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by bengtan 6y ago
This is my rig when I'm living away from home. It's a convertible 2-in-1 on a stand that I got from eBay. The stand folds flat when packed into a suitcase. Advantages: * Much more ergonomic - no more neck strain * Screen is closer
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The M1 macbooks might be fast but it still can't do this(reddit.com)
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Show HN: Review my startup: Gig'o'Books – accounting for solopreneurs (FOSS)(gigobooks.com)
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by bengtan 6y ago
Hi, Thanks for your feedback. > it's hard to eventually productize something and build a business, if that's your goal. True, but hopefully once it gets enough eyeballs, a monetisation route will reveal itself. I have two prosp
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Ask HN: Feedback please: open-source non-SaaS accounting app for solo operators
4 points by bengtan 6y ago|4 comments
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Roadmap (October 2020)(gigobooks.com)
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Finding a Niche for GigoBooks(gigobooks.com)
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by bengtan 6y ago
> "Gigo" also is an acronym for "garbage in, garbage out." So you may want to rethink your name. Ack. I acknowledge that the name could lead to misunderstanding. Actually, the name is supposed to be a play on 'g
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by bengtan 6y ago
Hi! OP here. > "I'll create the software X to fit my own specific requirements/needs, then I'll see if anybody else wants to use it as well (which would mean that that niche of people have the same needs/requirem
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by bengtan 6y ago
Fair enough. Thanks for the nuance.
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Hi! OP here. I don't quite understand. > I'm fairly certain this process will be entirely automated by QB in the next 5 - 10 years, QB Cloud almost already is QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks etc. already have entry-level online Sa
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by bengtan 6y ago
Hi! OP here. Mostly agree! Specific comments below. > I have found that it is important not to be afraid of doing market research, surveys, conducting interviews or observations of existing people in action with existing solutions. Don&#
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by bengtan 6y ago
Hi! OP here. The website is just a blog that I put up in a hurry so I have a place to do some blogging. I didn't spend a lot of time on it yet. It's definitely not the 'final' website (and obviously, it's a bit unfo
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Why I started GigoBooks, and how I got the idea for a startup(gigobooks.com)
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Finding a Niche for GigoBooks(gigobooks.com)
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Why I started GigoBooks (and how I got the idea for a startup)(gigobooks.com)
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by bengtan 6y ago
No no, you misunderstand. I didn't put that label on him. That was a description he chose for himself on his (intranet version of) social media profile.
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by bengtan 6y ago
I had an ex-boss who, on the intranet messaging system, had a profile which said 'I cause confusion' (or something that like that. My memory is vague.).
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Don't Create Chaos(staysaasy.com)
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by bengtan 6y ago
> It takes care of carry over values in division, i.e. consider 1 dollar divided by 3, it'll return 3 currency instances with 34, 33, 33 as the values instead of 33.3333. I think the proper/common name for this is 'allocat
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by bengtan 6y ago
I think Facebook (and maybe MZ in particular) was hubristic from the start. They have a deep trust deficit and they just don't (or don't want to) realise it. If Libra was from anyone other than Facebook, or if it was from a proper
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Show HN: Websqlview(github.com)
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GnuTLS patches security hole worse than Heartbleed: Google cryptoboffin(theregister.com)
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Mail-in-a-Box(github.com)
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Show HN: [Demo] GigoBooks: open-source accounting SW for micro-business (NoSaaS)(gigobooks.github.io)
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by bengtan 6y ago
Title slightly shortened since it didn't fit in 80 characters.
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SaaS vs. Open Core: Advantages and Disadvantages from the Customer Perspective(gravitational.com)
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by bengtan 6y ago
Me? No, I didn't write them. The topic matter has no connection with me. I just posted because I thought others might find it interesting.
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From $0 to $20,145.92 in 2 months with a side project(indiehackers.com)
32 points by bengtan 6y ago|11 comments
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by bengtan 6y ago
Renamed to GigoBooks. See http://gigobooks.github.io/demo

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