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Intelligent To Do List App Any.do Raises $3.5 Million

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Re: Intelligent To Do List App Any.do Raises $3.5 Million

#12
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One of the best about me page I've ever seen: http://www.any.do/about

Wistia too has a good page http://wistia.com/about/yearbook Hint : Are you sure each profile has just one extra pose? Edit : I find this page weird but its still a different About Us page http://bkwld.com/profile

The Wistia one is great, but that last one... WTF? Auto playing music went out of fashion in 1999.

It's completely disrespectful to their users.

Re: Intelligent To Do List App Any.do Raises $3.5 Million

#15
post #14

This app looks interesting, but the permissions are outrageous. Why does it need to read my call log and smses, directly make phone calls etc?

Hint - You might be the product xD

Yeah, I'm not going to be installing this. I've been paying for RTM Pro (Android) for a couple of years, but it's expensive and doesn't quite fit my workflow so I've been looking at alternatives. Not interested in what looks like invasive vaporware.

Re: Intelligent To Do List App Any.do Raises $3.5 Million

#16

This app looks interesting, but the permissions are outrageous. Why does it need to read my call log and smses, directly make phone calls etc?

The Any.Do app allows you to add 'call back person' to your task list when you miss a call. You can call that person from the app.

Re: Intelligent To Do List App Any.do Raises $3.5 Million

#17

This app looks interesting, but the permissions are outrageous. Why does it need to read my call log and smses, directly make phone calls etc?

They use missed calls to make reminders, and they seem to allow you to link a number to a task to ring it. Not necessarily outrageous if what their website suggests it does is true.

Re: Intelligent To Do List App Any.do Raises $3.5 Million

#18
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wistia too has a good page http://wistia.com/about/yearbook Hint : Are you sure each profile has just one extra pose? Edit : I find this page weird but its still a different About Us page http://bkwld.com/profile

The Wistia one is great, but that last one... WTF? Auto playing music went out of fashion in 1999. It's completely disrespectful to their users.

Disrespectful because of the playing of music or because it's out of fashion?

(not serious)

Re: Intelligent To Do List App Any.do Raises $3.5 Million

#19
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wistia too has a good page http://wistia.com/about/yearbook Hint : Are you sure each profile has just one extra pose? Edit : I find this page weird but its still a different About Us page http://bkwld.com/profile

The Wistia one is great, but that last one... WTF? Auto playing music went out of fashion in 1999. It's completely disrespectful to their users.

Disrespectful because of the playing of music or because it's out of fashion?

(not serious)

Re: Intelligent To Do List App Any.do Raises $3.5 Million

#20
post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hint - You might be the product xD

Yeah, I'm not going to be installing this. I've been paying for RTM Pro (Android) for a couple of years, but it's expensive and doesn't quite fit my workflow so I've been looking at alternatives. Not interested in what looks like invasive vaporware.

I have paid for RTM pro for years. It is money well spent every year. I have met the developer of the Any.do app, and he's a good guy. Vaporware it is not. But for an app I interact with multiple times every single day I have no problem paying money to avoid advertisements.
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