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Great find @helencrozier! This is definitely a pain point. So much time is spent prioritizing across platforms and it's awesome to have all that info on one screen. @troyd how are and how often new companies/integrations added to the site?
@belaurie Fairly frequently. We're very open to adding new services. We just added Salesforce.com (cases and tasks) and Instapaper (saved documents in a folder).
We try to understand how it's actually going to get used, rather than just adding stuff. Taco should intelligently retrieve actual things you need to do, not a huge wish list of stuff you wish would happen. As an example, that's why Instapaper syncs with a specific folder (like "Must read"), not the main list of saved documents. More is not better, better is better.
For services which aren't specifically supported by Taco, one can often still use Taco by using the service's RSS feed, an exported text file, or by starring an email sent by the service. Since those are one-way, Taco can't mark the task completed. However, since Taco can also hide a task internally, it's still possible to remove them from Taco's list without leaving Taco. Works pretty well given the constraints.
@staringispolite Good question. If you prefer a blank or different new tab page, Taco works very well as a:
* Bookmark. Add tacoapp.com to your bookmarks bar.
* Web app. Browse to tacoapp.com from your PC, phone, or tablet.
* Desktop app. Use Fluid or Prism (http://help.tacoapp.com/how-it-w...)
You may want to have Taco send you a daily punchlist email as well: https://tacoapp.com/connectors.
I think Taco's Chrome extension will get an optional button in Chrome's URL bar, so eventually you'll be able to choose which way(s) you prefer to use it. For now, a bookmark works pretty well.
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Dear @troyd :-))
Just a couple of questions/comments because I'm too brain dead to scour through the taco help files ...
1) When flagged emails come through should they go away if I unstar them and hit refresh inside taco? I ask because that doesn't seem to be happening and I have a gazillion tasks that I'm trying to put that list on a strict diet :-)
2) Is there a total that tells us how many we've got on there or is that a bad idea? it probably is .... counter-productive :-)
3) Re the theme I find the colour I've chosen to accommodate the white font hard on my eyes and the typeface is too tiny for me unless I zoom in on chrome.... then it's ok.
4) I think the fact that we can search across all our task apps for keywords is gobsmacking amazing.... I'm stunned at how many related tasks I have in different spots.
5)Can we please have a tiny favicon taco and the word taco in the new tab extension?
6) I sent a bug thing about the next up list coming at 5pm my time (I'm in Australia) so I'm sure you put it on one of your lists....
7) I'm trying to get my head around using ifttt for any of this but at the moment I'm happy just trying to get to ground zero with what we've got.
cheers, Helen
ps I shall go to sleep again dreaming of this app - thanks!!
@helencrozier These are wonderful comments, Helen. So that I don't make this forum thread very noisy while we discuss these, I'm going to email you privately with long thoughts. Please expect another email in the next 48 hours (and thanks!).
The concept is strong, but I find the default themes really annoying. I see I can use a custom block colour - will go with that.
Interested to see how this develops though.
@jamesepember thanks for trying Taco, James, and for caring enough to help us improve. Back story on themes is that we added a set that we liked, then removed the worst half (based on living with them ourselves for weeks and which ones users preferred).
That doesn't mean they're perfect or set in stone, though, so if you see one that seems awkward, or have an idea, please send it my way.
@troyd So, my opinion is less is more, and would help drive focus towards completing task. Quite happy so far (just a few hours) - will come back with feedback after a few days.
@jamesepember I share that opinion. If you haven't tried it yet, hide the "For Later" sidebar (by clicking the show/hide bar at the left edge of the screen).
That's how I recommend most folks use Taco, how I do most of the time, and how the site tries to guide people towards (choose -> do -> repeat). Taco remembers that setting in the Chrome extension and on the site.
Love the concept but ran into some bugs while adding some connectors. UserVoice for instance has a malformed URL which seems to be causing some problems. Going to try others to see if I run into similar issues, but otherwise really looking forward to using it!
@epicsaurus Thanks, Joe (and sorry for the problem!). We're fixing UserVoice now[1]. Please try again on Monday or Tuesday.
I'd personally appreciate any feedback or wishes about this or anything else. I reply personally to every email sent in the app or to support@.
[1]: The cause was a bug in how UserVoice generates OAuth URLs, which we'll be reporting to UserVoice.
Signed up this afternoon. All my starred google emails, evernotes with to do's, todoist tasks, trello cards miraculously appear on one screen. Chrome extension puts summary in new tab. Has loads of integrations. Looks useful!
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