Too bad I cant experience this in browser. That's a huge chunk of lost marketshare.
We just pushed a version that supports a browser (although it's basically the mobile app exposed on the browser). Let us know what you think!
Show HN: Millow – Stay connected with your inner circle
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#72I think this is a great start. I like the scheduled time to connect, but I want the opposite: a notification that RIGHT NOW I'm free and if folks wanna yak I'm up for it. I sometimes find myself stuck in traffic, or driving way out to an airport, and I'd love to opportunistically fill that time with a great convo, but don't want to spam the world with my availability, or come off as rude (hey, i'll talk to anyone!);…
This is a great idea, and one we'll get to once we have enough of a user base. The critical mass requirement for a synchronous "now" experience is much higher than for an asynchronous one, so stage 1 is to build a user base, so that we can support this in stage 2.
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#73Sounds good, but count me out if there's no way to access it from desktop. I wouldn't use Facebook, Twitter, etc. if I couldn't access it from a normal browser too.
Update: we just pushed out an update that enables access from web (essentially a desktop-friendly version of the mobile site). Let us know what you think!
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#74I like the idea, reminds me of the "Smart Contact Reminder" ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.barta.stayi... ) app for Android. Too bad this one is not available for Android (yet?). However, there is definitely a market for a Personal CRM like this. Desktop access would be great. Maybe even like a web-app like Tinyblue ( https://tinyblu.com )?
Update: we just pushed out an update that enables access from web (albeit, a desktop-friendly version of the mobile site). Let us know what you think!
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#75I find the pitch story compelling and the idea intriguing, but having people download an app for it strikes me as frictional and a bit invasive. Essentially you are asking me to volunteer relationships that are usually in a somewhat fragile state (i.e. valued but undermaintained) to some impersonal external system that's going to send growth-hack-like e-mails to them and ask them to download apps. How about something…
Update: we just launched the web version of Millow!
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#76Looks awesome, I appreciate the simple signup and signin process. One tiny bug report: the signout button is misaligned vertically on an iPhone 8 in portrait mode. The button still functions properly.
Thanks! We just deployed a fix.
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#77I'm really glad that you pushed out this app, I was looking for something like this. On the other hand, I'm really curious about how you'll make money. I signed up, but if you were asking for some money (either monthly or app purchase fee), I'd feel more secure.
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#78I find the pitch story compelling and the idea intriguing, but having people download an app for it strikes me as frictional and a bit invasive. Essentially you are asking me to volunteer relationships that are usually in a somewhat fragile state (i.e. valued but undermaintained) to some impersonal external system that's going to send growth-hack-like e-mails to them and ask them to download apps. How about something…
Great questions! We need to do a better job of answering these questions in the product itself, and we will. For now, here are our answers to your specific concerns: a) We are not going to send any emails or texts to anyone from your contacts. Apps like Gather / IRL spam people for growth, and we would rather earn your trust and grow slowly. b) You can use Millow without ever inviting anyone else on. It can be used i…
Single player mode ftw. I'm really excited about this app.
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#79Your website has dead scrollbars: https://i.imgur.com/xhNVAnS.png
If you're developing on OSX, it hides scrollbars by default. Best to turn them on to detect issues like this.
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#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nice idea, what did you write the app with? On Win 10 Chrome the font is Times New Roman which makes the site look a little cheap, but the graphics are cute.
Oops! Just deployed a temporary fix (we tested mainly on Mac!) and added sans-serif. We'll improve the Windows situation in the next day or so. It's written in Ionic (so we could iterate quickly on iOS/Android, and potentially have a web version up without too much additional effort).
I'd never heard of Ionic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2WiI9QrS5s&feature=youtu.be) I see it uses Angular.. https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/9udsg4/why_ang...