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Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

#1

Post by michelle_ » Tue, May 15, 2012, 6:18 PM UTC

This is my first web app, so there are bound be to be a few kinks that need to be worked out. That's why it's here, in hopes that some of the awesome people I read about on HN can take a minute to offer some criticism.

http://dailydo.it/

DailyDo.it is meant to replace the canonical to-do list with a do-it list – a list of things that you will actually do.

My monetization plan is based on team do-it lists, where you can see your teammates' do-it lists and assign them tasks, while keeping the individual do-it lists totally free.

Please let me know if you find any bugs, what the pain points are, what you like/don't like, and anything else that comes to mind. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!

Re: Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

#2

Post by rdg » Tue, May 15, 2012, 9:14 PM UTC

I don't really use ToDo apps but I can say the app loos very nice design-wise and I like that it's pretty straightforward to use.

Re: Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

#3

Post by TheSmoke » Tue, May 15, 2012, 9:33 PM UTC

people are too busy discussing whether others should or shouldn't learn coding.

i should say that i really liked the design. it is simple and elegant.

i have a suggestion though. since you let me create tasks without signing up or signing in, why don't you keep them in local storage so when i close and reopen the app some other time, during the day, my list greets me?

Re: Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

#4

Post by michelle_ » Tue, May 15, 2012, 9:47 PM UTC

TheSmoke wrote: post #3

people are too busy discussing whether others should or shouldn't learn coding. i should say that i really liked the design. it is simple and elegant. i have a suggestion though. since you let me create tasks without signing up or signing in, why don't you keep them in local storage so when i close and reopen the app some other time, during the day, my list greets me?

Thanks for taking the time to check out the app and give feedback!

Tasks should have persisted across sessions, but when I changed from the "beta" to "live" URL I forgot to update the cookie settings. It should work now.

I had thought about using local storage, but opted instead for a "guest key" stored as a cookie that ties to the tasks in the database. It's definitely important for tasks to never disappear, one way or another.

Thanks again!

Re: Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

#5

Post by michelle_ » Tue, May 15, 2012, 9:48 PM UTC

rdg wrote: post #2

I don't really use ToDo apps but I can say the app loos very nice design-wise and I like that it's pretty straightforward to use.

Thanks so much for your kind words :)

Re: Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

#6

Post by espinchi » Tue, May 15, 2012, 9:54 PM UTC

I find it courageous to write a web app that competes in such a crowded market such as task management. I'm not saying it's impossible to find a spot there, but it's certainly difficult.

In order for hesitant users to start using it, perhaps it would be useful that you could easily get back to it. Perhaps by picking an easy-to-remember URL for your list?

Also, I'd decide early in the product development process whether you want to target advanced users or a more broad audience. I'd ask for shortcuts, labels, sublists, ... but that's not what other type of users would necessarily appreciate.

Re: Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

#7

Post by Mz » Tue, May 15, 2012, 9:54 PM UTC

Clickable: http://dailydo.it/

Looks nice and clean. I might use this.

PS: I like your HN handle. Mine should have been Michele but it was taken and I was not clever enough to think to add an underscore or some such.

Re: Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

#8

Post by michelle_ » Tue, May 15, 2012, 10:26 PM UTC

Mz wrote: post #7

Clickable: http://dailydo.it/ Looks nice and clean. I might use this. PS: I like your HN handle. Mine should have been Michele but it was taken and I was not clever enough to think to add an underscore or some such.

Thanks! And yes, after much deliberation I decided on the underscore.

Re: Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

#9

Post by michelle_ » Tue, May 15, 2012, 10:36 PM UTC

espinchi wrote: post #6

I find it courageous to write a web app that competes in such a crowded market such as task management. I'm not saying it's impossible to find a spot there, but it's certainly difficult. In order for hesitant users to start using it, perhaps it would be useful that you could easily get back to it. Perhaps by picking an easy-to-remember URL for your list? Also, I'd decide early in the product development process wheth…

I'm currently trying to keep the app simple and clutter-free, so it's been a challenge not to pack it full of every feature that comes to mind. Sublists would definitely make it onto the feature-list; I think they're handy and my first prototype had infinite sublists. At this point, I'm not sure how I could integrate that in, but I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for your comment!

(Also, left/right arrows allow you to traverse days or months, and the down arrow focuses the add-task field.)

Re: Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day

#10

Post by holic » Wed, May 16, 2012, 9:22 AM UTC

Nice work! Reminds me a bit of http://teuxdeux.com/