Progress Bar OS X
Productivity
menu bar time tracker
SHOW HN2018
Progress Bar OS X
Progress Bar OS X. How much % of a year/month/day has passed in menubar
progressbarosx.comHow HN took it
10 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 9 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Pricing: 5 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, interesting idea
From 2 comments
Both a simple and very interesting idea... Could get one to stop procrastinating.
cerberusss on HNI really love this idea and greatly appreciate the brevity in implementation, the sales pitch, and the landing page. If I had one suggestion it would be a slightly different…
vogt on HN
$5 price is fine or could be higher
From 3 comments
Don’t hear the naysayers, $5 is a good price for it, frankly $4 would be even better not because it’s cheaper in so much as it’s less than a round number that could be used as a…
holografix on HNI would pay at least 10$ for this, considering how much time it can potentially save me a year. You should consider to raise the price!
andrandr on HNI like the price tag. It's ballsy
samstephenson on HN
Objections
$5 price is too high for the app
From 2 comments
Intersting idea, but I feel you'll have a difficult time with that price tag.
rp1229 on HNI agree. I'm not against selling software, but $5 for something I could probably whip up in an hour and post as open source is really not the best way to get people to use your…
saagarjha on HN
Easy to recreate with BitBar or scripts
From 2 comments
This can easily be done using the program BitBar. https://github.com/matryer/bitbar
rubatuga on HNEveryone here (on MacOS) who wants it can just use BitBar. With bitbar it's one print statement in Python. (Just print current time divided by total time.) (Yes yes, typing in…
ReverseCold on HN
Morbid or depressing theme
From 2 comments
I don't mind the 'business model' (I think it's a bit rich to be asking $5 for this, but then you're asking $5 from people who spent $2000-4000 on a laptop). What I do mind a bit…
xchaotic on HNAs if I needed more induced anxiety worrying about the passage of time. "time isn't holding up. time isn't after us."
byproxy on HN
Unsigned app triggers macOS security warning
From 2 comments
I get an security error when I open this on my mac. Is it hard to become an identified developer?
crocfish on HN99/year to not get the security warning. Maybe not worth it for free/open source/hobby projects. Can bypass it by right clicking and choosing ‘Open’ but then you have to make…
jboles on HN
Requests
Firefox addon
From 1 comment
thanks, i find this much more useful. any chance to create an addon for firefox as well?
InternetJohnny on HN
Clearer visual design, not confused with battery
From 1 comment
I really love this idea and greatly appreciate the brevity in implementation, the sales pitch, and the landing page. If I had one suggestion it would be a slightly different…
vogt on HN
Lower price or free with donations
From 2 comments
Should be free, with no annoyware and offer a $5 purchase for some extra features, or simply ask for donations
ponco on HNI agree. I'm not against selling software, but $5 for something I could probably whip up in an hour and post as open source is really not the best way to get people to use your…
saagarjha on HN
Questions
Why reference OS X in the title
From 1 comment
I don’t get why you’d reference ‘OS X’ in the title when that name was retired years ago. I assumed this was an app that had been around for a while yet the domain was registered…
Kognito on HN
Why not publish in the App Store
From 2 comments
why don't developers publish small apps like this in the app store?
crocfish on HNAs another comment has mentioned, this developer doesn't seem to have a valid certificate from Apple. They can't be on the App Store unless their software is signed.
saagarjha on HN
Alternatives named
BitBar
From 1 comment
This can easily be done using the program BitBar. https://github.com/matryer/bitbar
rubatuga on HN
Year Progress Twitter accounts
From 2 comments
Very cool. Reminds me of https://twitter.com/progressbar201x
russtrpkovski on HNLook at https://twitter.com/year_progress for some ASCII goodness.
utkarshsinha on HN
Mortality Chrome extension
From 1 comment
Those that find this interesting might also want to check out Mortality, a chrome extension. It replaces the default new tab window with a count down and has the ability to set…
Trundle on HN
Android progress widgets
From 2 comments
Just found this little gem for Android that allows you to have progress bars like these as a launcher widget. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.donationcoder.pbol
EvanDotPro on HNFound another Android widget alternative: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.davee44.dayprogress
EvanDotPro on HN