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Re: Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings.)

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Post by phzbOx »

akmiller wrote: post #26

We just recently launched our first application at http://teamloopapp.com . It's intended audience is to help manage the communication of any type of sports teams. I'm most interested in feedback on the homepage and if it explains enough of what we do and the signup process through creating your first team. Any thoughts would be appreciated greatly!

I'd like a "Quick tour" or "Try a demo" or a video. But it seems interesting; I'm sure lots of coach would use it. Something neat would be to show the direction of the place where the team play and maybe let parents contacts each others for lifts. (I.e. a parent could bring 2 kids).

Re: Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings.)

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Post by ido »

mikegreenberg wrote: post #25
ido wrote: post #6

Can you think of a way to improve my game's[1] interface, taking into account that it has to work on both mobile devices and PCs? Also, if you find any bugs I'd love to hear about it! [1] http://cardinalquest.com/free_edition/

+ The intro instantly made me want to play. (I love RPGs.) I'm certain you've seen enough Square titles to see how they make epic introductions to their games. I'm not sure what you built this with, but an epic intro is CERTAIN to get people to try your game out. As far as game interfaces are concerned, I need to understand the mechanics behind your game and spend more time with it than I'm willing to now. I'll spend…

Thanks! Looking forward to it :)

Re: Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings.)

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Post by patrickyeon »

pfui wrote: post #43

Do you think there's still a market for feed readers? I've built one (not public yet) with two somewhat distinct features: 1. you get a river of news with the ability to perform complex search queries against your feeds; and 2. it provides relevance sorting of articles based on your reading history. I've found that search, when accompanied by tagging, provides a reasonable alternative to the folder-based feed managem…

FWIW, I want this. I want it bad enough that I've had fits and starts going at it myself, but nowhere near even an mvp. My work-around for dealing with feeds right now is to only obsessively check a few that I can't stand the thought of missing, and once in a while poking at all the others. I think I would be much happier with what you describe.

Re: Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings.)

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Post by ido »

levesque wrote: post #38
ido wrote: post #6

Can you think of a way to improve my game's[1] interface, taking into account that it has to work on both mobile devices and PCs? Also, if you find any bugs I'd love to hear about it! [1] http://cardinalquest.com/free_edition/

Here's what annoyed me while playing for a minute or two: - Ask for a confirmation before letting a spellcaster cast a fireball on himself (mistakes). - When casting an offensive spell, place the target cursor automatically on enemies, allowing for a faster pace. (For keyboard users like me!)

Duly noted, thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings.)

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Post by kevinburke »

jxcole wrote: post #48

Hi Mike! Thanks for offering to help. I am pretty good at programming but I know almost nothing about hosting or servers or hardware. I would like to make a website with a Go/MySQL back end (I know it's weird, but I love it). Do you have any recommendations for hosting? Should I use a cloud host like EC2 or Rackspace's cloud or should I use some other hosting service?

I've been using Webfaction, and I'm pretty happy with it. It's about $10 a month, you get SSH access into your box, and they have really good customer/technical support. http://webfaction.com

Re: Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings.)

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Post by phzbOx »

ido wrote: post #6

Can you think of a way to improve my game's[1] interface, taking into account that it has to work on both mobile devices and PCs? Also, if you find any bugs I'd love to hear about it! [1] http://cardinalquest.com/free_edition/

Seems neat! Is there a mailing list to get contacted once you finish the game?

I like how lazy it is to move and attack :p At the beginning, I was searching the attack key everywhere only to find out that there's none. Maybe there're could be a way to explain that. I.e. A simple tutorial where you move, get your sword, and attack a frog or whatever ;)

I like the retro look with the modern nifty details. Good job overall!

Re: Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings.)

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Post by phzbOx »

snikolic wrote: post #27

Mike, this is an awesome gesture. I just filled out your survey. If you have a few spare moments, I'd love UI feedback on http://flock.fm (no big deal if you're overwhelmed with requests and don't have time)

I've tried the app a couple of time in the last few weeks. I've been a bit disappointed by the music recommendation and what was suggested to me. I.e. I don't care about "What everyone is listening" as I don't like it. I have no friend on it. I understand that with friends and probably lots of like/dislike of music, it'll be easy to narrow down my taste. But, I think you need to find a way to get the user started with something he likes; and make it easy to skip music he doesn't like.

Re: Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings.)

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Post by phzbOx »

dougbarrett wrote: post #30

Hi Mike, I have created a free service for app developers to connect with their user base through discussions, bug fixes and a static FAQs section. I have some features I will be working on soon (closing bugs, assigning bugs, "private" apps, RSS feeds). Is the idea just not good enough, or is there something I'm missing that I should be highlighting? The site is http://www.dcmntr.com/ Thanks!

By looking at the splash screen, I have no idea what it does. It promises me wonderful things.. but I don't see how it'd integrate with my apps. Maybe an image workflow of the big use-cases? Or a video? Or a tour.
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