Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by dheera on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @05:55PM
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On the other hand I must say Slack is the perfect tool for couples. You can create channels for #restaurantstotry #moviestowatch #hikes and so on, and it is possible to leave notifications on for just that one workspace while turning off literally all other notifications and calls on your phone. The API integrations can also allow you to give each other access to smart locks, thermostats, expense tracking, and other things if you wish.
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Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by vorpalhex on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @08:20PM
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Trello. Not only can you add upvotes and all, but you can tag things with locations and then get a map view - great for vacation planning.
Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by a_shane on Thursday June 20, 2019 @08:15AM
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Bump for Trello. I use it to manage my team (who work remotely) and personal life, too. We use it for vacations, long-tern house projects (gardening, building things, etc.)
I've tried Slack in a few different contexts and have always found that the chat-based interface encouraged users to do just that: chat.
A combo of Trello + email work better for keeping communication focused on the product/project, in my experience.
Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by jvreagan on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @06:29PM
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Or, you could, you know, talk directly to your partner...
Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by dheera on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @06:31PM
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I meant as a couples-oriented replacement for WeChat/SMS/FB messenger/WhatsApp that cat organize things better, not a replacement for the real life part
Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by jvreagan on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @06:33PM
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Ah, touche
Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by rakoo on Thursday June 20, 2019 @07:08AM
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Interesting, it is true that a simple text box is the easiest, fastest input method making it the most likely to use when in a rush/taking quick notes. I would have gone for something like workflowy (https://workflowy.com/) or dynalist (https://dynalist.io/) but having a single tool for both IM and note taking beats it. You could always have a bot that puts your slack content in those anyway. I shall take inspiration from this.
Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by sjg007 on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @09:04PM
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It would make sense for apple iMessage to integrate said features.
Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by ChikkaChiChi on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @09:27PM
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Especially for families that aren't all on Apple.
Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by richjdsmith on Thursday June 20, 2019 @07:57AM
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Their biggest lock-in and I think a reason a large portion of average users don't switch to Android. I know this to be true for both of my siblings, as well as my wife's entire family.
Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by cylinder on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @09:36PM
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Or we could keep things simple and just have one shared Notes file or Google Doc with separate headers with those hashtags. The above sounds stressful
Re:Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
by adamredwoods on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @10:31PM
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We use this for now, but with Slack there is the combination of IM with lists and TODO items. The alerts help us note when something is new and updated.
What is interesting to me is how our society is slowly evolving the personal, short-term information storage and retrieval. That is how I view Slack, but without paying for the storage, it's in a sense used only for short-term memory. Not for important things like memories, where Google Docs is for memories and deeper thoughts.