xackpot

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   by xackpot 14y ago

   I guess there is no success without failures. So if the next Steve Jobs walks in he/she must have had great many failures under the belt. One can't expect people to be greatly successful just by the way they walk/talk.
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   by xackpot 14y ago

   I use Sendgrid API for transactional emails and Mailchip Api for newsletters. If you mean to send transactional API, I would suggest Sendgrid. It offers easy to implement APIs and gives you an option to categorize your transactional emails
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   by xackpot 14y ago

   You know what, my standard answer would be: "Go take a degree if you want to cross the screening barrier at companies for a job. This is what companies usually do to avoid spending time looking for individuals who don't have a degree but ar
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   by xackpot 14y ago

   Notes, Twitter, Facebook, Maps, Safari and my own app Finderous.
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   Show HN: Our New Android App

   7 points by xackpot 14y ago|0 comments
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   by xackpot 14y ago

   Cool.. I spent half an hour there. I think until the users are engaged you don't need to worry about design. And by the way, the design is good too.
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   by xackpot 14y ago

   First of all, congrats on never giving up. I like the idea of PriceFlurry, but right now there are too many clicks. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Instead of an empty location, populate the location with a default city, and/or get the locat
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   by xackpot 14y ago

   Instead of a Noun which sound quite static, Verb will let the users engage in action. My take: RunApt, EngageBlock, DoComplex, CondoDo.
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   by xackpot 14y ago

   You can also explore dotcloud. I have been using it for more than a year now and it's quite good.
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    Ask HN: Expenses Management Software

    1 points by xackpot 14y ago|0 comments
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    I have always used GIMP for all the graphics on my website. It has got some good filters that give great effects.
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    Thank you for your suggestions, daveid. I think you are right in postponing the get location button until the users start interacting with the site. I will put on the change location and random question button more prominently.
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    Ask HN: Gamification API

    1 points by xackpot 14y ago|0 comments
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    One practice that I use is to set an hourly reminder on my phone to tell me that I need to focus and, that I have long term plans and dreams. Positive enforcement, and it works like a charm every time I have used it.
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    That is great. How do I submit my site for a design audit? Thanks
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    Thank you. I think I will have to hire a designer to do a logo for me.
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    Ask HN: Need advice on my website.

    2 points by xackpot 14y ago|6 comments
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    Thanks, I believe integrating social components in one's app has become critical to app's marketing. I have put facebook and twitter sharing in my app and I will put email a friend option as well.
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    Congratulations ronyeh. That's wonderful. Can you please share with us how you have marketed your app? I have an app of my own (Finderous) and I am trying to figure out ways to market it.
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    Dotcloud Slow?

    4 points by xackpot 14y ago|2 comments
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    Martin, what an awesome thing to do to help us. I considered myself a designer until my brain got blocked churning out new design ideas and now I can surely use some feedback and help on my site and mobile app. I am looking for feedback on
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    Finderous - Multilevel Location based Q&A iOS App http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/finderous/id520384764 , http://www.findero.us
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    I use Dotcloud (and their hosting) to push my latest code to the servers. Once you have got hang of using dotcloud cli, it's pretty easy to use and saves a lot of time in pushing the code to the servers.
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    One technique to get into lucid dreaming is to try to look at the palms of your hands or to try to look into a mirror while you are dreaming. This will bring you to semi-consciousness or lucid state and will put you in control of your dream
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    I launched my app (Finderous) only on ios 5.x becuase 1. I didn't want to support an OS that is already shrinking in usage. 2. It's just a matter of time people will upgrade to IOS 5.x as it is free. 3. I learnt ios programming only on 5.x
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    Show HN: Released My IPhone App (Finderous)

    4 points by xackpot 14y ago|1 comments
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    Thanks, that is what I plan to do. Is there anything different you would do to promote you app. Would you promote and build an impetus before the app is released or would you launch a campaign after you have released?
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    Thanks much. That's quite a bunch of information. I will surely go through it.
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    Ask HN: How to create a buzz for an iphone app

    6 points by xackpot 14y ago|7 comments
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    by xackpot 14y ago

    You need to be hellbent upon learning. This is how I started a few years ago. I was into C/C++ programming, but knew nothing of javascript/java/php/ etc. I didn't even know if there was any difference between java and javascript as these we