the app or the idea for the silly sounds? ;) Note: my wake-up sound is currently the boot sound effect form OS/2 Warp 4, just because I love weird, retro-computing goodness.

The sound, I just bought the app. Beep up + vader :)

Also, if anyone is suffering on a quest for "nooo", hint: vader_14.mp3

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

#47
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Thank you! Summary so far: Daring Fireball's traffic is so intense that it's almost scary. :)

Will you post traffic stats and any other measurements you can come up with?

Sure, here's a screenshot of my hourly report for the past day. Note that the site hasn't gotten much traffic in general since most people come to it directly through the App Store — that is, despite pretty decent sales, the site has historically only had a few hundred hits a day.

http://idisk.me.com/shinyplasticbag/Public/Pictures/Skitch/V...

Let me know what else you'd like to know. :)

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

#48

This is a fantastic app, not just because of how much of a great utility it is (does anything like this exist for windows?) but the name is absolutely brilliant. Not only is it very easy to remember "Dragon Drop", it's also an excellent wordplay ("drag'n'drop"). The video is very good too. So wonderful, a perfect combination.

Thank you. Believe me, that video was the hardest part: a bad screencast is a terrible thing, but they're damn hard to do well. I think I spent about 4 hours on that sixty second video, and it means the world to me to know that it was well-received. Thank you.

I assume that's your voice on there? Great job

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

#49

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Nice app. I'm going to steal your idea if you don't mind.

Ha, the idea for the app or the idea for the silly sounds? ;) Note: my wake-up sound is currently the boot sound effect form OS/2 Warp 4, just because I love weird, retro-computing goodness.

Follow-up: another great sleep sound is Stauff's “Come baaaaaaaack” from the 7th Guest, for those of you old enough to remember double speed CD-ROM drives being exciting.

Re: Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed

#50

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Your site failed to load for me, can you redirect straight to the App Store? Edit: here's an App Store link for people to check it out - http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dragondrop/id499148234?mt=12

Eep — traffic it seems to come in spurts. I've got a RewriteRule to send people to the App Store when I notice it being particularly bad, but I prefer to keep the site up so people can see the video and try the trial. Thanks for posting this link.

Sounds wise - here's a youtube link for people who want to see the demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M0PAiiJLlo
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