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dmitripopov

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Created
January 22, 2013 (13y ago)
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Author of Helpinator, GIFExplainer and WeirdWrench.
  1. Ask HN: Ideas for “Knowledge Snacks”

    Hello, dear friends! I am trying to breathe life into my reddit community /r/gifexplainer which is dedicated to educational slide-based GIFs, that are like knowledge cards. The idea is to explore the possibilities of…

    14 points 2
  2. Explain Anything with a GIF (producthunt.com)
    1 points 0
  3. Ask HN: Do you sell to your friends?

    My product is featured on BitsDuJour today, and early in the morning I got a purchase notification with dramatically familiar name and email. I refunded the order right away and contacted the person with anger and…

    1 points 2
  4. Ask HN: As a developer do you take part in professional contests or challenges?

    If yes, what motivates you to join?

    3 points 1
  5. Show HN: I created a portable lightweight replacement for Microsoft HTML Help (dmitripopov.com)
    77 points 40
  6. Create an Android self-help kiosk app with Apache Cordova on Windows 10 (helpinator.com)
    1 points 0
  7. Project for Sale: MiniKanban (reddit.com)
    1 points 0
  8. Ask HN: Refactoring Software Documentation

    Hello! Disclaimer: I am the author of Helpinator software documentation and technical writing tool. As a coder myself I usually apply programming approach to documentation and Helpinator is more than an IDE for…

    1 points 1
  9. Show HN: MiniKanban – a personal desktop Kanban board for introverts (minikanban.com)
    2 points 1
  10. A tool to break writers block created in collaboration with Peter Norton (en.wikipedia.org)
    1 points 0
  11. Ask HN: Self-hosted Helpdesk

    Hello! It looks like top HelpDesk systems are cloud-based nowadays. Are there any self-hosted Helpdesks that match modern times requirements like mobile-friendly UI, OAuth and push notifications? Edit: Good API is…

    3 points 1
  12. Project for Sale: “Make Batch Files”

    Q: What is it? A: It's a visual drag-and-drop builder for Windows batch files. Q: Wait... it's a desktop app? For Windows??? A: Yes. Q: Are you retarded? A: arrgghhhh.... Q: Where can I find it? A: makebatchfiles.com Q:…

    1 points 0
  13. Ask HN: Does anti-Russian hysteria affect your business decisions?

    I always state clearly that my business is located in Russia. It wasn't a problem at all for almost 10 years, but recently I have noticed a slight change of customer behavior - the tone of conversation with a customer…

    3 points 4
  14. Ask HN: Are all developers sith by nature?

    May the 4th be with you, my friends! We, developers, are creative individuals. My 20+ years experince says that one can not be a developer without being at least a little creative. But being creative is all about…

    5 points 13
  15. Ask HN: Satire-fuelled tutorial for my app

    A long time ago a brilliant idea struck my head and I made a funny tutorial for my product called Helpinator. I think I got nearly half of my customers thanks to it and very likely lost as much :) It used "Satan…

    2 points 0
  16. Ask HN: Do you still use UML?

    A client asks to add UML diagram support to my Helpinator, but I am not sure that it's worth my time.

    166 points 187
  17. Show HN: An Easier Way To Create Windows Batch Files (makebatchfiles.com)
    2 points 1
  18. How To Create Different Versions of Software Documentation From The Same Source (helpinator.com)
    1 points 0
  19. How to create a very simple WebHelp (webhelp.hubpages.com)
    1 points -1
  20. How To Publish Online Documentation To WordPress (helpinator.com)
    1 points 0
  21. QtHelp - a help system for Qt-based applications - added to Helpinator (helpinator.com)
    1 points 0