Re:Belt.io - The fastest way to share
by csharpminor on Saturday December 14, 2013 @11:18AM
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I had a difficult time understanding the value/functions of this as well. Is it a browser plugin? Does it utilize my address book to autofill contacts? Do my friends need to download the application as well in order for me to send them things? Can I copy/paste files with it?
Sure, I'm kind of playing the dumb user here - but it did take me about a minute to figure all of that out, which is probably more than most people would spend. For me, the most helpful page was in the Chrome Web Store where there were screenshots - that made everything click.
Takes me longer than that. My typical flow is to email sthing to myself. I have to type my own email, which is far from optimal. Haven't tried the app yet though so can't comment on potential improvement.
Re:Belt.io - The fastest way to share
by gkoberger on Saturday December 14, 2013 @11:47AM
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You should try Dropbox or Cloud or any of the other existing options that make this much easier.
See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6910379
I also use the Dropbox plaintext app (can't remember the name).
i press ctrl-tab several times, i press "c" and the compose window opens, i press "s" and "Self" is preselected as a recipient. i press enter, double-tab, and begin writing.
I'm talking about sharing something from my phone to my computer, which I thought was the most interesting use of the service.
Re:Belt.io - The fastest way to share
by quantumpotato_ on Saturday December 14, 2013 @01:04PM
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Does your e-mail client auto-complete?
"The fastest" and "the easiest" are so over-used that they've become meaningless. Especially considering that the alternative solution -- just emailing something to yourself or to someone else -- takes about 10 - 15 seconds. Cutting that down to, say, 8 seconds, is counter-acted by the time it takes to download/open the app (is it an app? I don't know), ask others to download it, etc.
What pain point is this solving? Whatever it is, make that your main message. That's the fastest and easiest way to your the point across.