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Wow, you made GeeTasks? Thanks for the killer app man, better than all the rest in the AppStore by far imo. I love the offline feature and the quick and easy sy

by shii 15y ago

Wow, you made GeeTasks? Thanks for the killer app man, better than all the rest in the AppStore by far imo. I love the offline feature and the quick and easy sync. My only gripe with it is the icon/logo of the app. A little garishly and too-brightly colored. Amazing app otherwise.

DenisM 15y ago
Yes I did. The sync took a lot of work, and I am glad that people appreciate it (many do). :) The icon needs to change, I agree. I am planning to run a 99-design contest and then have users (such as you) vote on the best option. The poll will be announced within the app itself, so just keep installing the updates and you will not miss it.
- flashgordon 15y ago
  Interesting you mentioned that the sync took a lot of work. Would love to know how you did it and some pointers. A writeup or a blog post perhaps?
  - DenisM 15y ago
    The general problem of sync is just too large for a comment, a blog post, or even a research paper. One who wants to pursue this route should buckle up and start here: http://www.ysaito.com/survey.pdf http://www.ysaito.com/survey.pdf If you tell me your specific problem I might be able to help. Shoot me an email via support page on geetasks.com If your problem is specific to Google Tasks API I will not help you. Sorry, business is business. :)
    - Renaud 15y ago
      Thanks for the link to the paper, turns out to be both an interesting and useful read.
    - 6ren 15y ago
      Great response, and I think you're right. But I wonder... lets say you show how to solve some problems with Google Tasks, you get a higher page rank, and people with a problem with Google Tasks arrive at your page... where you incidentally note problems that your solution solves better than Google Tasks (which will be true, since they are mass market and general, and you can be happy with a smaller, more specific niche). When your competitor has made larger market share than you, this can work. It can be help that is applicable to every product, even advising where your competitor is a better solution. But I guess this mightn't work for a developer API, if they want the platform with the largest install base. disclaimer: I'm not seriously suggesting this - just thinking aloud.
      - DenisM 15y ago
        That kind of post can only attract a small number of developers, and developers are not my target users. The only thing I can get from it is SEO juice, but I have better ways of getting that.

by shii 15y ago

DenisM 15y ago

Yes I did. The sync took a lot of work, and I am glad that people appreciate it (many do). :) The icon needs to change, I agree. I am planning to run a 99-design contest and then have users (such as you) vote on the best option. The poll will be announced within the app itself, so just keep installing the updates and you will not miss it.

flashgordon 15y ago
Interesting you mentioned that the sync took a lot of work. Would love to know how you did it and some pointers. A writeup or a blog post perhaps?
- DenisM 15y ago
  The general problem of sync is just too large for a comment, a blog post, or even a research paper. One who wants to pursue this route should buckle up and start here: http://www.ysaito.com/survey.pdf http://www.ysaito.com/survey.pdf If you tell me your specific problem I might be able to help. Shoot me an email via support page on geetasks.com If your problem is specific to Google Tasks API I will not help you. Sorry, business is business. :)
  - Renaud 15y ago
    Thanks for the link to the paper, turns out to be both an interesting and useful read.
  - 6ren 15y ago
    Great response, and I think you're right. But I wonder... lets say you show how to solve some problems with Google Tasks, you get a higher page rank, and people with a problem with Google Tasks arrive at your page... where you incidentally note problems that your solution solves better than Google Tasks (which will be true, since they are mass market and general, and you can be happy with a smaller, more specific niche). When your competitor has made larger market share than you, this can work. It can be help that is applicable to every product, even advising where your competitor is a better solution. But I guess this mightn't work for a developer API, if they want the platform with the largest install base. disclaimer: I'm not seriously suggesting this - just thinking aloud.
    - DenisM 15y ago
      That kind of post can only attract a small number of developers, and developers are not my target users. The only thing I can get from it is SEO juice, but I have better ways of getting that.