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Launch HN: DueFocus, Time Tracker for Gitlab, Trello, Jira, GitHub, Asana

8 points by Tom_Dau 7y ago

enlyth 7y ago
If my employer was analyzing and tracking all my actions and trying to micromanage my time, I would look to work elsewhere.
- Tom_Dau 7y ago
  ahaha you can use DueFocus for self-management or for small teams. Big Bro is not our philosophy for sure
sameer_hacker 7y ago
Google has blocked oauth for this app
- Tom_Dau 7y ago
  thanks! Currently, we are solving this problem, you can try other options of sign up
- paulmendoza 7y ago
  They probably haven’t paid $15K - $75k for the security audit required by Google for access to restricted scope data. That process can take a month or so of a full time dev.
gravitas 7y ago
I mean this as constructive - reading through a lot of the website, it appears written by someone who is not a native English speaker/writer. There are many phrases and grammar oddities which feel/sound wrong or foreign as a native English reader, I highly recommend hiring a native speaker to rewrite your content in order to provide a better presentation. Interestingly, if a website has multiple languages with a selector at the top, as a native speaker I am more forgiving "aha, they are German and this is just a English translation, OK" but when the only language presented is English (or German, or Vietnamese), it needs to be correct linguistically in that only language or it looks unprofessional.
- Tom_Dau 7y ago
  Working on it! which headline or sentence irritated you the most?
  - gravitas 7y ago
    I don't tend to think in that manner, more that it's pervasive enough (in the FAQ, the About, etc. - not just one page) that it "got to me" after awhile of reading. Small, subtle cuts instead of one large cut if you will in pronoun and article usage, and in some case conjugations are wrong. Random example: > Its quite simple. If you realize that DueFocus isn’t for you, just cancel subscription before your next billing period. This date is listed on your billing page. ...maybe to: "If you realize that DueFocus isn’t for you, simply cancel your subscription before the next billing period listed on your billing page." I am not an English professional, just a random guy. :)
    - Tom_Dau 7y ago
      Thanks for your help and useful feedback! Waiting for your feedback about DueFocus app :)

8 points by Tom_Dau 7y ago

If my employer was analyzing and tracking all my actions and trying to micromanage my time, I would look to work elsewhere.

Tom_Dau 7y ago
ahaha you can use DueFocus for self-management or for small teams. Big Bro is not our philosophy for sure

sameer_hacker 7y ago

Google has blocked oauth for this app

Tom_Dau 7y ago
thanks! Currently, we are solving this problem, you can try other options of sign up
paulmendoza 7y ago
They probably haven’t paid $15K - $75k for the security audit required by Google for access to restricted scope data. That process can take a month or so of a full time dev.

gravitas 7y ago

I mean this as constructive - reading through a lot of the website, it appears written by someone who is not a native English speaker/writer. There are many phrases and grammar oddities which feel/sound wrong or foreign as a native English reader, I highly recommend hiring a native speaker to rewrite your content in order to provide a better presentation. Interestingly, if a website has multiple languages with a selector at the top, as a native speaker I am more forgiving "aha, they are German and this is just a English translation, OK" but when the only language presented is English (or German, or Vietnamese), it needs to be correct linguistically in that only language or it looks unprofessional.

Tom_Dau 7y ago
Working on it! which headline or sentence irritated you the most?
- gravitas 7y ago
  I don't tend to think in that manner, more that it's pervasive enough (in the FAQ, the About, etc. - not just one page) that it "got to me" after awhile of reading. Small, subtle cuts instead of one large cut if you will in pronoun and article usage, and in some case conjugations are wrong. Random example: > Its quite simple. If you realize that DueFocus isn’t for you, just cancel subscription before your next billing period. This date is listed on your billing page. ...maybe to: "If you realize that DueFocus isn’t for you, simply cancel your subscription before the next billing period listed on your billing page." I am not an English professional, just a random guy. :)
  - Tom_Dau 7y ago
    Thanks for your help and useful feedback! Waiting for your feedback about DueFocus app :)