Taskbox - Turn your inbox into a task list
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Taskbox - Turn your inbox into a task list
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Re: Taskbox - Turn your inbox into a task list
#2I like the idea of merging tasks with emails - but if I can make one suggestion: I don't think I'd ever hit an auto-reply button that said "I'll get it done. It's now in my Taskbox." Unless replies are customizable, this sort of self-serving superfluous information would turn me off to the product.
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#3This has been tried over and over.
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#4Because another todo app is just what the world needs.
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#5YC company Taskforce (http://www.taskforceapp.com/) does something very similar, although not having used it, I can't speak to whether they're focused on mobile as Taskbox appears to be.
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#6I'm curious why this is using a Kickstarter project. Maybe I'm jaded as a developer, but with only a $4k ask I would say build it, sell it, and ship it. I'm not going to trust that you can build a good mobile app until I can use it myself.
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#7It's a good idea to play with. I've been using Streak, which merges CRM with gmail inbox. Google's own task integration (as with Apple's, Yahoo, et al) have been poor.
But I agree with previous commenters that a speculative mobile app is unsuitable for kickstarter. I wouldn't be surprised if the new rules issued to prevent speculative hardware projects were eventually expanded to include things like mobile apps, but in any case it's a marketplace -- others with the capability to fund are free to disagree, and if enough do it will get funded. What's to complain about?
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#8Another comment has already mentioned Taskforce; Mail Pilot (http://www.mailpilot.co/), which was another Kickstarter project, also does something similar.
I really want something that does this, but as a native desktop app and a mobile app, and syncs to a web app so I can access it from elsewhere. And a pony.
Re: Taskbox - Turn your inbox into a task list
#9It's a good idea to play with. I've been using Streak, which merges CRM with gmail inbox. Google's own task integration (as with Apple's, Yahoo, et al) have been poor. But I agree with previous commenters that a speculative mobile app is unsuitable for kickstarter. I wouldn't be surprised if the new rules issued to prevent speculative hardware projects were eventually expanded to include things like mobile apps, but…
Just a quick note: I'm not affiliated with the app or its creators in any way, but I have been a beta tester for it, and it's working pretty well (the app is bootstrapped so far). The Kickstarter is to add integration with other email providers (Exchange, etc.) and to create a web app that integrates with it.
Re: Taskbox - Turn your inbox into a task list
#10Another comment has already mentioned Taskforce; Mail Pilot ( http://www.mailpilot.co/ ), which was another Kickstarter project, also does something similar. I really want something that does this, but as a native desktop app and a mobile app, and syncs to a web app so I can access it from elsewhere. And a pony.
MailPilot is also about to open up a beta today in about 4 hours, so not sure it's worth investing in another kickstarter to make a similar project. I want to play around with MailPilot to see if I like the metaphor of my inbox as a task list.