PIM/Reminder service

**Gankaku** · 7 Dec 2002, 12:51 AM

I love PIMS and check them out almost as much as I check out new email services.

I have my favorite TexNotes but I also like checking out new and interesting ones.

I thought this one would interest a few people on this list.

It's OnlineHomeBase or OnlineHB for short (www.onlinehb.com works too).

The interface is kinda interesting. It's freeform. For notes, to-dos and reminders.

You can have reminders emailed to your cell phone.

You can make a list of things and share that page out with people (to read only), or give limited read/write capability...collaborative notes!

You can search across your sheets on the web.

Here's a shared page I made real quick so you can see.

8 Dec 2002, 10:20 AM

Cool. I checked it out and signed up - I sort of like the interface. Text. Shortcuts.

But it's not working properly for me. Maybe I am just missing something, but the email reminder bit either wipes out the entry or just changes itself to be that day rather than the day I asked it to be. ?? Don't know what to make of that.

I mean for the calendar version, btw. The todo works great.

**Gankaku** · 8 Dec 2002, 10:47 PM

You're right about the reminders. I haven't received one email reminder from them. I liked alot of the features, but they need to get that working since it's an advertised feature. I'll drop them an email.....

9 Dec 2002, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gankaku
You're right about the reminders. I haven't received one email reminder from them. I liked alot of the features, but they need to get that working since it's an advertised feature. I'll drop them an email.....

That's problematic - the whole premise of the site is that it integrates notepad functions with email. If the email bit doesn't work, then I could just stick to using a notepad (either locally or online).
Let us know if you hear anything!

**Gankaku** · 9 Dec 2002, 04:16 AM

um, duhhhhhh.........I put ,, instead of ;; for reminder notices. No wonder I wasn't getting anything via email. User error on my part. doi!

Jessm · 9 Dec 2002, 08:08 AM

Totally cool service. I'll check it out!

Jessica

**Gankaku** · 9 Dec 2002, 09:00 AM

OK after playing with this I finally got an email reminder out of it! One needs to use military time to get the reminders to work. However, the site's FAQ's suggest that one can use 3:00 pm to have a reminder set and that it should work. However, it's not. But if you put in 1500 it will. So I'm dropping them a line, even though I got my reminder.

Even though I typed up some notes in the program, I still copied them into my Fastmail Notepad. I guess I've kinda gotten hooked on my Notepad.

**Gankaku** · 9 Dec 2002, 09:28 AM

I just lost some data on this site. It's a bit buggy and I had to send them a message about it. Guess it's still a new service. Anyway back up anything that you need off there.

9 Dec 2002, 10:44 PM

Yep, my email reminders worked, too. The ones in the notepad, at least. I gave up on the calendar bit of it.

Thanks for the warning about its bugginess - I'll backup any really important stuff elsewhere...like my Fastmail notepad.

**Gankaku** · 10 Dec 2002, 09:53 PM

Well I sent these folks a bug report. They wrote back right away and thanked me and said they'd get working on it because yes, it was a big bug.

I didn't know this (they told me in the reply email) but they are the same group that run Quickbrowse.com, if you ever used that in its free days.....

11 Dec 2002, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gankaku
Well I sent these folks a bug report. They wrote back right away and thanked me and said they'd get working on it because yes, it was a big bug.

I didn't know this (they told me in the reply email) but they are the same group that run Quickbrowse.com, if you ever used that in its free days.....

I did know that. Is it not free anymore? I never used it, though, because it's just too much for me. Sometimes a lot of information is just overload. I fear becoming over-informed. :-p

marcfest · 11 Dec 2002, 04:53 AM

Hi, I'm Marc Fest, the creator of onlinehomebase (and quickbrowse). Just wanted to thank you all for trying out onlinehb. We're eager to fix any bugs that you may find or consider ideas that you come up with. For now, I confirmed that a time code like ";;3:00 pm" does not translate into ";;1500" the way it should (3pm and 300pm all work fine). We'll work on this right away and let you know once it's fixed. Please report any other bugs you find. This is a small operation and this kind of interaction with users is one of the fun aspects of it.

Best,

Marc.

marcfest · 11 Dec 2002, 06:21 AM

OK. We fixed the problem with the time code. You can now enter
";;3:00pm" and the system will interpret it correctly.

Our goal is to allow for as many different ways of entering the time as possible. So you do not have to use military time. for instance, all the codes below are equivalent:

";;Monday at 3 pm"
";;Monday 3pm"
";;mon 3pm"
";;m3pm"
";;m 1500"

If it happens to be Sunday after 3pm, it would suffice to say
";;3pm"
and onlinehomebase would assume you mean the next "3pm" coming up, i.e. Monday's.

Marc.

11 Dec 2002, 12:38 PM

Thanks! The 24-hr clock wasn't an issue, but it's always great to be more inclusive.

I got my first email reminder today - and I would have forgotten about the item had I not set up the reminder with onlinehb.
Cool service!

**Gankaku** · 11 Dec 2002, 09:45 PM

Hi Marc, it's Lisa

Welcome to the EMD board. Hope you have fun here!

Thanks for working on that bug!

7 Dec 2002, 12:51 AM	#1
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,271	PIM/Reminder service I love PIMS and check them out almost as much as I check out new email services. I have my favorite TexNotes but I also like checking out new and interesting ones. I thought this one would interest a few people on this list. It's OnlineHomeBase or OnlineHB for short (www.onlinehb.com works too). The interface is kinda interesting. It's freeform. For notes, to-dos and reminders. You can have reminders emailed to your cell phone. You can make a list of things and share that page out with people (to read only), or give limited read/write capability...collaborative notes! You can search across your sheets on the web. Here's a shared page I made real quick so you can see.

9 Dec 2002, 09:28 AM	#8
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,271	Be careful.... I just lost some data on this site. It's a bit buggy and I had to send them a message about it. Guess it's still a new service. Anyway back up anything that you need off there.

8 Dec 2002, 10:20 AM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	Cool. I checked it out and signed up - I sort of like the interface. Text. Shortcuts. But it's not working properly for me. Maybe I am just missing something, but the email reminder bit either wipes out the entry or just changes itself to be that day rather than the day I asked it to be. ?? Don't know what to make of that. I mean for the calendar version, btw. The todo works great.

8 Dec 2002, 10:47 PM	#3
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,271	You're right about the reminders. I haven't received one email reminder from them. I liked alot of the features, but they need to get that working since it's an advertised feature. I'll drop them an email.....

9 Dec 2002, 04:16 AM	#5
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,271	um, duhhhhhh.........I put ,, instead of ;; for reminder notices. No wonder I wasn't getting anything via email. User error on my part. doi!

9 Dec 2002, 08:08 AM	#6
Jessm Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: U.S. Posts: 425	Totally cool service. I'll check it out! Jessica

9 Dec 2002, 09:00 AM	#7
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,271	OK after playing with this I finally got an email reminder out of it! One needs to use military time to get the reminders to work. However, the site's FAQ's suggest that one can use 3:00 pm to have a reminder set and that it should work. However, it's not. But if you put in 1500 it will. So I'm dropping them a line, even though I got my reminder. Even though I typed up some notes in the program, I still copied them into my Fastmail Notepad. I guess I've kinda gotten hooked on my Notepad.

9 Dec 2002, 10:44 PM	#9
Guest Posts: n/a	Yep, my email reminders worked, too. The ones in the notepad, at least. I gave up on the calendar bit of it. Thanks for the warning about its bugginess - I'll backup any really important stuff elsewhere...like my Fastmail notepad.

10 Dec 2002, 09:53 PM	#10
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,271	Well I sent these folks a bug report. They wrote back right away and thanked me and said they'd get working on it because yes, it was a big bug. I didn't know this (they told me in the reply email) but they are the same group that run Quickbrowse.com, if you ever used that in its free days.....

11 Dec 2002, 04:53 AM	#12
marcfest Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Miami Beach, FL Posts: 1 Representative of: OnlineHomeBase.com	Hi, I'm Marc Fest, the creator of onlinehomebase (and quickbrowse). Just wanted to thank you all for trying out onlinehb. We're eager to fix any bugs that you may find or consider ideas that you come up with. For now, I confirmed that a time code like ";;3:00 pm" does not translate into ";;1500" the way it should (3pm and 300pm all work fine). We'll work on this right away and let you know once it's fixed. Please report any other bugs you find. This is a small operation and this kind of interaction with users is one of the fun aspects of it. Best, Marc.

11 Dec 2002, 06:21 AM	#13
marcfest Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Miami Beach, FL Posts: 1 Representative of: OnlineHomeBase.com	OK. We fixed the problem with the time code. You can now enter ";;3:00pm" and the system will interpret it correctly. Our goal is to allow for as many different ways of entering the time as possible. So you do not have to use military time. for instance, all the codes below are equivalent: ";;Monday at 3 pm" ";;Monday 3pm" ";;mon 3pm" ";;m3pm" ";;m 1500" If it happens to be Sunday after 3pm, it would suffice to say ";;3pm" and onlinehomebase would assume you mean the next "3pm" coming up, i.e. Monday's. Marc.

11 Dec 2002, 12:38 PM	#14
Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks! The 24-hr clock wasn't an issue, but it's always great to be more inclusive. I got my first email reminder today - and I would have forgotten about the item had I not set up the reminder with onlinehb. Cool service!

11 Dec 2002, 09:45 PM	#15
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,271	Hi Marc, it's Lisa Welcome to the EMD board. Hope you have fun here! Thanks for working on that bug!