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Re: Trello celebrates One Million Users

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Post by RockyMcNuts »

IsaacL wrote: post #95
JPKab wrote: post #91

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Less than 2 years ago, I bought a "cutting edge" Android smartpone, called the Samsung Infuse. Almost two years later, Samsung has yet to release a single update to Gingerbread (from Froyo) over the cell network. A few months ago, they were nice enough to put out a buggy Gingerbreak update to the device, but it was hosted on their website, required me to install software on my computer just to load it, and it then fa…

Heh, I have the same problem with my Galaxy S1... Count yourself lucky, I'm still stuck on Eclair!

No Cyanogenmod for that device? I had a Fascinate which I believe is Verizon's version of original Samsung S, went to Gingerbread and Jelly Bean well ahead of Verizon's OTA updates.

Re: Trello celebrates One Million Users

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Post by smoyer »

JPKab wrote: post #91
MartinCron wrote: post #49

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Have you considered the Trello apps for smartphones and tablets as an alternative?

Less than 2 years ago, I bought a "cutting edge" Android smartpone, called the Samsung Infuse. Almost two years later, Samsung has yet to release a single update to Gingerbread (from Froyo) over the cell network. A few months ago, they were nice enough to put out a buggy Gingerbreak update to the device, but it was hosted on their website, required me to install software on my computer just to load it, and it then fa…

HTC Thunderbolt here ... but the same problem. I bought what was supposed to be the next big thing, but next time I'll wait and buy what is the big thing.

Re: Trello celebrates One Million Users

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Post by bemmu »

KevinMS wrote: post #110

I'm curious if an app like this could have gotten traction if it wasn't put out by a shop like Fog Creek. In other words, if some guy built this in his basement, would anybody have noticed, no matter how great?

I imagine fame would give you an initial boost, but it would be only temporary without a really good product. The growth curve might look similar to a non-famous developer, but just start at an earlier point on the curve.

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Post by mleonhard »

edanm wrote: post #97

I've looked at Trello several times, and it's always seemed like a great app to work with... but I never got around to actually using it. So, open question time: How do all you HN'ers use Trello? What kind of things do you manage with it? Bonus for telling us what you used before, and how Trello makes it easier. Super-duper bonus for anything to do with running software projects, and running businesses. Thanks!

Before Trello, I used a simple text wiki named ZuluPad. Now I use five Trello lists:

1. Customers

2. Follow Up (contacted potential customers)

3. To Do (uncontacted potential customers, features, bug fixes, business tasks)

4. Done 2013-01-06~ (tasks completed this week, nice to look over at the beginning of each week)

5. Wishlist (everything that isn't a priority)

I use checklists to keep track of development tasks and testing. I write comments when I interact with a customer. Trello is awesome. I just wish it could make Google Calendar entries for cards that have due dates.

Re: Trello celebrates One Million Users

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Post by dpcan »

pgrote wrote: post #3

Great service. I hope they start charging for the service soon.

I kind-of agree.

Tho, I think if they just asked me to pay what I think it's worth to me, I would pay something. Right away. I'd click the button and pay something, then probably do it again in a couple months.

They should call it, "give Trello a hug", and then I can just hug it with some money whenever it makes me feel happy.

Too sappy? I don't care. I honestly feel like I've found the solution I've always dreamed of with Trello and I could not believe it was free from the day I signed up until now.

Re: Trello celebrates One Million Users

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Post by xmodem »

rohamg wrote: post #101
IsaacL wrote: post #95

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Heh, I have the same problem with my Galaxy S1... Count yourself lucky, I'm still stuck on Eclair!

Samsung is frequently referred to as "the only android carrier that makes any money". One wonders whether such Apple-sque upgrade forcing has contributed to their financial success.

Apple doesn't 'force' upgrades anything like what every Android vendor does. The iPhone 4 is now 2.5 years old and still happily runs iOS6 - I can't find anyone with a 2.5 year old android phone that's running current software that hasn't modded it.

Re: Trello celebrates One Million Users

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Post by gootdude »

xmodem wrote: post #116
rohamg wrote: post #101

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Samsung is frequently referred to as "the only android carrier that makes any money". One wonders whether such Apple-sque upgrade forcing has contributed to their financial success.

Apple doesn't 'force' upgrades anything like what every Android vendor does. The iPhone 4 is now 2.5 years old and still happily runs iOS6 - I can't find anyone with a 2.5 year old android phone that's running current software that hasn't modded it.

even the 3gs runs ios6 and it's from 2009!

Re: Trello celebrates One Million Users

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Post by michaelbuddy »

rogerbinns wrote: post #104
binxbolling wrote: post #85

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I've created multiple boards. Right now I'm at three: one for my personal life, one for my public work life (i.e. shared with colleagues), and one for my private work life that has my own to-dos, lists, etc. Then you use the board dropdown similar to what you wanted for users.

Those are all personal, although your last one includes work information. My work has a separate identity from me, has a separate email address, and has confidential information that needs to be bounded by that work. Intermingling it with boards associated with my personal identity is wrong, and in violation of several work NDAs with partners. It should also be the case that my work can disable/cancel my work account…

If you're running a modern OS you can use multiple desktops. why not use a desktop switch - with another browser running your personal account. you could switch back and forth with a key command and maintain the separation. Or if you have the power, run a VM and do it in that.

Re: Trello celebrates One Million Users

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Post by zaidf »

IsaacL wrote: post #76

I'm impressed Trello has managed to succeed in what many had written off as overcrowded space. I think the key to its success is the insight that Joel Spolsky explains in his post here: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2012/01/06.html - that successful apps often provide a new kind of data structure, that makes them suitable for many purposes. (For Trello, that's a "list of lists".) Fog Creek Employees: can anyone…

that successful apps often provide a new kind of data structure, that makes them suitable for many purposes

And I'd argue that that is also a major reason when apps fail: they force people to change their existing ways of thinking and aren't able to "recruit" enough users/customers.

Frankly I wasn't that big on trello and still have major issues with it. For example, when juggling multiple boards, I still don't really know where to begin my workflow. I still don't really know how to see casually what all has been going on across my boards...a lot like a facebook feed. These are critical features that keep me from really engaging with it.

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Post by tedunangst »

dodger wrote: post #52
kevingessner wrote: post #44

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The team wrote a blog post describing their tech stack last year: http://blog.fogcreek.com/the-trello-tech-stack/ The biggest change since then is that Trello now runs on AWS, rather than colocated servers in NYC. But the software is the same.

. . . and here's an example of an issue with scaling it up: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13770826/poorly-balanced-...

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