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Friday, February 20, 2009
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Caught up!
Ok, NoteTag sign up is once again open!
Thanks for bearing with me. Please be gentle.
What is NoteTag?
Click here to sign up!
Thanks for bearing with me. Please be gentle.
What is NoteTag?
Click here to sign up!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
NoteTag signup temporarily closed due to extreme interest!
UPDATE: Reopened!
I'm glad so many people want to sign up for NoteTag, but I'm getting a little behind!
Please refrain from requesting to sign up until I'm caught up!
I'll let you guys know when it's OK to sign up.
It'll be soon, I promise!
What is NoteTag?
I'm glad so many people want to sign up for NoteTag, but I'm getting a little behind!
Please refrain from requesting to sign up until I'm caught up!
I'll let you guys know when it's OK to sign up.
It'll be soon, I promise!
What is NoteTag?
Monday, April 28, 2008
More uses for NoteTag
Here are a few things NoteTag has been used for since the launch.
Use NoteTag to save notes about NoteTag:
add notetag note begin front-end development!
Remember important dates:
add guns gp100 note waiting period over 5/7 at 1:01pm
Store phone numbers you don't want to store in your phone:
add food subs note jersey mike subs 555-5555
add food thai note thai place by Marys house 555-5555
Remember video games you friends told you to check out:
add games note killer7
Reminders for the next gun show:
add gunshow guns note buy AK CAR stock
Reminders for dates:
add september music shows note Band playing at Detroit bar 9/22 9pm
Keep track of amusing quotes you hear:
add quotes note Save the day with cheese!
What is NoteTag?
Click here to sign up!
Use NoteTag to save notes about NoteTag:
add notetag note begin front-end development!
Remember important dates:
add guns gp100 note waiting period over 5/7 at 1:01pm
Store phone numbers you don't want to store in your phone:
add food subs note jersey mike subs 555-5555
add food thai note thai place by Marys house 555-5555
Remember video games you friends told you to check out:
add games note killer7
Reminders for the next gun show:
add gunshow guns note buy AK CAR stock
Reminders for dates:
add september music shows note Band playing at Detroit bar 9/22 9pm
Keep track of amusing quotes you hear:
add quotes note Save the day with cheese!
What is NoteTag?
Click here to sign up!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
NoteTag
NoteTag is now open for alpha testers!
What is NoteTag?
Notetag is an e-mail controlled, tag-based note database. It is meant to be used for short or long term note storage that can be updated and searched from the e-mail on your phone or PC.
How does it work?
You control the content of your note database via email sent from your home computer or phone. All notes you send are tagged with one or more search-able words.
A few examples;
Location-based notes: If your friend in San Diego wants a book you have, you make a note with pertinent tags to remember it:
add bob sandiego note bring book for bob
This will save the note "bring book for bob" under the two tags "bob" and "sandiego". The next time you go down to San Diego or go to visit Bob, you simply request notes for your search tags:
get bob
Or,
get sandiego
And you'll quickly get a reply which reads:
bring book for bob
After you've completed your task, you can remove the reminder:
del bring book for bob
Gift-giving: If your significant other hints he/she likes something, you can make a note of it for the next gift giving event:
add melody valentines christmas birthday present note Melody gift: 72-pin SIMMs
The next time you get put in the dog house, you vaguely recall a gift she said she'd like so you:
get melody
And retrieve all notes tagged "melody" so you don't have to sleep on the couch:
Melody gift: 72-pin SIMMs
bday june 1st
Melody is always right. Don't fight it.
(But when she says "You remembered!" just smile and nod, then look at the camera and say "Thanks NoteTag!" Then try not to be such a tool.) (omg bashing product promotion while promoting my own product)
Movies: If you're constantly having movie recommendations thrown at you, but you always blank when you hit netflix or go to blockbuster:
Right when someone tells you to check out a movie, you whip out your phone and:
add movie netflix blockbuster note dancer in the dark
Then the next time you're logged into netflix, or wandering blockbuster request all notes with the "movie" tag:
get movie
To which NoteTag replies:
master and commander
dancer in the dark
death to smoochy
Then after you decide on "death to smoochy," remove the note:
del death to smoochy
Shopping lists: If you constantly forget things at the market, you can conveniently add to your shopping list immediately when you realize you need an item, instead of trying to remember to write it down, or having several lists where you jotted an item or two.
Over the course of a week, you cook several fine dishes. As you run out of items, you quickly pick up your phone, and send notes to pick up those items:
add market note bell peppers
add market note milk
add market note vanilla extract
add market note butter
And since you get stranded in the toilet;
add market walmart note toilet paper
(note there are two tags on the last one)
Saturday rolls around, and it's time to hit the grocery store. You simply send:
get market
And in reply you get:
bell peppers
milk
butter
toilet paper
After you've picked up everything, you clear the tag you used for your shopping list:
clr market
And you're ready to add more for the next trip!
What if my phone doesn't e-mail?
If you can send text messages, it probably does! Most cell phone providers have SMS-to-email connectors that you can use for the price of an SMS text message (click here for a short list). Simply send a text message to an e-mail address, and see what happens! (NOTE: e-mail will likely be billed the same as a SMS text message, but check with your provider first!)
What does alpha mean?
It means it's still in testing. There are some cool things coming, including a web interface where you can log in, and manage all your notes, but none of the cool stuff matters if the basic functions don't work flawlessly. Thus, testing with a wide variety of users is important so I can catch the bugs and consider feature requests.
Does that mean it doesn't work?
No, you jerk! It works fine, otherwise it wouldn't be open for testing! It just means there may be periods of downtime, and possible loss of data, so don't use it for anything extremely important like your ATM PIN or your Medical alert bracelet data. Though some downtime is expected, loss of data is not, since it's still e-mail, and every command you send is backed up there after it's processed.
How are you making me ask these questions?
Good question. Next question!
How do I sign up?
Easy! Simply send an e-mail to notetag@gmail.com with your first and last name (or a fake one) from any device you want to be able to manage your notes. Or click here! I recommend sending from your phone and from your regular e-mail account, so you can manage it from a full keyboard instead of a cramped phone. You will receive an e-mail back with the rules (do's and don'ts) and you'll be good to go!
Why do you want my name? I'm concerned about my privacy and phone number.
As you should be. I don't actually need your name, I just need a unique identifier to assign you a username in the database. You could send "FluffyGoats" if you want, as long as it's unique. (NOTE: don't send "FluffyGoats," it's not unique any more) What ever "name" you choose just be sure it remember it. Most providers give away the phone number on their e-mail connectors, (7145551234@sprint.com) and if you want to protect that number, there is no problem with setting up some two-way e-mail forwarding with a free e-mail account. All the program needs is a working e-mail address, if it forwards 100 times, it doesn't matter.
Why do this for free?
(NOTE: The service is free, but e-mails and SMS messages from phones are NOT always free! Check with your cell phone provider!)
Because it's something I always wanted to have, so I made it, and figured others might want it too! I might ask for donations once I start spending money on hosting for that cool management website, but that's a ways off, and donations will be strictly voluntary. (I don't like pseudo-free services) Right now the cost of running this service is almost nil, so don't worry about money. The only way you can repay me is by using the service a lot, reporting errors, and by telling your friends!
(and if you have a blog, maybe by linking me ;)
Questions may be asked in the comments!
What is NoteTag?
Notetag is an e-mail controlled, tag-based note database. It is meant to be used for short or long term note storage that can be updated and searched from the e-mail on your phone or PC.
How does it work?
You control the content of your note database via email sent from your home computer or phone. All notes you send are tagged with one or more search-able words.
A few examples;
Location-based notes: If your friend in San Diego wants a book you have, you make a note with pertinent tags to remember it:
add bob sandiego note bring book for bob
This will save the note "bring book for bob" under the two tags "bob" and "sandiego". The next time you go down to San Diego or go to visit Bob, you simply request notes for your search tags:
get bob
Or,
get sandiego
And you'll quickly get a reply which reads:
bring book for bob
After you've completed your task, you can remove the reminder:
del bring book for bob
Gift-giving: If your significant other hints he/she likes something, you can make a note of it for the next gift giving event:
add melody valentines christmas birthday present note Melody gift: 72-pin SIMMs
The next time you get put in the dog house, you vaguely recall a gift she said she'd like so you:
get melody
And retrieve all notes tagged "melody" so you don't have to sleep on the couch:
Melody gift: 72-pin SIMMs
bday june 1st
Melody is always right. Don't fight it.
(But when she says "You remembered!" just smile and nod, then look at the camera and say "Thanks NoteTag!" Then try not to be such a tool.) (omg bashing product promotion while promoting my own product)
Movies: If you're constantly having movie recommendations thrown at you, but you always blank when you hit netflix or go to blockbuster:
Right when someone tells you to check out a movie, you whip out your phone and:
add movie netflix blockbuster note dancer in the dark
Then the next time you're logged into netflix, or wandering blockbuster request all notes with the "movie" tag:
get movie
To which NoteTag replies:
master and commander
dancer in the dark
death to smoochy
Then after you decide on "death to smoochy," remove the note:
del death to smoochy
Shopping lists: If you constantly forget things at the market, you can conveniently add to your shopping list immediately when you realize you need an item, instead of trying to remember to write it down, or having several lists where you jotted an item or two.
Over the course of a week, you cook several fine dishes. As you run out of items, you quickly pick up your phone, and send notes to pick up those items:
add market note bell peppers
add market note milk
add market note vanilla extract
add market note butter
And since you get stranded in the toilet;
add market walmart note toilet paper
(note there are two tags on the last one)
Saturday rolls around, and it's time to hit the grocery store. You simply send:
get market
And in reply you get:
bell peppers
milk
butter
toilet paper
After you've picked up everything, you clear the tag you used for your shopping list:
clr market
And you're ready to add more for the next trip!
What if my phone doesn't e-mail?
If you can send text messages, it probably does! Most cell phone providers have SMS-to-email connectors that you can use for the price of an SMS text message (click here for a short list). Simply send a text message to an e-mail address, and see what happens! (NOTE: e-mail will likely be billed the same as a SMS text message, but check with your provider first!)
What does alpha mean?
It means it's still in testing. There are some cool things coming, including a web interface where you can log in, and manage all your notes, but none of the cool stuff matters if the basic functions don't work flawlessly. Thus, testing with a wide variety of users is important so I can catch the bugs and consider feature requests.
Does that mean it doesn't work?
No, you jerk! It works fine, otherwise it wouldn't be open for testing! It just means there may be periods of downtime, and possible loss of data, so don't use it for anything extremely important like your ATM PIN or your Medical alert bracelet data. Though some downtime is expected, loss of data is not, since it's still e-mail, and every command you send is backed up there after it's processed.
How are you making me ask these questions?
Good question. Next question!
How do I sign up?
Easy! Simply send an e-mail to notetag@gmail.com with your first and last name (or a fake one) from any device you want to be able to manage your notes. Or click here! I recommend sending from your phone and from your regular e-mail account, so you can manage it from a full keyboard instead of a cramped phone. You will receive an e-mail back with the rules (do's and don'ts) and you'll be good to go!
Why do you want my name? I'm concerned about my privacy and phone number.
As you should be. I don't actually need your name, I just need a unique identifier to assign you a username in the database. You could send "FluffyGoats" if you want, as long as it's unique. (NOTE: don't send "FluffyGoats," it's not unique any more) What ever "name" you choose just be sure it remember it. Most providers give away the phone number on their e-mail connectors, (7145551234@sprint.com) and if you want to protect that number, there is no problem with setting up some two-way e-mail forwarding with a free e-mail account. All the program needs is a working e-mail address, if it forwards 100 times, it doesn't matter.
Why do this for free?
(NOTE: The service is free, but e-mails and SMS messages from phones are NOT always free! Check with your cell phone provider!)
Because it's something I always wanted to have, so I made it, and figured others might want it too! I might ask for donations once I start spending money on hosting for that cool management website, but that's a ways off, and donations will be strictly voluntary. (I don't like pseudo-free services) Right now the cost of running this service is almost nil, so don't worry about money. The only way you can repay me is by using the service a lot, reporting errors, and by telling your friends!
(and if you have a blog, maybe by linking me ;)
Questions may be asked in the comments!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Stupid SMS gateways!
I'm working on a project and I can't-damn-find a reliable web SMS gateway! Even google's is half-assed. Fortunately, I'm finding most people have e-mail/sms connectors on their phones, as their providers have added the functionality. (check if you've got it) E-mail is much easier to manage.
The project will be open for alpha soonish, and is open to all who can bear with it, and send me threatening e-mails when shit goes wrong, for the slight benefit of a tag-able note database that is retrievable and update-able from their phone.
More to follow...
The project will be open for alpha soonish, and is open to all who can bear with it, and send me threatening e-mails when shit goes wrong, for the slight benefit of a tag-able note database that is retrievable and update-able from their phone.
More to follow...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
NoteTag Information (Long version!)
The following e-mail includes guidelines and instructions to help you get the best out of the service.
Please read them before using the service.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Please try to use plain text e-mail wherever possible.
Please keep the body of the e-mail free from other text. (don't forward messages to NoteTag or reply where it will quote the previous message)
One command per e-mail (for now ;)
Tags have no spaces in them. If you make a tag "San Diego" it will make two tags, "San", and "Diego". Use "sandiego" to keep it simple.
All tags and commands are case INsensitive. This means "gEt CHINA" will be the same as "get china". That way you don't have to worry about your e-mail capitalizing the first word. Caps matter in notes, though.
All single quotes will be removed. So dont bother.
NoteTag is meant to be used to quick (read: "short") notes. Your notes are limited by 100 characters. If you find your notes are too long, voice your complaint, but know that this probably isn't the right service for you.
There is no limit on tags you can associate with a note, so got nuts. (but not too nuts :)
GET CREATIVE! If you think of a creative thing to do with NoteTag, leave a comment! http://tinyurl.com/5g5txp
If you want to stop using NoteTag, please let me know why so I can consider resolving the problem you're experiencing. NoteTag will never get any better if you don't make recommendations. The only dumb question will be the one unasked!
NoteTag is a one-man show! Please bear with me on interruption of service and replying to e-mails. I'll do my best to keep it running as much as possible!
COMMANDS
The following commands must be used to start every message to NoteTag. The command, its function and an example will follow.
add [tag] [tag...] note [my new note goes here]
This command adds a note to your database with the tags as searchable words attached to it. You may use one or more tags.
Your note may NOT rpt NOT have the word 'note' in it. It will not read properly. You may use 'notes' or 'notebook' or '-note', anything but a space followed by the the letters 'note' (caps or no) followed by a space. This will likely change in the future (likely change it to 'nte'), please be patient for now.
Also, try not to end your note with a space, as you will require the space when you delete the note with the del command.
EXAMPLE:
add walmart market note remember to buy 1gal of cheese
get [tag] [tag...]
This command will retrieve all notes that have the tag or tags you indicate. You may use one or more tags.
Notes will come in one email per tag, so if you request three tags, you'll get three e-mails with notes.
EXAMPLE:
get walmart
del [note you want deleted]
This command will delete all instances of the note within your database. The note portion IS case and punctuation sensitive, and must be matched EXACTLY.
Since you must match the note EXACTLY to delete it, I'd recommend keeping the notes you add simple.
EXAMPLE:
del HOOOOly CRAP! Im sure Glad I d0nt h\@ve 2 typ3 this on my phone!!!12^%^%$#
del id rather keep it simple
clr [tag] [tag...]
This command will remove all notes that have the tag or tags you indicate. You may use one or more tags.
EXAMPLE:
clr shopping walmart
all notes
This command will retrieve all notes for all tags, sorted by tags. This may be a lot of data, so it is not recommended you run this command from a device with limited output or screen size like a phone.
help
Use the \"help\" command to get a short message with instructions and guidelines for useage of NoteTag. It will include a link to this information at the end.
ODDITIES
Creating notes with multiple tags creates multiple instances of the note with the different tags you requested. This means that if you add three notes for tag "market" and one note for both "market" and "walmart", if you "clr market" there will still be a note for your last note under "walmart". A fix in on the way.
If you want to authorize a new e-mail address, you have to let me know manually right now. Soon you will be given an authorization key, and to add a new e-mail, all you'll have to do is send "aut my_authorization_key". Until then, please bear with me.
[more to come, I'm sure :) ]
Thanks for signing up, I hope NoteTag is as helpful to you as it will be to me!
Please read them before using the service.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Please try to use plain text e-mail wherever possible.
Please keep the body of the e-mail free from other text. (don't forward messages to NoteTag or reply where it will quote the previous message)
One command per e-mail (for now ;)
Tags have no spaces in them. If you make a tag "San Diego" it will make two tags, "San", and "Diego". Use "sandiego" to keep it simple.
All tags and commands are case INsensitive. This means "gEt CHINA" will be the same as "get china". That way you don't have to worry about your e-mail capitalizing the first word. Caps matter in notes, though.
All single quotes will be removed. So dont bother.
NoteTag is meant to be used to quick (read: "short") notes. Your notes are limited by 100 characters. If you find your notes are too long, voice your complaint, but know that this probably isn't the right service for you.
There is no limit on tags you can associate with a note, so got nuts. (but not too nuts :)
GET CREATIVE! If you think of a creative thing to do with NoteTag, leave a comment! http://tinyurl.com/5g5txp
If you want to stop using NoteTag, please let me know why so I can consider resolving the problem you're experiencing. NoteTag will never get any better if you don't make recommendations. The only dumb question will be the one unasked!
NoteTag is a one-man show! Please bear with me on interruption of service and replying to e-mails. I'll do my best to keep it running as much as possible!
COMMANDS
The following commands must be used to start every message to NoteTag. The command, its function and an example will follow.
add [tag] [tag...] note [my new note goes here]
This command adds a note to your database with the tags as searchable words attached to it. You may use one or more tags.
Your note may NOT rpt NOT have the word 'note' in it. It will not read properly. You may use 'notes' or 'notebook' or '-note', anything but a space followed by the the letters 'note' (caps or no) followed by a space. This will likely change in the future (likely change it to 'nte'), please be patient for now.
Also, try not to end your note with a space, as you will require the space when you delete the note with the del command.
EXAMPLE:
add walmart market note remember to buy 1gal of cheese
get [tag] [tag...]
This command will retrieve all notes that have the tag or tags you indicate. You may use one or more tags.
Notes will come in one email per tag, so if you request three tags, you'll get three e-mails with notes.
EXAMPLE:
get walmart
del [note you want deleted]
This command will delete all instances of the note within your database. The note portion IS case and punctuation sensitive, and must be matched EXACTLY.
Since you must match the note EXACTLY to delete it, I'd recommend keeping the notes you add simple.
EXAMPLE:
del HOOOOly CRAP! Im sure Glad I d0nt h\@ve 2 typ3 this on my phone!!!12^%^%$#
del id rather keep it simple
clr [tag] [tag...]
This command will remove all notes that have the tag or tags you indicate. You may use one or more tags.
EXAMPLE:
clr shopping walmart
all notes
This command will retrieve all notes for all tags, sorted by tags. This may be a lot of data, so it is not recommended you run this command from a device with limited output or screen size like a phone.
help
Use the \"help\" command to get a short message with instructions and guidelines for useage of NoteTag. It will include a link to this information at the end.
ODDITIES
Creating notes with multiple tags creates multiple instances of the note with the different tags you requested. This means that if you add three notes for tag "market" and one note for both "market" and "walmart", if you "clr market" there will still be a note for your last note under "walmart". A fix in on the way.
If you want to authorize a new e-mail address, you have to let me know manually right now. Soon you will be given an authorization key, and to add a new e-mail, all you'll have to do is send "aut my_authorization_key". Until then, please bear with me.
[more to come, I'm sure :) ]
Thanks for signing up, I hope NoteTag is as helpful to you as it will be to me!
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