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I always wanted something like this in my uni days, but was always too lazy to make it! More importantly than what, "Hey Siri, where's my next class?" ;) -e- h

by berti 8y ago

I always wanted something like this in my uni days, but was always too lazy to make it! More importantly than what, "Hey Siri, where's my next class?" ;) -e- heh, quick LinkedIn stalk reveals you went to UC at the same time as me!

Nullabillity 8y ago
Isn't that just.. a calendar?
- Kognito 8y ago
  This is what I did. Create a ‘Uni’ calendar and fill it with your class days and times - with repeats used as necessary. Irritatingly, Siri doesn’t distinguish between calendars so you can’t reel off just classes, but you can ask about the day or the next ‘event’. Personally I found this setup along with Apple’s ‘Up Next’ widget and Siri Apple Watch face to be way better than any other class management app I tried.
  - Nullabillity 8y ago
    Many even publish iCalendar files ready to import. I actually ended up writing a custom scraper for my HS[1], after which the LMS provider actually wrote their own exporter fairly quickly. I guess they weren't too happy one of the kids had to keep a database of all of their students' passwords... :P [1]: https://github.com/teozkr/schoolsoftsync https://github.com/teozkr/schoolsoftsync
  - sp332 8y ago
    Could you add a fake "Class" contact to each of your class/meetings, and then ask Siri "when is my next meeting with Class"? Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue I guess.
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- mrbombastic 8y ago
  Funnily enough I started working on something similar in Uni as a class project and went embarrassingly far before realizing all the functionality I was building already existed in any of the major calendar apps. There should be a name for software developers thinking a customized software solution will solve their personal problems (time-management in particular)? I suspect it is the reason there are so many todo list apps.

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I always wanted something like this in my uni days, but was always too lazy to make it! More importantly than what, "Hey Siri, where's my next class?" ;) -e- h

by berti 8y ago

Nullabillity 8y ago
Isn't that just.. a calendar?
- Kognito 8y ago
  This is what I did. Create a ‘Uni’ calendar and fill it with your class days and times - with repeats used as necessary. Irritatingly, Siri doesn’t distinguish between calendars so you can’t reel off just classes, but you can ask about the day or the next ‘event’. Personally I found this setup along with Apple’s ‘Up Next’ widget and Siri Apple Watch face to be way better than any other class management app I tried.
  - Nullabillity 8y ago
    Many even publish iCalendar files ready to import. I actually ended up writing a custom scraper for my HS[1], after which the LMS provider actually wrote their own exporter fairly quickly. I guess they weren't too happy one of the kids had to keep a database of all of their students' passwords... :P [1]: https://github.com/teozkr/schoolsoftsync https://github.com/teozkr/schoolsoftsync
  - sp332 8y ago
    Could you add a fake "Class" contact to each of your class/meetings, and then ask Siri "when is my next meeting with Class"? Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue I guess.
- deleted 8y ago
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- mrbombastic 8y ago
  Funnily enough I started working on something similar in Uni as a class project and went embarrassingly far before realizing all the functionality I was building already existed in any of the major calendar apps. There should be a name for software developers thinking a customized software solution will solve their personal problems (time-management in particular)? I suspect it is the reason there are so many todo list apps.