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by jeremyis 1921 days ago
> Can someone give me an example of this problem? To me this feels so "extra"... Maybe I'm missing something.

The business value of missing a notification or meeting can be really high. I feel like businesses would happily pay $10 per user-month to have all their employees on time to a meeting. Or even just closer. I imagine similar logic can be applied to other notifications.
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shakow 1921 days ago
> I feel like businesses would happily pay $10 per user-month to have all their employees on time to a meeting

Maybe I'm being extremely naive, but isn't it already a solved problem with synchronized & shared calendars and notifications?

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jeremyis 1921 days ago
I don’t think so because the notifications in chrome get buried for me. Email alerts for lost in the deluge of work emails. The Apple Watch helps a lot actually
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shakow 1921 days ago
Then won't notifications from this utility also get buried?
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jasode 1921 days ago
>Then won't notifications from this utility also get buried?

I think the idea is that the upcoming calendar/appointment notification is live and always on the menubar. See example screenshot from their web landing page: https://superpowered.me/static/media/menubar.aaa56b48.png

I'm building a similar calendar notification tool for personal use on Windows so I understand the value of this. Calendar notifications via email and "reminders" on the iPhone are not effective for my workflow and I need something that's always active on my menu bar.

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trinix912 1921 days ago
> See example screenshot from their web landing page: https://superpowered.me/static/media/menubar.aaa56b48.png

If this is all you need, why not just use an open source alternative? I'm using MeetingBar (https://github.com/leits/MeetingBar) and it covers all of these "issues". It even sends notifications, it's lightweight, scriptable and doesn't cost me as much as a Photoshop subscription.

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jeremyis 1921 days ago
Exactly - calendar notifications are "more important" than my frequent Clubhouse pings and having them in a more visible place is very helpful.
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randomchars 1921 days ago
> is live and always on the menubar

I spend my time in fullscreen apps. The menubar is never visible.

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