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volpav

200 karma · joined March 29, 2012

Software developer.

http://volgarev.me

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volpav··on Show HN: We buit this in 4 hours on the local hackathon
Ok, will look into it.
volpav··on Show HN: We buit this in 4 hours on the local hackathon
Thanks a lot, glad you liked it. I understand your pain (I was once subscribed to Mashable main feed) :-)

There's a number of existing services (like http://www.feedrinse.com/) but I really wanted to make it as simple as possible (no sign ups, no fancy UI, easy to use and free).

volpav··on Show HN: We buit this in 4 hours on the local hackathon
Oops, sorry about that. Can't I edit my own submissions? :-/
volpav··on Show HN: We buit this in 4 hours on the local hackathon
Exactly, that's the issue I have with Google Reader (such an obvious functionality is missing). Now I can categorize my news within one feed by using this tool.
volpav··on Show HN: We buit this in 4 hours on the local hackathon
Could you post the Id of the feed? Will fix it as soon as I can.
volpav··on Show HN: We buit this in 4 hours on the local hackathon
Thanks! I will add some hints as soon as I get to the source :-)
volpav··on Show HN: Properties to rent - No agent fees, no dead listings, no risk
One more thing: it seems like the filters area sometimes overlays the footer (on my screen) so I'm not able to click any of the links at the bottom before the cursor reaches the (imaginary) border between filters and list.
volpav··on Show HN: Properties to rent - No agent fees, no dead listings, no risk
I like it. My 2 cents regarding the UI:

1. Labels under the filter area look like buttons, I always want to click one of them :-)

2. The "sticky" top with map and filters and the scrolling list at the bottom I think not the best UX decision. I have a relatively small screen (1028x1024) and I almost don't see the list. Maybe the solution would be to be able to collapse the filters and map (and bring the map by clicking on the map icon from the listing).

volpav··on Ask HN: Could you give me some feedback on my startup?
Great input, Thanks a lot! Everything in the backlog already ;-)
volpav··on Ask HN: Could you give me some feedback on my startup?
Btw, I know it's empty but if you want to see how the search works and how the result page looks like (if you don't feel like you want to post something), try specifying "Aarhus, Denmark" (the place where I currently live) as an address and setting a price range from $1, you'll get some results.
volpav··on Ask HN: Could you give me some feedback on my startup?
Sorry, got it wrong :-) That's the way it works - you type in an address which becomes a search center. You can bring up a map (an icon on the right) and specify the search area (by changing the radius) but the address will always be precise.
volpav··on Ask HN: Could you give me some feedback on my startup?
Thank you for your input. The trip planning was one of the use cases. The thing is that it doesn't really matter what kind of price review is that since I'm not limiting the users in what they can post (obviously because I don't know what other people are looking for to buy). Maybe it's even a short term offer that will expire in a week and nobody will be able to leverage it. But that's fine because people will get an _overview_ of how much things can cost in that area (someone will make a conclusion that since there was such a good offer, maybe there are other good offers that are simply not listed on PriceFlurry).
volpav··on Ask HN: Could you give me some feedback on my startup?
Yes, it's international. And yes, you're correct about how it's similar to Milo. But I believe that putting prices closer to actual consumers (and not proposing them through retailers which often can be just a paid marketing campaign and the prices are not necessarily the "best") via letting them collaborate on posting this kind of information will essentially create a better overview of "how much" and will give consumers a better choice. I like telling people that PriceFlurry is like Wikipedia for prices (in regards to the concept). Don't laugh :-)
volpav··on Ask HN: Could you give me some feedback on my startup?
Hehe, yeah, don't remember how many pages from my copybook went to the trash before I got "PriceFlurry" :-)
volpav··on Ask HN: Could you give me some feedback on my startup?
Thank you very much. Actually I think the whole category selector is a bit hard to use, gonna fix it in the next update (according to your comments and what I already planned).
volpav··on Ask HN: Could you give me some feedback on my startup?
Thank you for your feedback. Yes, the main idea is that price reviews a "bound" to physical locations so of course it doesn't make sense if the good are sold online. And very good catch about the "Best deals" option (although the term "best" might have a different meaning to different people).

I believe that this service will be extremely helpful for people who are travelling. Imagine a situation: you come to a new country, you don't really know that's the average bill in restaurant in the city center, how much the tour guide to that castle costs, etc. This kind of information might be hard to find online (actually, this is when I come up with the idea - when I was planning a trip to Czech Republic and simply couldn't figure out how much money do I need to take with me). You just fire up "PriceFlurry" app and get the _sense_ (that's important, reviews are recommendations rather than something you can trust 99%) of how much the staff costs.

Again, thanks for your comments.

volpav··on Ask HN: Best IP Geolocation Database or Service?
At my company we use IP2Location (http://www.ip2location.com). They offer several databases with different data (from basic "IP-address to country" to quite comprehensive ones). You can get a DB as a CSV or binary file (in latter case the driver is required which also costs some money). The database is updated almost every month and you get free downloads.

In my home project I wanted to save some money so just bought the CSV file, wrote a tool that converts it to a binary representation (~1GB) and a driver (.NET) that can find records very quickly.

volpav··on Ask HN: I'm desperate to stay in Denmark. Anyone need a great web/ios dev?
Trustpilot is actively hiring. Take a look, mb you'll find something. http://www.trustpilot.com/jobs
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