quanganhdo

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Comment · 3 years ago

TECS by Noam Nisan and Shimon Schocken: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262140874/

Comment · 4 years ago

Hanging out where my potential users are I guess. I announced the upcoming app release on Twitter, mentioned @Pinboard; it got retweeted and people started reaching out.

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/quanganhdo/status/1346130521034788864

Comment · 4 years ago

I built a new Pinboard.in client for iOS and macOS called Pins (Show HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25881622)

If it were back in the old days, I would've charged for it upfront for $5 or so. Instead I decided to make it free to try with an in-app purchase to remove all limitations. Targetting a niche customer base that have already paid at least $22/year for a Pinboard.in subscription and are likely to be disappointed by the current offerings meant I was able to go for a more sensible price. Right now the full unlock costs $15 and includes 3 platforms (iOS, iPadOS, and macOS) with family sharing enabled.

I was able to recruit 100+ beta testers and added some much needed features before launch. Since then it has been a steady pace of one update every month or two which adds either new features, UX improvements, or bug fixes.

The app is highly rated (4.8/5 overall rating) and has a good number of loyal customers who follow me on Twitter (@GetPinsApp).

Comment · 5 years ago

37000 should be fine. Try changing the device’s auto-lock setting to 5 mins and leave it undisturbed for that amount of time for the initial download to go through. I’ve got a few users with 100000 bookmarks.

This support article for Pins would give a bit more detail: https://get-pins.app/posts/pinboard-sync-v1/

Comment · 5 years ago

Shameless plug: The other day I launched a new iOS/macOS Pinboard client named Pins (Show HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25881622)

If you're looking for a modern client for Pinboard, give it a try.

Comment · 5 years ago

Thanks for your kind words!

I'm a Pushpin user as well. Love how feature packed the app is.

Comment · 5 years ago

That sounds weird. I know this is not ideal but you can also use the password option - it isn’t stored on device and only used once to retrieve the API token. All subsequent requests use that token as well.

I added that so less savvy users can still log in easily without having to hunt for the token.

Comment · 5 years ago

Browsing your old bookmarks and looking for something you saved in the past is valuable as well. Pins comes with full-text search support and a On This Day page for all your nostalgic need.

Comment · 5 years ago

Actually the share extension is available before unlocking with one limitation: You can use it once every 5 minutes. Something weird may be going on with iOS so sometimes you have to restart the device for new share extensions to show up. This is outside my control.

Comment · 5 years ago

Glad to know! The apps are free-to-try and you have access to pretty much every feature with some limitations. It's built for modern devices running iOS 14 and Big Sur so system integration is prioritized well: Spotlight support, Shortcuts integration, Widgets, etc.

Comment · 5 years ago

Yeah your Pinboard account has to be connected in order to create a new bookmark. You can either use your Pinboard username/password combo or just the API token. Your password isn't stored on the device anyway — it's just used to retrieve the API token and save you a few clicks.

Comment · 5 years ago

Tag autocompletion is available in the free-to-try version as well. When you start typing in the Tags fields, 3 most used tags matching that query will show up above the keyboard.

The Mac app is based on Catalyst and 99% feature equivalent to the iOS version. More options to view how tags are used in your account is coming in later versions.

Comment · 5 years ago

Glad to know it works out for you! Pins should be able to handle even 100,000K+ bookmarks so you're good to go.

Share extension comes with tag suggestion and tag autocompletion, so give it a try.

Comment · 5 years ago

There's tag completion in the free-to-try version! Just start typing in the Tags field and Pins will offer you the 3 most used tags that matches it above the keyboard.