Ask HN: Review my windows/mac/nix application

by DanBlake on 12/7/2009, 1:25 AM with 9 comments

This app sits in the tray/dock and records everything you copy (text, images, files) to a local, encrypted sqlite database. It has a built in web server which only listens to local connections, so the interface is actually through the browser.It has starring, Local RSS Feed, Is themeable, Full Search, Can Sync contents to controlc.com and more. Screenshots:

Main view: http://ioj.com/v/qzbp3

Alternate Theme, Settings open: http://ioj.com/v/0xret

Individual item view: http://ioj.com/v/yui6v

If you want to try out the windows beta client, You can grab it here: http://harknesslabs.com/setupcontrolc.exe

  • by DanBlake on 12/7/2009, 1:25 AM

    Screenshots:

    Main view: http://ioj.com/v/qzbp3

    Alternate Theme, Settings open: http://ioj.com/v/0xret

    Individual item view: http://ioj.com/v/yui6v

    If you want to try out the windows beta client, You can grab it here: http://harknesslabs.com/setupcontrolc.exe

  • by est on 12/7/2009, 2:57 AM

    Can't install in Sandboxie. Some file not found VB.NET error.

    Nice app though, But I don't know if 21MB memory usage is worthy for a collector like that.

    Can not collect HTML texts in IE or Chrome

    Can not collect richtext in Word or anything else

    If copied some Excel data with CJK characters, VB.NET yields a System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException error.

  • by ryanwaggoner on 12/7/2009, 1:53 AM

    Did I miss the link to check this out?