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Re: Show HN: Automated, scheduled, website screenshots to your inbox

#11

Post by soneca »

oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #9
chrismorgan wrote: post #8

What’s the expected use case for this?

I've signed up. I help run a news-based site which changes on a daily basis; a complete history of screenshots to show both evolution of the site and the news that we covered will be most welcome. I know I could have set this up myself, but this service makes it very easy.

Would care to share what website is it?

Also, do you think this service would be of value to you? https://www.bugmuncher.com/

I am helping the founder with some marketing research. Thanks!

Re: Show HN: Automated, scheduled, website screenshots to your inbox

#12

Post by jblok »

soneca wrote: post #11
oneeyedpigeon wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've signed up. I help run a news-based site which changes on a daily basis; a complete history of screenshots to show both evolution of the site and the news that we covered will be most welcome. I know I could have set this up myself, but this service makes it very easy.

Would care to share what website is it? Also, do you think this service would be of value to you? https://www.bugmuncher.com/ I am helping the founder with some marketing research. Thanks!

That's a pretty shameless plug, but I might have use for this service, so thanks for sharing I guess. I especially like the 'freeloader' pricing plan xD

Re: Show HN: Automated, scheduled, website screenshots to your inbox

#14

Post by soneca »

jblok wrote: post #12
soneca wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would care to share what website is it? Also, do you think this service would be of value to you? https://www.bugmuncher.com/ I am helping the founder with some marketing research. Thanks!

That's a pretty shameless plug, but I might have use for this service, so thanks for sharing I guess. I especially like the 'freeloader' pricing plan xD

Since I doing it for someone else, it is easier to be shameless :)

And thanks for trying!

Re: Show HN: Automated, scheduled, website screenshots to your inbox

#16

Post by jamessb »

You could do pretty much the same thing by running something like wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltoimage from cron.

Like blit, this will "even take screenshots behind login forms" if you login with Firefox, export cookies, and provide the --cookie-jar argument, but without charging $5/mo.

[1]: http://wkhtmltopdf.org/

Re: Show HN: Automated, scheduled, website screenshots to your inbox

#18

Post by rubidium »

jamessb wrote: post #16

You could do pretty much the same thing by running something like wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltoimage from cron. Like blit, this will "even take screenshots behind login forms" if you login with Firefox, export cookies, and provide the --cookie-jar argument, but without charging $5/mo. [1]: http://wkhtmltopdf.org/

Who could? A programmer with time to figure out how to do it.

Who couldn't? Everyone else.

Re: Show HN: Automated, scheduled, website screenshots to your inbox

#19

Post by scrollaway »

jamessb wrote: post #16

You could do pretty much the same thing by running something like wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltoimage from cron. Like blit, this will "even take screenshots behind login forms" if you login with Firefox, export cookies, and provide the --cookie-jar argument, but without charging $5/mo. [1]: http://wkhtmltopdf.org/

I actually can't tell if this comment is serious, or sarcastically referencing the dropbox comment from a few years ago.
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