Show HN: Consol – Desktop First Productivity with End-to-End Encryption
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Re: Show HN: Consol – Desktop First Productivity with End-to-End Encryption
#2We're bootstrapped.
The primary reason I started Consol was because I wanted to use it. One day at work I finally had it with existing tools and I started designing what had been in my head for a long time. Soon after I recruited my brothers.
Many of you will immediately notice some missing features, such as the ability to import/export data. Take a look at our first blog post for some insight on what's missing and what's in the pipeline.
Thanks in advance for your positive and constructive feedback.
Re: Show HN: Consol – Desktop First Productivity with End-to-End Encryption
#3The video is really hard to follow. Memes and electronica don't really show what it's actually good for.
The actual app looks really cluttered (with multiple left hand panes for navigation). The "beautiful" statement seems more directed at the rainbow UI, which seems more distracting than anything else.
Re: Show HN: Consol – Desktop First Productivity with End-to-End Encryption
#4We're bootstrapped. The primary reason I started Consol was because I wanted to use it. One day at work I finally had it with existing tools and I started designing what had been in my head for a long time. Soon after I recruited my brothers. Many of you will immediately notice some missing features, such as the ability to import/export data. Take a look at our first blog post for some insight on what's missing and w…
I'm definitely intrigued. We've used everything under the sun and always end up falling back to Asana (we're a small design agency).
Looking forward to trying this out!
Edit: You guys might want to be a bit more clear that you're requiring a credit card to signup for beta access, even if you're not charging for 30 days.
Re: Show HN: Consol – Desktop First Productivity with End-to-End Encryption
#5Well... I loved the video. It actually doesn't have to show what it's actually for... you just have to make people interested enough so they will give it a try and then make sure that they learn about all the great new stuff as they use it.
But again, you are going to hear all type of comments, positive or negative, just try to not take all of them for granted. Keep doing your stuff based on your guts and metrics. Good luck.
Re: Show HN: Consol – Desktop First Productivity with End-to-End Encryption
#6Sounds like a very cool concept. Few things I noticed:
- (not a native speaker) but the english-text in the video seems weird: „much tools“, „very hassle“.
- the landing page is too bloated in my eyes (colors, text), really hard to get a quick grasp of what it is about
Good luck!!
EDIT: - text-color on the signup form is black with a black background. Not sure if intended? Nearly impossible to read what I type. (FF 44.0.2)
Re: Show HN: Consol – Desktop First Productivity with End-to-End Encryption
#7https://www.consol.io/encryption/
> At this time, Consol supports encryption only of certain content types, viz. notes, code blocks, and images, for users who have subscribed to the E2EE component. The other content types available in Consol are not yet encryptable.
> Notably, Consol E2EE does not yet support encryption of the titles of any content types. For example, if you create a Consol note and encrypt it, the text you add to the note’s body will be encrypted but its title will not be encrypted. For now, you should operate accordingly. We plan to improve this in the future.
> You acknowledge that if you encrypt an item after you create and add content to it, there may be a period of time in which your item’s body content is not encrypted while being stored in our database. To ensure the greatest security currently available in Consol’s system, you should, where possible, encrypt an item in its pageview before you begin adding content to it. It is better practice in Consol to encrypt an item first and only then begin work by adding content.
> This means that for certain content types that require creation and upload before the pageview is visible, such as uploadable or linkable images, Consol does not yet provide a way to encrypt such body data beforehand. You acknowledge and consent to the attendant risk that you must manually designate certain content for encryption after it has been uploaded.
I don't appreciate having to dig through your FAQ to find the holes and caveats. There is literally no technical reason for this.
If you are going to make security promises like this you need to:
1) Actually have them implemented.
2) Have them secure by default.
Re: Show HN: Consol – Desktop First Productivity with End-to-End Encryption
#8We're bootstrapped. The primary reason I started Consol was because I wanted to use it. One day at work I finally had it with existing tools and I started designing what had been in my head for a long time. Soon after I recruited my brothers. Many of you will immediately notice some missing features, such as the ability to import/export data. Take a look at our first blog post for some insight on what's missing and w…
I'm definitely intrigued. We've used everything under the sun and always end up falling back to Asana (we're a small design agency). Looking forward to trying this out! Edit: You guys might want to be a bit more clear that you're requiring a credit card to signup for beta access, even if you're not charging for 30 days.
Thanks for your feedback. The current flow allows me to see who's interested in the product, but may not be interested in paying. If the price was front and center from the get-go, I wouldn't have ever known of numerous users who showed interest.
Re: Show HN: Consol – Desktop First Productivity with End-to-End Encryption
#9Sounds like a very cool concept. Few things I noticed: - (not a native speaker) but the english-text in the video seems weird: „much tools“, „very hassle“. - the landing page is too bloated in my eyes (colors, text), really hard to get a quick grasp of what it is about Good luck!! EDIT: - text-color on the signup form is black with a black background. Not sure if intended? Nearly impossible to read what I type. (FF 4…
> - (not a native speaker) but the english-text in the video seems weird: „much tools“, „very hassle“
This is a play on doge speak[0]
[0]: http://the-toast.net/2014/02/06/linguist-explains-grammar-do...
Re: Show HN: Consol – Desktop First Productivity with End-to-End Encryption
#10Sounds like a very cool concept. Few things I noticed: - (not a native speaker) but the english-text in the video seems weird: „much tools“, „very hassle“. - the landing page is too bloated in my eyes (colors, text), really hard to get a quick grasp of what it is about Good luck!! EDIT: - text-color on the signup form is black with a black background. Not sure if intended? Nearly impossible to read what I type. (FF 4…
> - (not a native speaker) but the english-text in the video seems weird: „much tools“, „very hassle“ This is a play on doge speak[0] [0]: http://the-toast.net/2014/02/06/linguist-explains-grammar-do...
thanks for taking the time to explain!!