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Ask HN: who launched something in July?

38 points by amoore ↗ HN
We've done this a few times before, and I've always found it interesting to learn what new projects have been launched by the HN crowd. So, if you've launched a new project, website, or business in the last month, let us know!

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MattBearman
I launched BugMuncher (http://bugmuncher.com) on the 15th July, so far its been well received, and is already profitable!

Couldn't be happier with the way its gone so far, and a lot of that is down to the HN community.

amoore
That's a great idea. I haven't seen a similar service. Also, good execution. I'm impressed by how well it seems to work and that's a pretty good site you have there.

I'm curious how paypal is working out for you. I always feel it's a bit hokey or something. Do you have plans to use a "real" credit card processor?

MattBearman
Thanks, PayPal has been fine so far, most people have a PayPal account these days.

I would like to move to an on-site, or at least branded, solution at some point though.

I've been talking to a start-up for payment processing without a merchant account, which looks promising, but testing/implementing it isn't very high on the to do list as I'm already processing payments ok...

james_fairhurst
Great idea, I'm a web developer and would find it really useful for demoing client projects before launch so they can point out anything they're unhappy with. What have you used to create it out of interest?
MattBearman
I built it all in JavaScript with jQuery. No canvas or flash, as I wanted it to be as reliable and cross browser compatible as possible.

You're not the first person to want to use it during building a site so a client can give feedback, even though that isn't what I built it for. I find it awesome that people will come up with use cases I hadn't considered.

een1bhs
I partially launched Syncomatic http://www.SyncomaticApp.com its only partially launched as wanted a small number of users to make sure it was all OK before making a big deal of it and marketing it everywhere. (And I always find things i wish I had done after launch :-) )

Its a iPhone app that syncs/transfers your camera rolls Photo's and Movie's to you mac over WiFi whilst in the background so you don't have to remember to sync etc. I have an update waiting for approval that fixes a small bug and changes some small UI elements then I'm going to start submitting it to review sites / blogs etc.

ovi256
>I partially launched

I think it's called a soft launch, FYI :)

And about all the things you want to do before launch: don't worry about them, that's what subsequent revisions are for. You can add value at any time, not only at launch!

james_fairhurst
I launched TV Show Tracker (http://www.tvshowtracker.co.uk) at the start of July, it began as a personal app just for me but expanded it for multiple users as an experiment.

Built using CakePHP & the Skeleton CSS boilerplate. Any feedback would be great.

BrandonMTurner
We launched an Android version of our iPhone app (~8M downloads on iPhone). Currently holding steady at #11 in the Health and Fitness category of the marketplace.

http://blog.loseit.com/2011/07/25/lose-it-for-android/

AppSec
Just signed up for the site (have a palm pre for at least another month ;-) ).. looks good..

The one thing I would ask is that you have/force https when actually in the app.. Even though it isn't PII -- weight can be a very touchy subject.

another thing: in the "Status".. Adding the total protein, carb, fat count for the day would also be great!

BrandonMTurner
It would be nice to have everything in SSL at some point, we just aren't there yet. We only auth across SSL right now.

You can use the site in always HTTPS mode with this url for the time being:

https://secure.loseit.com

To turn on nutrients go to Settings > Nutrient Preferences

Feel free to send any other feedback or bugs my way. brandon+hn@loseit.com

scottw
I launched a fake call API (http://www.fakecall.net/) to help polite introverts exit unwanted conversations or meetings. I need someone to make a nice app for it ;-)
nicksergeant
Cool idea! :) Btw, it's co-worker, not cow-orker.
MattBearman
Click the cow-orker link to see what the mean ;)
veyron
can you leverage google voice instead of twilio, using asterisk or some other pbx if necessary?
scottw
Probably, but the Twilio call is only two lines of code :)

I may look into other backends, but Twilio was by far the easiest to get going. Currently checking out Tropo and Teleku.

veyron
I ask because it looks like Twilio is a pay service (and i though GV was free)
bartonfink
I've done that by setting an alarm on my phone before a conversation I expect could get awkward. It got me out of a couple of unpleasant dates before I met my wife. Unfortunately, my in-laws aren't so easily shaken.
poissonpie
this is awesome....it's kind of crying out for a bookmarklet....or maybe a "tech news aggregation site" front-end that fires off the "call" request after a small delay.....that way you can politely open a browser to pontificate over some fancy new gadget when said cow-orker sidles up to you...and all of a sudden...."oops excuuuuuse me, I have to take this call"
jeffbozek
I launched Coffee & Domains (https://www.coffeeanddomains.com) for domain name registration and management.

It has some decent traction so far and the current users seem to really like it. I'm currently working on an API and iPhone app to try to make it even more appealing.

geekfactor
I soft-launched Flixxed (http://www.flixxed.com) which I like to call the "illegitimate love-child of Groupon and Netflix".

I've been meaning to post it as a Show HN, but I guess I've hesitated because it's pretty basic. Please let me know what you think and sign up if you like movies.

dicroce
I created a website that allows people to create their own trail mix, visually (so you can see what it looks like before you order) and then buy it.... http://www.trailmyx.com
meric
Just a side project...

TextbookCentral (http://textbook.asia)

Used textbook website with every course from each of many universities, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong only.

rationalbeaver
I launched http://practicalinterviews.com, where I'm posting my interviews with entrepreneurs, business owners and creative folks of all sorts. I'm still working on my recording setup, to say nothing of my interviewing techniques, but at least it's out there. :)

P.S. I'm looking for interviewees, so if any of you would like to discuss your newly launched apps, let me know.

blazzar
Give me a shout if my stuff is interesting to your audience
louhong
I would be curious to find out (on average) how long it took everyone to launch their projects.
MattBearman
BugMuncher was 2 weeks of evenings and weekends, around 80 hours in total from idea to lanch. Since then there's been at at least another 100 hours in tweaks and updates.
louhong
That's awesome. Thank you.
Mizza
We launched http://www.omniqrcode.com - QR code redirects for all mobile devices, with analytics!
csomar 

  Hey! Get outta here you damn kids!

  Get the hell of my lawn! No, you can't have your football back!
You probably have something not going on.
Mizza
Ahhhhh! Thank you! (minus the www it works - and we're fixing the WWW right now..)

Well, besides that, we are able to get a whopping TWO paying customers in the week since we launched. Which is better than a poke in the eye!

Mizza
Okay. Now it's fixed.
pokoleo
It doesn't look like it's been launched. (get off my lawn)
symptic
Launched FriendFury (http://friendfury.com), a side-project to help similar Twitter users discover each other. We built in a Tweet Roulette feature to @message a random person who shares your interest and break the ice.
vaksel
I soft launched http://seoagencies.com - essentially connects people to quality SEO companies.

I figure since there are so many crappy SEO companies, there might be some demand for getting proposals from good ones.

ChrisFolta
We just launched the public Alpha for http://DealTracker.co in Chicago - A new and simple way to view all daily deals in your area. We are currently working on additional features and adding in a wider range of deal providers.

Any feedback is always greatly appreciated!

migrochefort
It's not a big project , nor something successful. It's a tool that was (and still is) supposed to help people find the Google+ profile of people they follow on Twitter (http://migrat.us).