Show HN: DailyDo.it - a better way to manage your day
This is my first web app, so there are bound be to be a few kinks that need to be worked out. That's why it's here, in hopes that some of the awesome people I read about on HN can take a minute to offer some criticism.
http://dailydo.it/
DailyDo.it is meant to replace the canonical to-do list with a do-it list – a list of things that you will actually do.
My monetization plan is based on team do-it lists, where you can see your teammates' do-it lists and assign them tasks, while keeping the individual do-it lists totally free.
Please let me know if you find any bugs, what the pain points are, what you like/don't like, and anything else that comes to mind. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!
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In order for hesitant users to start using it, perhaps it would be useful that you could easily get back to it. Perhaps by picking an easy-to-remember URL for your list?
Also, I'd decide early in the product development process whether you want to target advanced users or a more broad audience. I'd ask for shortcuts, labels, sublists, ... but that's not what other type of users would necessarily appreciate.
(Also, left/right arrows allow you to traverse days or months, and the down arrow focuses the add-task field.)
i should say that i really liked the design. it is simple and elegant.
i have a suggestion though. since you let me create tasks without signing up or signing in, why don't you keep them in local storage so when i close and reopen the app some other time, during the day, my list greets me?
Tasks should have persisted across sessions, but when I changed from the "beta" to "live" URL I forgot to update the cookie settings. It should work now.
I had thought about using local storage, but opted instead for a "guest key" stored as a cookie that ties to the tasks in the database. It's definitely important for tasks to never disappear, one way or another.
Thanks again!
Looks nice and clean. I might use this.
PS: I like your HN handle. Mine should have been Michele but it was taken and I was not clever enough to think to add an underscore or some such.