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Re:Launch HN: Superpowered (YC W21) – Calendar in your menu bar by jasode on Thursday March 11, 2021 @02:23PM (#26427917)
>Then won't notifications from this utility also get buried?

I think the idea is that the upcoming calendar/appointment notification is live and always on the menubar. See example screenshot from their web landing page: https://superpowered.me/static/media/menubar.aaa56b48.png

I'm building a similar calendar notification tool for personal use on Windows so I understand the value of this. Calendar notifications via email and "reminders" on the iPhone are not effective for my workflow and I need something that's always active on my menu bar.

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Re:Launch HN: Superpowered (YC W21) – Calendar in your menu bar by trinix912 on Friday March 12, 2021 @02:14AM (#26433006)
> See example screenshot from their web landing page: https://superpowered.me/static/media/menubar.aaa56b48.png

If this is all you need, why not just use an open source alternative? I'm using MeetingBar (https://github.com/leits/MeetingBar) and it covers all of these "issues". It even sends notifications, it's lightweight, scriptable and doesn't cost me as much as a Photoshop subscription.

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Re:Launch HN: Superpowered (YC W21) – Calendar in your menu bar by jeremyis on Thursday March 11, 2021 @03:41PM (#26428762)
Exactly - calendar notifications are "more important" than my frequent Clubhouse pings and having them in a more visible place is very helpful.
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Re:Launch HN: Superpowered (YC W21) – Calendar in your menu bar by randomchars on Friday March 12, 2021 @12:43AM (#26432521)
> is live and always on the menubar

I spend my time in fullscreen apps. The menubar is never visible.

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