I made these for personal use and have been working on them for about a year. I always feel like my apps are incomplete but I think they are functional in their current form. I appreciate any feedback/criticism.
E2V: I use this to get calls when one of my servers go down and whenever my PayPal account is hit. It's a little difficult to setup for regular users (email filters aren't commonly used) but it is pretty reliable. It uses Twilio and Cloudmailin.net. I just created an HN coupon for 5 additional calls: https://zetabee.com/e2v/?coupon=hackernews
CashFlow: This app enabled me to plan my departure from my old job without going into a financial crisis. It has a slight learning curve but once you get used to it, you can plan your finances very easily. I run hypothetical scenarios with my wife all the time - can we afford a house worth X in October? Should she switch to part time and get a 2nd contract? How much can we spend on a vacation and when?
I really like your text implementation. I've done something similar at http://www.mindwallet.com . I've added a social layer on top. You can post directly to facebook/twitter and keep the posts in context. People can reply in line by adding sub items to your lists. I'm trying to put an api together that lets users create all kinds of apps. I think there is a opportunity for this kind of interface. Maybe we should put our heads together.
One issue I had with it though is I am unable to cut/copy paste multiple rows inside it using standard keyboard shortcuts, but other then that very impressed.
EDIT - For the cashflow, I dont suppose you can add the option to not use pie charts? I find them so deceptive when looking at figures.
For multiple rows, press Control+Shift+C, V, X. Since I allowed for autosizing textareas which can store multi-line data, I didn't want to override the normal Control+C/V. shortcuts.
No dice, since I have Clip-X installed and bound to that shortcut. Glad to hear you have that functonality in there though. It would have been a dealbreaker for me otherwise.
I will have a go at using it as a replacement for my BATF for a while and see how it goes. Thanks for releasing this!
I just realized you could do Control+Alt+Shift+C/V because of how I implemented the keyboard events. I know it's quite annoying to press 4 keys at once but at least it would work.
I've used a text-file myself for years but finally made this last year because I wanted features like access from any PC, sharing, and collapsing that didn't get reset all the time.
Text is amazing. A very cool idea, useful, clean, efficient.
I'd like to propose that you add another key to use for expanding sections, as ` is not readily available on some European keyboards (I have a Slovenian keyboard). Maybe Shift/Ctrl+Arrows, or try hooking some F* key that is not in use currently (e.g. F2).
Unfortunately, it doesn't really help. I access '/' by pressing Shift+7. How about '+'? That's right next to Backspace and doesn't need any special key.
I spent a lot of time making sure the new one is better than the old design. It's got more room, closely resembles an empty notepad/text-editor, and keeps the toolbar on-screen even when you scroll far down. I couldn't do that with the old one because of how the html/css was setup. I took my sweet time polishing the UI to be as clean and simple as possible.
I agree, E2V is a great idea. If you can find a way to simplify the setup, I have about 6 friends who would want to use it.
Could you pick the most popular email app (Gmail? Yahoo?) and find a way to simplify the setup for just that app? Or build a plugin or browser extension to make it super simply to setup? I'm thinking a little phone icon on each row in gmail, you click on it and a box pops up and says "Hey, want to get a call when you receive emails like this?" They click Yes and boom it's setup.
E2V: I use this to get calls when one of my servers go down and whenever my PayPal account is hit. It's a little difficult to setup for regular users (email filters aren't commonly used) but it is pretty reliable. It uses Twilio and Cloudmailin.net. I just created an HN coupon for 5 additional calls: https://zetabee.com/e2v/?coupon=hackernews
Text: I use this constantly to note down and plan everything. E.g. here's how I note down random ideas: https://zetabee.com/text/share?n=1058338736&h=MU54djV5VF...
CashFlow: This app enabled me to plan my departure from my old job without going into a financial crisis. It has a slight learning curve but once you get used to it, you can plan your finances very easily. I run hypothetical scenarios with my wife all the time - can we afford a house worth X in October? Should she switch to part time and get a 2nd contract? How much can we spend on a vacation and when?