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Re: Cheddar

#91

Post by antiterra »

sophacles wrote: post #49

Sweet, it's completely useless! I can't dump a task from command line or vim. Can't script it to pull things to the calendar automatically. Can't send an email to put a task directly into it. Can't dump tasks to a text todo list to put at the top of the code or document im writing to remember what I need as I write. Will not use. And, even if those features show up, won't consider due to lack basic thought in initial…

First, saying it's completely useless is complete hyperbole. You can enter to do items through an application or web interface. That is a use. It may not be a novel use or a use that interests you in any way, but it's still a use. It's a disappointing fact, but the truth is that command line integration, scripting or a public API are not particularly mainstream features in an app.

Next, it would seem pretty fanatical to say "this app does everything I want to, but because the features weren't there in the first version, I refuse to use it." If the new functionality is well-integrated and not simply shoe-horned in, would does the first version of the product have any relevance at all?

Re: Cheddar

#92

Post by huhtenberg »

Seriously, Sam. Reword the brief to not say "magical". It's annoying at best and insulting at worst. If it were ticking off "get milk" when you put a new carton of milk in a fridge, that could've passed for magical. Doing an auto background sync is not, you are late by few years.

Re: Cheddar

#93

Post by alttab »

jarederondu wrote: post #78
zoul wrote: post #6

Dear God no, yet another pimped-up todo list? What does it do that the others don’t?

Markdown, for one.

So thats the reason why all other Todo apps get abandoned after the first week? I don't ever remember lack of formatting being the reason why Things or Wunderlust never worked for me.

Re: Cheddar

#94

Post by novakinblood »

RegEx wrote: post #60
novakinblood wrote: post #9

Looks simple and clean but I already use "remember the milk" to do the same thing. The landing page doesn't give enough convincing arguments to pull me away.

I'm a big RTM fan myself, although I'm honestly not too pleased with their latest UI update on the iPhone. It's prettier, but not as snappy.

I agree about the UI update. It looks nice but feels clunky and I get disoriented with all the swiping. It's too "swipey".

Re: Cheddar

#95

Post by sunnynagra »

alttab wrote: post #88
sunnynagra wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Yea, I agree that it is crowded. It is less of a simple to-do app and more focused on setting up location triggered reminders for your friends and family.

But it is a hard space because it is such a polluted space. we are thinking of possibly pivoting it and using what we learned building it into a new service that focuses on needs of businesses in regards to setting of geofences.

Re: Cheddar

#96

Post by thom »

donerKebab wrote: post #72
thom wrote: post #47

+1 for delicious cheese.

Let me guess, you're American. Not that cheddar can't be a good cheese, but on the other side of the pond, cheddar is really the most basic cheese.

I'm from the UK, and good, mature cheddar is wonderful cheese, 'basic' or not. :P

Re: Cheddar

#97

Post by thom »

donerKebab wrote: post #72
thom wrote: post #47

+1 for delicious cheese.

Let me guess, you're American. Not that cheddar can't be a good cheese, but on the other side of the pond, cheddar is really the most basic cheese.

I did wonder why the app was orange, though, so I assume that's a symptom of the American cheese gap.

Re: Cheddar

#98

Post by huhtenberg »

cool-RR wrote: post #64
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…

It takes me around 4 seconds to type in a task with MyLifeOrgainzed. (Can be 2-3 seconds for short tasks.) No need to open the app, it's always open, just press a shortcut key to bring up a dialog for adding a task.

Wow... that's one really ugly UI.

http://www.mylifeorganized.net/i/sshots/myLife-ssh012.gif

Re: Cheddar

#99

Post by RegEx »

novakinblood wrote: post #94
RegEx wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm a big RTM fan myself, although I'm honestly not too pleased with their latest UI update on the iPhone. It's prettier, but not as snappy.

I agree about the UI update. It looks nice but feels clunky and I get disoriented with all the swiping. It's too "swipey".

Exactly. Having to swipe to get my list back on screen is less than ideal.

Re: Cheddar

#100

Post by cpocpo »

huhtenberg wrote: post #92

Seriously, Sam. Reword the brief to not say "magical". It's annoying at best and insulting at worst. If it were ticking off "get milk" when you put a new carton of milk in a fridge, that could've passed for magical. Doing an auto background sync is not, you are late by few years.

It's ironic that he uses "magical" when his company is called Nothing Magical.
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