Shortlink
Productivity
bookmarks and link organization
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.54.
Pricing: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Keyboard-driven workflow is appealing
From 1 comment
I'm all for keyboard-centric navigation, but what makes this better than Holmes? It does the same thing, but lets you search all of your already existing bookmarks, and there's…
harrygallagher4 on HN
Better UX than hacking Chrome keyword search providers
From 1 comment
Yup! I've tried this solution myself but just found it incredibly hacky and un-intuitive. I hope the nicer UX (hotkeys!) allows for a better experience. In the future I hope to…
mikeshi42 on HN
Objections
16-link limit is too low to be useful
From 3 comments
> You can also use it as a link organization/searching utility. You aren't selling this feature hard enough -- definitely mention it in the extension description. If I were on…
woodrowbarlow on HN"Currently has a 16 link limit, want more? Premium will be coming soon!" Mmmh - but why? Surely make the limit appear when you actually have PREMIUM not before?
orliesaurus on HNIn my honest opinion, this kind of tools should not be monetized through its core functionality. My opinion as a user/developer, this is awesome, but 16? I would build one…
kinduff on HN
Monetizing core functionality is a bad idea
From 1 comment
In my honest opinion, this kind of tools should not be monetized through its core functionality. My opinion as a user/developer, this is awesome, but 16? I would build one…
kinduff on HN
Overlaps with existing extension Holmes
From 1 comment
I'm all for keyboard-centric navigation, but what makes this better than Holmes? It does the same thing, but lets you search all of your already existing bookmarks, and there's…
harrygallagher4 on HN
Requests
Remove or raise the link limit
From 2 comments
> You can also use it as a link organization/searching utility. You aren't selling this feature hard enough -- definitely mention it in the extension description. If I were on…
woodrowbarlow on HNIn my honest opinion, this kind of tools should not be monetized through its core functionality. My opinion as a user/developer, this is awesome, but 16? I would build one…
kinduff on HN
Sync across devices and platforms
From 1 comment
Yup! I've tried this solution myself but just found it incredibly hacky and un-intuitive. I hope the nicer UX (hotkeys!) allows for a better experience. In the future I hope to…
mikeshi42 on HN
Search existing bookmarks
From 1 comment
I'm all for keyboard-centric navigation, but what makes this better than Holmes? It does the same thing, but lets you search all of your already existing bookmarks, and there's…
harrygallagher4 on HN
Questions
Why is the limit set at 16 links
From 1 comment
"Currently has a 16 link limit, want more? Premium will be coming soon!" Mmmh - but why? Surely make the limit appear when you actually have PREMIUM not before?
orliesaurus on HN
How does it differ from Holmes
From 1 comment
I'm all for keyboard-centric navigation, but what makes this better than Holmes? It does the same thing, but lets you search all of your already existing bookmarks, and there's…
harrygallagher4 on HN
Alternatives named
Holmes Chrome extension
From 1 comment
I'm all for keyboard-centric navigation, but what makes this better than Holmes? It does the same thing, but lets you search all of your already existing bookmarks, and there's…
harrygallagher4 on HN
Firefox keyword bookmarks and Chrome search provider hack
From 1 comment
Reminds me of the bookmark keyword feature from Firefox. It's possible to hack into Chrome by setting sites as search providers.…
discreditable on HN
dmenu with surfraw bookmarks
From 1 comment
Just use dmenu [1] and surfraw [2] bookmarks. [1] http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/ [2] https://surfraw.alioth.debian.org/
ycmbntrthrwaway on HN