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60 seconds in and it looks fantastic. Awesome launch / onboarding process. You explained each permission just before asking for it. So well done. Suggestion -- can you use the M7 chip to detect when I've walked / run a distance worth remembering?
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In my Cloud Computing class we had to make an Elastic Beanstalk scalable web app. I had a bit of experience with MySQL and PHP and found out about TiddlyWiki and a side project called ccTiddly which was a PHP/MySQL implementation of TiddlyWiki that stores the tiddlers in the database so you can run it as a webserver rather than transferring around the html file. I actually started attempting to convert it to SimpleDB to accomplish the project task, but ended up going with a more simple application from scratch.
I still use ccTiddly, but I'm pretty lazy with my usage, and I'm also lazy in learning how to code applications myself. I also created an account on TiddlySpace, which is a more successful python implementation of TiddlyWiki as a web server. It allows people to share their tiddlers between accounts as well as store and expert their tiddly wikis within the cloud. It is available open source, but I had trouble trying to set up my own :(
I just installed this on my iPhone. I have been looking for this. I've been so desperate for this I've been contemplating creating it myself. We need more innovation in the ability to store and recall information. If we can make it easy to automatically organize the massive amount of information about people, experiments, finances, health, etc, whatever kind of knowledge you normally have to remember with difficulty or re-google all the time. I think this is also highly tied to keeping good track of resources on the internet. What if you could bring together information about all the services you use into one private location and keep track of what you need to know?
One of the inspiring things I read about when delving into thought about this topic was the Memex:
http://alpha.uhasselt.be/jan.vandenbussche/actueletrends_121...
Curious to know how you and other people on HN think about how this stacks up to existing journaling apps, like Day One and Memoir. Do you see it replacing Day One or complementing other apps like that?
I'm a fan of both of those products. I think different people are going to like different things. Heyday isn't the best product for very introspective people to write about their lives (we actually don't even let you write a new text note right now!), so DayOne is probably going to be better for people like that. For people who are lazy, travel a lot, and take a lot of photos, Heyday is the best product for those peo…
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6858853
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I was quite disappointed when I read here, that you're actually downloading(syncing) all data to your cloud automatically. I would expect you to ask me also, in that brilliant tutorial, if I want to save my data to the cloud, since as you have mentioned, you're operating with the most sensitive data. As a result I found photos, which I really rather have in my pocket than somewhere on cloud.
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I was really happy to see an app I actually want to use. Then I downloaded it, went through the introduction and hit a wall when I had to make an account or log in with facebook. If this is a personal journal, why do I have to make an account? I would love to use the app, but I'm not going to make an account and would want it to run without having to connect to an outside server in any way.
We actually implemented the other way first, where we showed you the journal and then let you log in. The user experience ended up being more complicated then we liked in user testing. We ask you to make an account so that we can back up your memories, in case you lose your phone, or want to see it on the web. You can turn this off in Settings, and Heyday will live completely on your device and nothing will go to our…
I just want to use this beautiful app, and making an account is getting in my way.
It doesn't matter to me that I can go to the settings and turn off syncing, because that feels like work I shouldn't have to do. I don't want to set up an account, which is to enable me to sink, when my goal is to turn off syncing and use the app in isolation on my phone.
Sorry for kind of lecturing on, this is meant to be a point to the greater maker community, not you specifically blader. One of the things that drives me nuts with ubuntu for instance, is that I have to do work to get to the barebones setup.
I guess I need to write a blog post about this, but the TL;DR is GIVE ME THE CORE PRODUCT AND LET ME SET UP THE FEATURES THAT I WANT. DON'T GIVE ME A GIANT AMOEBA AND MAKE ME DO WORK TO GET TO A NICE CLEAN CORE PRODUCT.
edit: just want to reinforce that that is not yelling at you, this discussion just managed to touch on an increasing frustration I have with the landscape of new products -- from companies big and small -- I hope I'm not alone in thinking a very core fundamental is being stepped on to the detriment of the user.
Excellent app. Free idea - Have an in-app purchase to have a hard cover printed journal for every year. Having a journal in a smartphone is good but a hard cover print gives a different feeling to those memories.
- The account creation was fine but could have been lighter weight. You really only needed my email and could have sent me a password if the purpose is to just backup my stuff. I think you could push this so it's not part of the first launch experience. (while still hitting your goal of preserving memories)
- I love how you pulled in so much history from an initial load. I enjoyed my photos and that was awesome.
- I think there is too much emphasis on "editing." When I tap a photo or video I want to see it big or I want to play the video. I couldn't find an easy way to make photos big and playing a video was too many clicks. Same for maps... they don't get big either?
- Nice UI dynamics on the calendar control and a couple other nice touches like that.
- With a search icon I expect a text box to type a search. Consider a different icon for browsing/exploring by location. - You use the wrong iOS transition in a couple places for modal dialogs. Nit.
- Once I used the service and understood how it works I wanted to add my twitter and instagram accounts to get even more into my journal. I suspect this is a natural reaction and would be a better place to offer account creation or Facebook integration (gasp).
- There's a screen that talks about "Friend Requests" but doesn't have any clear way to do that. Coming soon or nuke the field when there aren't any friend requests.
- This could crush Facebook. Not in the short term but if you create a timeline that is more personally valuable to people they will be far more likely to use it and share it with friends and family. Your timeline is already far more interesting then my "Wall."
- Keep it up. Can't wait to see the updates.
Feedback... - The initial user experience is fantastic. You take people by the hand through the setup process and granting proper permissions. This is very well done. - The account creation was fine but could have been lighter weight. You really only needed my email and could have sent me a password if the purpose is to just backup my stuff. I think you could push this so it's not part of the first launch experience.…
Nice find on the iOS transition. Search isn't is a good place, but eventually we want to do real search, so the current functionality can be considered a place holder. Unfortunate, but you have to launch some time. =)
Can you tell me more about what you mean when you say "Friend Requests? We shouldn't have any friend requests.
Congrats! I'm on a plane now so haven't been able to download but it looks like it addresses the major complaint I have about journaling apps (i.e. Day One, which I use and, for the most part, love) -- which is that if you forget/are too busy/get behind, the queue just gets bigger and bigger and more overwhelming. I go through phases with Day One where I write every day, but sometimes I'm just too busy and instead ta…
This is exactly why we built Heyday! Please try it, I think you'll love it. =)
One question: is it possible to add an entry without either changing locations or adding a picture? I can't seem to just add a "normal" note...?
I really like the whole "keeping your own data" part. I'm probably too disconnected to normal smartphone users to know whether or not that point would resonate with them, but it certainly did with me. It's not really advertised on the front page. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. We may all be in an HN thought bubble :)
I'm not a smartphone user, but something like this makes me want to get an iphone...
Nice work!