Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever

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Post by orph » Tue, Jan 17, 2012, 11:44 PM UTC

Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever
hackpad.com

Re: Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever

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Post by wslh » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 12:34 AM UTC

Nice, seems like they are taking some of the features of Microsoft OneNote to the web (checkboxes)

Re: Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever

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Post by jff » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 12:36 AM UTC

Unfortunate that they don't offer the software itself; I could use this at work, but I don't think we'd be allowed to use it on an external server.

Re: Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever

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Post by kofman » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 12:42 AM UTC

jff wrote: post #3

Unfortunate that they don't offer the software itself; I could use this at work, but I don't think we'd be allowed to use it on an external server.

If there's demand, we'll definitely consider offering this.

Re: Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever

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Post by netghost » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 12:45 AM UTC

It looks neat. Why does it want access to my google contacts?

Re: Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever

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Post by king_magic » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 12:45 AM UTC

I really don't like that I have to sign in with Google or Facebook to try it in read/write mode. Read-only mode is not good enough for me to tell if it's something I want to use, and having to use Google or Facebook just to try it is a dealbreaker for me, sorry. Which is a shame, because it looks neat.

Fix that, then I'd be interested in giving it a try.

Edit: I missed the ability to sign in without Google/Facebook. It was a bit too small to notice. That being said... I signed up and gave it a try anyway, despite my misgivings. It's a neat product.

Re: Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever

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Post by arctangent » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 12:47 AM UTC

jff wrote: post #3

Unfortunate that they don't offer the software itself; I could use this at work, but I don't think we'd be allowed to use it on an external server.

I'm also a frequent complainer about exactly this sort of thing.

Maybe there is some space in the market for a B2B company which could package up software like this for deployment within the firewalls of the ultimate customer...

Re: Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever

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Post by AdamGibbins » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 12:49 AM UTC

Why does this request access to my Google Contacts when signing in using my Google Account? No thanks.

Re: Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever

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Post by arctangent » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 12:49 AM UTC

kofman wrote: post #4

jff wrote: post #3

Unfortunate that they don't offer the software itself; I could use this at work, but I don't think we'd be allowed to use it on an external server.

If there's demand, we'll definitely consider offering this.

I promise you that there's absolutely loads of demand from companies for things like this, so long as they can be deployed inside their own network.

On the plus side, you can charge them lots of money. On the negative side, it's not as easy (or cheap!) to market to these people and take care of their needs.

Re: Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki ever

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Post by king_magic » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 12:53 AM UTC

kofman wrote: post #4

jff wrote: post #3

Unfortunate that they don't offer the software itself; I could use this at work, but I don't think we'd be allowed to use it on an external server.

If there's demand, we'll definitely consider offering this.

Couldn't you offer something where you host the UI, but you allow a client to provide their own data source? That way the data stays on the client-side, and they never have to worry about upgrades, since you host the UI?