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The site looks great! Unless you stole the layout ideas from someone else, you should be quite proud of yourself and what you've got started here. A few piece
by codeslush 16y ago
The site looks great! Unless you stole the layout ideas from someone else, you should be quite proud of yourself and what you've got started here.
A few pieces of input:
1. Like others, the logo doesn't stand out. In fact, I didn't see it until I read some of the other comments and adjusted my monitor position a bit.
2. Emphasize the txt'ing capabilities a little more. Assuming you're using something like Twilio, why use that validation code in front of the texts? That makes it highly unusable. You should be able to see what number the text is coming from and attach it to the proper account.
3. Put in an sms reply feature. For example, I text #todo or #grocerylist and it returns my notes that haven't yet been completed with that tag. Which leads to... You've already got the ability to post notes, now retrieve them.
4. The simplicity is totally nice, but how about putting these things into different buckets? Mark as complete, next week, etc... ? That way, you can manage the "boards" on which they go in a level beyond the hash-tag boards. Make sense?
You REALLY should be VERY PLEASED with what you've got here. I'm so impressed with the visual appeal of the app.
My guess is you're using authlogic for authentication. Is that right? If so, there are some good articles out there that will walk you through implementing password resets - in fact, I think it might be in the main authlogic page (been a little while since I've done it). It's really easy to implement.
Looks like I was your 84th user! Congrats and keep it up. I love hearing stories like this.
- guynamedloren 16y ago2. You're definitely right about this. Before I ever started developing the app, the number one feature in my mind was always SMS capabilities. I'm not really sure why I haven't made this more prominent. Regarding the validation code - that's just there because I'm still on the free developer plan with Twilio. I guess I want to build up the SMS features a bit more before I step out of developer mode. 3. Already in the pipeline. Will be an awesome feature, I believe. 4. Pondering this, but it's a toughie. Trying to keep things simple, uncluttered, and easy to use while adding more features is one of the most difficult challenges I have faced. The design and interface are completely original. What you're seeing is about the 4th major rendition over the past 2 months. As I am writing code I keep striving to make Pocket better and better (visually) and I'm pretty happy with where it's at now. We'll see how long it takes me to get bored =] As for the authentication, I rolled my own (with the help of some tutorials) but I believe its pretty similar to authlogic. I'm sure I can add a password reset feature, but I just haven't had a chance to look into it yet. Thanks for all of the kind words. The support here on HN is incredibly motivating and encouraging!
- johns 16y agoWe can upgrade you to a full account, just email jsheehan@twilio.com. You'll keep your dev credit.