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gautaml··on The highest paid workers in Silicon Valley are product managers (2016)
Article is from 2016...
gautaml··on Show HN: My saturday project. For when your co-founders can't 'Draw Something'.
I'm sorry everyone can't be nice on the internets.
gautaml··on Show HN: My saturday project. For when your co-founders can't 'Draw Something'.
500 Server error.

That went well.

gautaml··on Try and view the source
Used the Pendule plugin to view the source.

But otherwise, very clever.

gautaml··on Poll: Which text editor do you use daily?
+1 for EditPlus!
gautaml··on A Better Javascript Date Picker/Calendar
You can actually remove the calls to slideUp(200) and slideDown(200) and replace them with hide() and show() respectively.

As well you can set the -hover class to not alter the looks if you don't want the hover effect.

gautaml··on A Better Javascript Date Picker/Calendar
Definitely like some of the features in this picker.

If anyone's ever looking for a lightweight simple date picker (~4k) you can always check out mine:

https://github.com/glad/glDatePicker

:)

gautaml··on Show HN: Color.io == an intuitive social marketing / barter platform
I know it takes quite a bit of effort but one of the things I'm really drawn to about any startup/site is if they have a video explaining how the process works.

Have you considered adding one of those?

gautaml··on Linkrdr - Next Gen Feed Reader
I think the "Take the tour" should be renamed "FAQ"

I was hoping to see some shots of it in action before I signed up.

gautaml··on Ramos alarm clock
If you have trouble waking up to an alarm everyday (around the same time) then you need to really re-evaluate your sleeping conditions and habits.

After having to wake up everyday around 7am my internal clock has pretty much gotten used to just waking my body up around the time. Even on weekends sometimes (eek).

Neat product but it's more of a novelty item than anything for me.

gautaml··on Show HN: You Rather
Left hand on left-side of keyboard

Right hand on mouse

By having to use arrow keys I have to move my hand over.

I know it seems like a nit-pick situation but majority of the site is driven with a mouse so I figured it only made sense.

gautaml··on Show HN: You Rather
I think you should make the "OR" button turn into the REFRESH icon (like how browsers have it) so that you don't have to move the mouse all the way over to go to the next question.

Would definitely improve the experience

gautaml··on Reddit is down for 12 hours protest SOPA and PIPA.
Blacking out completely is just about the most dumbest thing you can do.

Why not fill your ads with SOPA/PIPA related items. Why not put info in the header.

gautaml··on Review my startup - Lean Domain Search: The fastest way to find a domain name
A the same time I'm totally turned off by getting like a 1000 results.

It would make more sense from a usability if I could then continue filtering the list down more and more.

gautaml··on Review my startup - Lean Domain Search: The fastest way to find a domain name
Black text on green background? Zee goggles, they do nothing!

I always use http://instantdomainsearch.com

I have no time waiting around for POST results.

Consider AJAX as the next item on the TODO list.

gautaml··on Poll: Did you start company in 2011?
Sorta.

Not a company but I launched a re-done version of my file sharing service: http://dropsauce.com

Plan to work on it some more in the coming few months.

Also released a jQuery calendar plugin on github: https://github.com/glad/glDatePicker/

gautaml··on Atomico invests €350,000 in simple file-sharing startup Ge.tt
Good feedback and I understand what you mean.

The reason for drop vs add button is because some browsers don't support drag-n-drop (they wouldn't see that option).

Maybe I will go back to the drawing board and make dropping/uploading files the primary focus and naming it or changing passwords/expiry more of an option.

Would hiding those items in a collapsable div be the right thing?

I.e. the first thing you see when you get on the page is to upload files. And if you want to change options, click to expand the form and change it there.

Again appreciate the feedback.

gautaml··on 37signals doesn’t like you sorting stuff. Are you just remaking a spreadsheet?
I'd rather be allowed to choose rather than forced to accept

That's one problem I see with UX/UI designers; sometimes they don't really think about what the end user wants.

And this statement is just bull-crap:

"All this got me thinking about if I’m truly designing a solution to a problem if all I’m doing is replicating the features of a spreadsheet in a web app. Why wouldn’t a user just use a spreadsheet then?"

Because you're building an application not a spreadsheet viewer.

gautaml··on Atomico invests €350,000 in simple file-sharing startup Ge.tt
Well to be honest I have a different approach to sharing. If you've ever used drop.io you know mine is similar.

The idea behind mine is you can create custom urls for the files you upload hence why you have to select a name (or keep the random one generated for you).

It's a shame that some people just give up trying to figure it out without even attempting to click or interact with a site.

I appreciate your feedback but I can only dumb down the process so much :)

gautaml··on Atomico invests €350,000 in simple file-sharing startup Ge.tt
I wish I would get funding for my file sharing service that has been out for a good 5-months+

http://dropsauce.com

Maybe I need to develop a mobile app for it and market it some more to get some recognition. :/

gautaml··on What Eric Schmidt actually said
This is like Fox News style reporting; misquoting everything.
gautaml··on Dear Google: this is wrong
You think Google hires morons for ux / ui development?
gautaml··on Redesigning the country selector
Wow, talking about missing the boat on something so simple.
gautaml··on How to hire an idiot
I cringed every time this came up in every paragraph.

But... he was the VP of a $100 million company, after all!

gautaml··on Mobile UI Patterns
So is there anything out there showing Android patterns or better yet, non-iOS?
gautaml··on Show HN: I built a webapp to help web "designers" create logos and fonts quickly
I can't ever see a real designer using this.

A developer with no artistic skills? Perhaps.

gautaml··on Show HN: Simple User Icons
If you consider this UX design, you might as well use QR codes to represent actionable items on a website.

I saw the word "Simple" yet it was far from it.

gautaml··on Moot's Canvas now public.
Reason I'm not going to sign up: Facebook
gautaml··on Poll: Where did you get your site/app's Terms of Service & Privacy Policy?
Ditto.

Used this as well. Just needs a bit of tweaking to fit your need.

Privacy policy is also available:

http://automattic.com/privacy/

gautaml··on We are building a new way to cherish memories. Sign up for beta if interested.
So as to not come off as a total douchebag from my previous comments, I will commend you on doing what it takes to get noticed.

I am in the same boat (as you) and I can understand it's hard to get people to notice you especially if you have no backing/funding/whatever. I'm flying solo so it's especially hard for me.

However, if you want us to give you something, you have to give us something. :)

I'm not going to sign up, but I will keep an eye out for your announcement when it does go live! :)

Good luck.

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