Comments on: Disorganized? Scrybe it down http://internetducttape.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/ blogging / programming / technology / lifehacks Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:24:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Scrybe Beta Update « //engtech http://internetducttape.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/#comment-3203 Scrybe Beta Update « //engtech Mon, 06 Nov 2006 22:37:19 +0000 http://engtech.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/#comment-3203 [...] All I can say at this point is that I’m very impressed with the professionalism of Faizan, the CEO and Co-Founder of Scrybe. When I asked him questions on Reddit before the hype wave hit he was very quick to respond. His latest response to the people clamoring for invites only increases my belief that this is a man who is committed to delivering a well-engineered product. “We think that both the product and its users will be best served if we exercise a little self discipline right now and stick to our original plan. At this critical stage, a solid approach to engineering the product has to take precedence over gathering users. The important point is to get feedback, analyze it, incorporate some of it, test it and roll it out AND add a few thousand new people to get their fresh perspective. The product will benefit greatly from a few such iterations.” [...] [...] All I can say at this point is that I’m very impressed with the professionalism of Faizan, the CEO and Co-Founder of Scrybe. When I asked him questions on Reddit before the hype wave hit he was very quick to respond. His latest response to the people clamoring for invites only increases my belief that this is a man who is committed to delivering a well-engineered product. “We think that both the product and its users will be best served if we exercise a little self discipline right now and stick to our original plan. At this critical stage, a solid approach to engineering the product has to take precedence over gathering users. The important point is to get feedback, analyze it, incorporate some of it, test it and roll it out AND add a few thousand new people to get their fresh perspective. The product will benefit greatly from a few such iterations.” [...]

]]> By: Anybody have an ‘i’ on using Scrybe yet? » Make You Go Hmm http://internetducttape.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/#comment-3087 Anybody have an ‘i’ on using Scrybe yet? » Make You Go Hmm Sat, 04 Nov 2006 16:16:55 +0000 http://engtech.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/#comment-3087 [...] And speaking of syncing, legacy versions of Outlook might already be a problem, the developer of Scrybe writes: The problem there is that Outlook’s support for ical syncing is really prehistoric.The reasons for which i won’t delve into right now.But i am pretty sure they weren’t purely technical.The good news is the upcoming Outlook 2007 in Jan will address that issue. and you will be able to sync Outlook to ical feeds. [...] [...] And speaking of syncing, legacy versions of Outlook might already be a problem, the developer of Scrybe writes: The problem there is that Outlook’s support for ical syncing is really prehistoric.The reasons for which i won’t delve into right now.But i am pretty sure they weren’t purely technical.The good news is the upcoming Outlook 2007 in Jan will address that issue. and you will be able to sync Outlook to ical feeds. [...]

]]> By: a blog « My first blog http://internetducttape.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/#comment-2867 a blog « My first blog Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:26:25 +0000 http://engtech.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/#comment-2867 [...] I especially like the ability to quickly do organized web clippings when researching a subject and to print information out in a format that is convenient for wallets or pockets. [...] [...] I especially like the ability to quickly do organized web clippings when researching a subject and to print information out in a format that is convenient for wallets or pockets. [...]

]]> By: engtech http://internetducttape.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/#comment-2372 engtech Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:29:31 +0000 http://engtech.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/#comment-2372 I was talking to the creator about it on Reddit. <blockquote><b>from faizanbuzdar 11 days ago</b> Engtech ..Thanks for giving a shout out to us on your blog My reference was more to online applications leaving you completely stranded even on your trusted machines...when you are not connected ... because they can't work either with local data or local business logic.So the benefits of online access anywhere combined with the capability of occasional offline use on your machine is the holy grail for web applications. Not so much to synchronizing multiple desktop applications,web applications and devices.Althoguh not a direct reference to your article I just read thtough your article and found it very relevant to the discussion.It is the most clear illustration of the pain of using different applications online, offline , and on devices.And it's popularity is a clear reflection on how badly peoply need it and the torture they will go through to achive it.Will talk more about it in my upcoming blog. Thanks again for appreciating the screencast.</blockquote> <blockquote><b>engtech 1 point 11 days ago</b> It was a very, very well-done screencast. One question I was wondering about is how you will handle Microsoft Outlook? It is so funamentally entrenched in the office space that there is no way to get your company to change from using it while you use Something Better. Any application that seeks to seriously disrupt the scheduling space needs to have a strategy for integrating with Outlook (and Google Calendar as a distant second).</blockquote> <blockquote><b>faizanbuzdar 2 points 11 days ago</b> Google calendar is the easy part.We support ical import, export and syncing.Anyone that can sync to a standard ical feed can use us.Hence Apple ICal or even Windows apps that have ical support are also handled easily. Outlook is a different beast.And you are right...you are being an ostrich if you don't have a plan for that(.Even though we are not just a calendar) The problem there is that Outlook's support for ical syncing is really prehistoric.The reasons for which i won't delve into right now.But i am pretty sure they weren't purely technical.The good news is the upcoming Outlook 2007 in Jan will address that issue. and you will be able to sync Outlook to ical feeds. Other than Outlook 2007 there are a few recent developments for 2 way synchronization that we have beeen analyzing and working on. I will talk more about this in the weeks after the beta .But you can rest assured that we have been working as hard on this as anything else. We are looking to implement Outlook support in a way that it is not Scrybe specific. Please bear with me.</blockquote> I was talking to the creator about it on Reddit.

from faizanbuzdar 11 days ago

Engtech ..Thanks for giving a shout out to us on your blog

My reference was more to online applications leaving you completely stranded even on your trusted machines…when you are not connected … because they can’t work either with local data or local business logic.So the benefits of online access anywhere combined with the capability of occasional offline use on your machine is the holy grail for web applications.

Not so much to synchronizing multiple desktop applications,web applications and devices.Althoguh not a direct reference to your article I just read thtough your article and found it very relevant to the discussion.It is the most clear illustration of the pain of using different applications online, offline , and on devices.And it’s popularity is a clear reflection on how badly peoply need it and the torture they will go through to achive it.Will talk more about it in my upcoming blog.

Thanks again for appreciating the screencast.

engtech 1 point 11 days ago
It was a very, very well-done screencast.

One question I was wondering about is how you will handle Microsoft Outlook? It is so funamentally entrenched in the office space that there is no way to get your company to change from using it while you use Something Better.

Any application that seeks to seriously disrupt the scheduling space needs to have a strategy for integrating with Outlook (and Google Calendar as a distant second).

faizanbuzdar 2 points 11 days ago

Google calendar is the easy part.We support ical import, export and syncing.Anyone that can sync to a standard ical feed can use us.Hence Apple ICal or even Windows apps that have ical support are also handled easily.

Outlook is a different beast.And you are right…you are being an ostrich if you don’t have a plan for that(.Even though we are not just a calendar) The problem there is that Outlook’s support for ical syncing is really prehistoric.The reasons for which i won’t delve into right now.But i am pretty sure they weren’t purely technical.The good news is the upcoming Outlook 2007 in Jan will address that issue. and you will be able to sync Outlook to ical feeds.

Other than Outlook 2007 there are a few recent developments for 2 way synchronization that we have beeen analyzing and working on. I will talk more about this in the weeks after the beta .But you can rest assured that we have been working as hard on this as anything else. We are looking to implement Outlook support in a way that it is not Scrybe specific. Please bear with me.

]]> By: Paul http://internetducttape.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/#comment-2370 Paul Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:10:56 +0000 http://engtech.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/disorganized-scrybe-it-down/#comment-2370 Hopefully their next video will reveal some truly powerful syncing capabilities. Without that the service will not become as useful as it could be. Other than that this one looks like a winner. The notepad/web clipping feature alone is something to write home about. The scheduling features are pretty hot too. I am looking forward to the launch. Hopefully their next video will reveal some truly powerful syncing capabilities. Without that the service will not become as useful as it could be.

Other than that this one looks like a winner. The notepad/web clipping feature alone is something to write home about. The scheduling features are pretty hot too. I am looking forward to the launch.

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