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Ask HN: Please review my app - Daily Todo

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There are many mini tasks that I struggle to remember/do each day. For example - my exercise routine, cooking a meal, going through my server logs, checking RSS feeds and so on.

So I've written this app to help me track all such little tasks and record my performance. So I now know that I've exercised 4 days in a row, or that I haven't checked my RSS feeds in a week.

http://www.dailytodo.org/

You can start using the app right away - no registration required.

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joebo
I like it. This could be useful as a simple way to share a todo list with a team for a single day when a whiteboard isn't available. I'll bookmark it.

By the way, there's a 'bug' if you have multiple lines with the same text. I don't know if I'd consider it a bug or not though...

joebo
Also, there's no way to get back to the home page after I've created a todo list for the day. I wanted to create another one.
ptm
Thanks - I'll fix that.
AppsBy
like it, added to my blog :) as a page, thanks!
joecoleman
Nice twist on the traditional to-do list, cool idea.

I would consider adding the to-do list creation form right to the homepage. Since registration isn't required you can get the user engaged right away, without requiring a click-through.

larrywright
I second this - make the todo interface the main focus with a giant text box for the email, and a button that says "Send me this list daily".
arfrank
It would be nice if you could set some approximate times and have it email/SMS/dm you to do those things.

So at 5pm everyday you'll get a text message to goto the gym. And at 9am you get one to check server logs.

desigooner
what are the dots for? you need to write up a bit on why the dot would turn red, how it turns green when you've checked off a task, etc.
ptm
The dots show the trends of a particular task for the last 7 days.

So when you check a task, it becomes green for the day. By the end of the day if the task is not checked, it becomes red.

The grays are the days before the task was added.

desigooner
thats what i assumed but I guess you'd be better off putting that up on the landing page .. a little howto .. i passed the link to a colleague or 2 (non technical) and that was the first question that came up ..
ptm
Thanks for the feedback. Will add a bit of context to the dots.