Looks nice, I'm willing to give it a spin. Reminds me of http://corkboard.me which was posted on HN not too long ago, but I've never found a use for ownerless apps like that.
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Re: Show HN: Pocket - my first app ever
#42As a marketing heads-up, the site name, letspocket.com , may raise negative connotations. See for instance definitions 21-23 here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pocket
What are you referring to? I don't see how the word pocket has any "negative" connotations. It's a little confusing in how it relates to note-taking, but that isn't really negative to me.
"verb (used with object)
* to put into one's pocket: to pocket one's keys.
* to take possession of as one's own, often dishonestly: to pocket public funds.
* to submit to or endure without protest or open resentment: to pocket an insult.
* to conceal or suppress: to pocket one's pride."
I don't think the negative connotations are exclusively British. I've heard the phrase said plenty of times "John pocketed something", when it meant he kind of stole it. It's also used with regards to politicians sometimes.
Re: Show HN: Pocket - my first app ever
#43This is inspiring to me as a designer who can't code, although I want to learn and have many ideas for projects. Well done for learning to program and actually building and shipping your idea!
Re: Show HN: Pocket - my first app ever
#44I love your site design - very cute :) I'd definitely be interested once you got an Android app up and running - I use Evernote on Android and web heavily at the moment, and tried Springpad for a while (until it screwed up a sync and deleted all my notes, grr!) Back when I was in Uni I used the analogue version of this: a big whiteboard next to my desk with stuff pinned to it or written in little lists, as well as us…
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback and support!
That's exactly what I was shooting for with pocket. I have a giant whiteboard too, and it's incredibly useful. Since I made Pocket, however, I find myself using it less and less. Guess that means I'm doing things right?
Mobile apps are in the pipeline!
Re: Show HN: Pocket - my first app ever
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think he mean's the phrase "lets pocket" could mean "let's steal/take/grab". That use of the word is a little British...
Heh - this Brit didn't notice the possible alternative use at all. I thought the domain was slightly Japanese-English style - cute and quirky.
eg "Let's pickle!"?
Re: Show HN: Pocket - my first app ever
#46Loved your app. I've created something similar to myself only, not a webapp, a desktop one. Congratulations!
Oh and on your madebyloren.com website, did you intentionally left the title untitled or was that some lapse?
Cheers & thanks for the notes andre
Re: Show HN: Pocket - my first app ever
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree with LRM about the logo... little too dark. Didn't even realize it was there. For your issues: 1) Try using Authlogic ( https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic ) to handle users/passwords... It's a great solution and is super easy to implement. Once you have Authlogic, use this ( http://www.binarylogic.com/2008/11/16/tutorial-reset-passwor... ) to figure out password resets. 2) Dunno about this... Twilio + s…
I would recommend Devise over Authlogic as it doesn't pollute your application with as much generated code...
Have used both a it's a +1 for Devise from me. Also think you do really need to give some attention to the logo as I almost couldn't see it at all.
That said, congratulations on a good start. Keep on truckin!
Re: Show HN: Pocket - my first app ever
#48Loved your app. I've created something similar to myself only, not a webapp, a desktop one. Congratulations! Oh and on your madebyloren.com website, did you intentionally left the title untitled or was that some lapse? Cheers & thanks for the notes andre
Thank you for the kind words =]
The title on madebyloren.com has not been set yet because I'm still working on development. Madebyloren is my second attempt at a Ruby on Rails app. I figured building a blog engine from scratch would be a good exercise and not very difficult (plus highly customizable to my needs), so I went ahead and did that instead of wordpress or another premade engine. Considering I only worked on it for a few hours one day (designing and coding) I think it turned out okay.
Re: Show HN: Pocket - my first app ever
#49The itch you're trying to scratch is an itchy one for me as well. I'd really like an online service that could merge my note taking habits on my computer seamlessly with my note taking habits on my phone. However, for an app that's purported to work well on a phone, I had a terrible time trying to read the website on mine. I'd suggest looking at the site from a couple mobile browsers. Aside from that, congrats on lea…
> I'd really like an online service that could merge my note taking habits on my computer seamlessly with my note taking habits on my phone.
That's what I'm shooting for - iPhone and Android apps are in the works.
> However, for an app that's purported to work well on a phone, I had a terrible time trying to read the website on mine. I'd suggest looking at the site from a couple mobile browsers.
I hadn't even thought about this. Sorry for the confusion, but I didn't intend for the app to be viewed in mobile browsers. Currently, it is optimized for desktop browsers with mobile app syncing planned for the future.
Thanks for the feedback!
Re: Show HN: Pocket - my first app ever
#50Make an API and or import/export options?