Ask HN: Is there an app that reminds me where I stashed stuff?
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I have a solution that would work for this, it's not quite ready to launch but I would suggest the biggest barrier to any app trying to service this market is the effort of writing this down into an app.
I think the simplest solution is the notes app on your phone.
I think the simplest solution is the notes app on your phone.
You could create a simple Google Form which saves this to a Google Drive Spreadsheet. Only really needs three columns: Thing, Place, DateTime
notepad/dictation/search? pretty sure the issue is you will NOT make mention of where you placed stuff. Often we misplace stuff because it's tangential to the task, and we're in a hurry to transition back to the main focus.
Tangential exactly (which is why something like a spreadsheet would never work.) I've tried using notes but then I often forget exactly which note I used or how I had planned to access it later. But I imagine myself being able to quickly tell the app "I'm a stashing X at Y" without a lot of cost.
http://www.guidingtech.com/20562/search-create-edit-notes-si...
for those with an affinity for ios. seems like notes and siri are actually a viable solution. No idea how many notes ios can hold, or how search performance goes?
for those with an affinity for ios. seems like notes and siri are actually a viable solution. No idea how many notes ios can hold, or how search performance goes?
This has a chance of working, provided I give hope of having a curated notes list.
I might build this..
Sounds like a spreadsheet would work quite well for this.
I've googled a bit and found list apps that don't quite serve the purpose. I'm not a app developer, but I would guess this should be fairly easy to build.