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Ask HN: Has someone made this?

3 pointsby kolemcraeover 8 years ago
I have really shitty memory.<p>I also have friends and check out stuff.<p>So sometimes my friends will suggest a new TV show or book I should check out. I say I will and then completely forget about it.<p>Also, sometimes there are announcements about stuff I should get but maybe I don&#x27;t have the money or just don&#x27;t want to deal with it.<p>I could use an app or web service that makes this stupid easy. I open it, type the thing (such as that cool book I should check out) in and then close it.<p>Every so often I can open it and look at the list of stuff. Maybe I got a raise and want to buy something cool, maybe I&#x27;m bored and need a new Netflix show to watch.<p>I&#x27;d also want it to notify me once in a while. Maybe once a week or even just once a month to check out the list.<p>Stupid simple. I know I could use a note app like evernote or keep but then the list gets lost in everything else there.

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LVBover 8 years ago
I sympathize. Any of the the todo apps that have an Inbox feature that you can add to from anywhere would probably be most of what you want. I use Omnifocus, though something free&#x2F;web like Todoist is probably sufficient. If you spend a lot of time on the command line, todo.txt type apps are nice and simple.<p>For me the main thing was: I want to hit a key, type something, and be done. Don&#x27;t show me a bunch of other stuff or I&#x27;ll get distracted. So like right now I can hit ctrl-opt-space and a little Omnifocus box pops up to capture my thought and then goes away. When I&#x27;m in the mind to sort through the list, then I&#x27;ll look at all the gory details.
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larrykubinover 8 years ago
I made an Android app like this as a class project to mess with Firebase. Here is a demo, sounds like the same idea.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=pB_lGaKHODY" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=pB_lGaKHODY</a><p>I never polished it and put it on the store though. Is this what you had in mind?
DrScumpover 8 years ago
I have a Dropbox directory for small note files that I can access from desktop or mobile. I use Jota editor on the mobile side, but any that copes with CR&#x2F;LF conversions should do for multiple platforms.
mohsinrover 8 years ago
You need simplenote [1], free, no photos nothing, just simple notes. I use and love it. Android app have even small psss<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;simplenote.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;simplenote.com</a>
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justantonover 8 years ago
I use Wunderlist precisely for that purpose:<p>When I discover an interesting book&#x2F;movie, I just add it to my list there &quot;read to&quot; or &quot;watch to&quot;.
HenryTheHorseover 8 years ago
I use google keep for this. &quot;Read&quot; book-lists, &quot;to read&quot; book-lists, pictures of book covers that I want to buy etc.