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Ask HN: Do you ever use an online whiteboard?

#1
I'm a developer that's studying product management.

I have a product idea for an online whiteboard.

I know there are already some out there and I'm investigating if there's room for a new product that fills a need not met.

I'd love to hear from the community about your experience using one.

Otherwise, if you'd care to respond anonymously, I've got an online survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SHVWYRV

Re: Ask HN: Do you ever use an online whiteboard?

#4

I dont. I love whiteboards if i have a stylus. But I seldom do

Seconded.

I do have a stylus in my Note 4 phone. It gets considerable use because it's there.

The mouse doesn't work well for this use case. A track pad can... but marginally.

Google Sheets actually works fairly well for some list or discussion oriented WB tasks.

Re: Ask HN: Do you ever use an online whiteboard?

#5
post #4

I dont. I love whiteboards if i have a stylus. But I seldom do

Seconded. I do have a stylus in my Note 4 phone. It gets considerable use because it's there. The mouse doesn't work well for this use case. A track pad can... but marginally. Google Sheets actually works fairly well for some list or discussion oriented WB tasks.

You can use a Wacom graphics tablet, which generally works very well.

Re: Ask HN: Do you ever use an online whiteboard?

#6
post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seconded. I do have a stylus in my Note 4 phone. It gets considerable use because it's there. The mouse doesn't work well for this use case. A track pad can... but marginally. Google Sheets actually works fairly well for some list or discussion oriented WB tasks.

You can use a Wacom graphics tablet, which generally works very well.

With the exception being I will probably never be where said tablet actually is.

Right now, it's laptop and phone. Not gonna carry anything else. The next "laptop" may well be one of these "can be tablet" devices. No way I would need a Wacom, though they are fantastic. I've used 'em in the past.

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post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can use a Wacom graphics tablet, which generally works very well.

With the exception being I will probably never be where said tablet actually is. Right now, it's laptop and phone. Not gonna carry anything else. The next "laptop" may well be one of these "can be tablet" devices. No way I would need a Wacom, though they are fantastic. I've used 'em in the past.

The latest Surface laptops look interesting. It will be interesting to see if Apple comes out with a touchscreen laptop in the future.

Re: Ask HN: Do you ever use an online whiteboard?

#8
post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With the exception being I will probably never be where said tablet actually is. Right now, it's laptop and phone. Not gonna carry anything else. The next "laptop" may well be one of these "can be tablet" devices. No way I would need a Wacom, though they are fantastic. I've used 'em in the past.

The latest Surface laptops look interesting. It will be interesting to see if Apple comes out with a touchscreen laptop in the future.

The user experience on the Surface machines is pretty good right now. I would be very interested to see how Apple would end up doing it too.