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Re: Cheddar

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Post by sunnynagra »

nhangen wrote: post #68
ntkachov wrote: post #59

Out of all the todo apps I've tried. Every time I go back to writing shit on a white board. I've timed myself. IT takes me about 6 seconds to write something on a whiteboard. And about 10 to take a picture of it with my phone. Compare that to the 20+ it takes for me to pull out my phone, open an app, get into the list I want, and then type it out on a shitty little keyboard. Until you make a note taking app that take…

Same here, and for some stuff, using iOS reminders works well. I've tried all of them - Things, Wunderlist, Asana, iOS Reminders (still use a bit), and can't get any of them to stick.

Can you check out an app I helped make called Reminders with Friends? http://www.slyceapps.com/reminders

I would love to hear your opinions after you've tried all those other apps.

Re: Cheddar

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Post by wam »

munaf wrote: post #48

Startup request: Please, someone come up with a todo/productivity/project management system whose main feature is _motivation_ to use it, not just technical versions of paper todo lists. I don't know if the solution is necessarily technical. I've tried every major app and still rely on the visceral impact of post-it notes next to my computer to get things done. I'd love to switch to an app but nothing is actually mak…

Books I'd read: "Wanting to Get Things Done"

Re: Cheddar

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Post by smackfu »

ntkachov wrote: post #59

Out of all the todo apps I've tried. Every time I go back to writing shit on a white board. I've timed myself. IT takes me about 6 seconds to write something on a whiteboard. And about 10 to take a picture of it with my phone. Compare that to the 20+ it takes for me to pull out my phone, open an app, get into the list I want, and then type it out on a shitty little keyboard. Until you make a note taking app that take…

I use these small 5x8 yellow legal pads. Doesn't take up much space on my desk, and you get 17 lines or so, which is generally plenty. If I need multiple lists, I use multiple pages. Dead simple and fast. And it even allows for multiple levels of completion, like I can mark an X next to an item for when it's coded, then cross out the line when I test.

Re: Cheddar

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Post by chetan51 »

munaf wrote: post #48

Startup request: Please, someone come up with a todo/productivity/project management system whose main feature is _motivation_ to use it, not just technical versions of paper todo lists. I don't know if the solution is necessarily technical. I've tried every major app and still rely on the visceral impact of post-it notes next to my computer to get things done. I'd love to switch to an app but nothing is actually mak…

I have just the thing for you. It's an app called TimeBend: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timebend/id525224894?mt=8

Be sure to read the app description before you download, so you know how to use it correctly. It's simple, but really gets you motivated to get things done on time.

Re: Cheddar

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Post by OzzyB »

guynamedloren wrote: post #71
btipling wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When pg used a todo list as an example app to challenge email, this was to be expected. A million todo apps everywhere. People have so little imagination.

I don't think pg is to blame for this... todo list apps are inherently simple to design and build. If anything, they're a great 'first app' for new or aspiring developers, so a marketplace flooded with (many shitty) todo apps is not surprising.

Indeed.

And the second is a Time Tracking app followed by a Project Management app.

Re: Cheddar

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Post by alttab »

sunnynagra wrote: post #81
nhangen wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same here, and for some stuff, using iOS reminders works well. I've tried all of them - Things, Wunderlist, Asana, iOS Reminders (still use a bit), and can't get any of them to stick.

Can you check out an app I helped make called Reminders with Friends? http://www.slyceapps.com/reminders I would love to hear your opinions after you've tried all those other apps.

I think the point he was trying to make is that the space is freaking crowded. Reminders with Friends is probably not helping.

Re: Cheddar

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Post by brandoncapecci »

munaf wrote: post #48

Startup request: Please, someone come up with a todo/productivity/project management system whose main feature is _motivation_ to use it, not just technical versions of paper todo lists. I don't know if the solution is necessarily technical. I've tried every major app and still rely on the visceral impact of post-it notes next to my computer to get things done. I'd love to switch to an app but nothing is actually mak…

Interesting you bring this up... I was working on one for awhile that hard a sort of social karma system built in. I wanted to try and reenforce people creating tasks in a game environment rather than just through self-motivation. You were awarded points for completing tasks and able to view accumulated points of friends. I hoped this would allow just a bit more accountability since all your friends can see that you just sat on your ass all day. Same sort of idea of the scale that tweets your weight. There really was no good way I had come up with to make a fair scoring system and to defer cheating. Had I finished it, what it definitely wouldn't have been is anything like this app which makes me feels very detached. I honestly think todos should be fun, otherwise most people won't stick with them.

For the record, this was just one of the smallest projects I could think of to learn a new technology. I think the space sucks but that's largely because everybody does exactly the same thing. It's kind of funny that I couldn't bring myself to work on something that stale even if it was just for me to see.

Re: Cheddar

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Post by shanev »

The design of this app looks awesome, but I don't think we need more todo apps in the App Store. I have a huge list of app ideas with not enough time to implement all of them. Every few weeks I see one of my ideas, done by someone else, hit the top 25 of the App Store. If you're a talented developer there's much more creative things you could be buliding.
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