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Good implementation. You could cut the text on the homepage way down - the complexity of the instructions is incongruous with the simplicity of the system. Yo
by maryrosecook 18y ago
Good implementation.
You could cut the text on the homepage way down - the complexity of the instructions is incongruous with the simplicity of the system. You could dump all the text I've put in square brackets:
[Hi! Thanks for contacting 3mindMe.com, here are some instructions to get you started:]
Quick reference:
help@3mindme.com - Emails you back this information
<when>@3mindme.com - Emails you at <when>
echo@3mindme.com - Emails you at the <when> specified in the Subject:
Quick examples:
tomorrow@3mindme.com - Emails you in 24 hours
5pm@3mindme.com - Emails you at today 5pm (in your timezone)
5pmPSTtomorrow@3mindme.com - Emails you tomorrow at 5pm PST
2days@3mindme.com - Emails you in 48 hours
What does 3mindMe.com do?
Basically, we're a gateway to your future self: email us anything, and we'll mail it back to you at a future time and date of your choosing.
[How much does it cost?
Nothing! This is just a fun project for me.]
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What's new? (updated 2008/5/3)
Hooray, the first update not for timezones! Unfortunately, it's for spam. Luckily, I did something really tricky, so I'm hoping it won't be a problem... If you do get any spam via 3mindme, let me know.
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How do I use 3mindMe.com?
There are two primary ways:
- Email <when>@3mindme.com and your email will be reflected back to you at whatever time or date you specify.
- Email echo@3mindme.com and it'll be sent back to whatever time is set in the Subject line
[What do you mean by "<when>"?]
You can construct your <when> in three steps:
[1) Ask yourself "When you want your email sent back to you?"]
2) Write that down just as you'd say it out loud, for example:
friday
tomorrow noon
next tuesday at 5pm PST
2 weeks
5 minutes before January 1st 2008
3) If you're emailing echo@3mindme.com, you're done! Just put that on the Subject: line of the email and send it, and it'll be sent back to you at the time and day you picked. For example, you could make the subject:
5 minutes before January 1st 2008: Get champagne, quick!!
4) Alternatively, just take all the spaces out and stick @3mindme.com on the back, and mail to that. For example, the above ones would be converted to:
friday@3mindme.com
tomorrownoon@3mindme.com
nexttuesdayat5pmPST@3mindme.com
2weeks@3mindme.com
5minutesbeforeJanuary1st2008@3mindme.com
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Do you store my mail?
Only as long as it takes to deliver it. After it's sent back to you, the mail is deleted.
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[What's with the crappy name?
Ya, 3mindMe.com doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but all the good names were taken. Please don't hesitate to email me suggestions at dbarrett@quinthar.com.]
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Who are you?
I'm David Barrett, and you can read more about me at http://quinthar.com http://quinthar.com, or just email me at dbarrett@quinthar.com.
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[Thanks for using 3mindMe.com, and enjoy!]
[-david]
- avinashv 18y agoFor the most part, I agree with what you've chopped, but I'd leave the developer's information on that page--it's small enough that, with the rest of the edits, it'll be above the fold and present the entirety of the app's information in one screen!
- fefzero 18y agoI agree. It definitely needs to get down to one page. I'm not sure if it was by design, but the page I saw was just a bunch of plain text on the screen with no text wrapping. The service might be great, but to an uninformed user it might look like there's something wrong with the site, causing him to leave without reading. Based on the title alone, I expected to have some sort of interaction with the site itself, I didn't realize that my only interaction would be via email. Great idea, and a great home page will help it appeal a wider audience.