Show HN: BeforeShutdown – a macOS menubar todo app with reminders on system off (opens in new tab)

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9 pointsraevilman6y ago14 comments

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Congrats on launching! I’m curious - do you find people actually power down their laptops? I generally slam the lid shut and shove it in my bag.

raevilmanOP6y ago

App will notify on sleep as well i.e. when you close the laptop lid.

Give it a try with 100% discount code 'master-shifu'

Dev here. Thanks.

pensatoio6y ago

If I’ve closed the lid, isn’t it already too late to be useful?

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Bilters6y ago

Yes I do this every day. Just because I'm always working on network drives and if I just close down the lid, the favourites in my Finder will disappear every now and then. When shutting down the laptop completely I eliminate this effect.

webmobdev6y ago

I shut down my laptop.

raevilmanOP6y ago

For all the comments asking about powering off.

App will notify on sleep as well i.e. when you close the laptop lid.

Give it a try with 100% discount code 'master-shifu'

Dev here. Thanks.

whalesalad6y ago

I turn my Mac off like 2x annually.

raevilmanOP6y ago

App will notify on sleep as well i.e. when you close the laptop lid.

Give it a try with 100% discount code 'master-shifu'

Dev here. Thanks.

rrggrr6y ago

Nobody I know shuts down...

livearchivist6y ago

Same.

I can't remember the last time I purposely shut down my MacBook without a reason (Finder locks up or some other Catalina bug)

raevilmanOP6y ago

App will notify on sleep as well i.e. when you close the laptop lid.

Give it a try with 100% discount code 'master-shifu'

Dev here. Thanks.

jason_slack6y ago

Can you share where my to-do list data is stored? In your cloud or locally on my machine and you never see it. Thanks! The idea is interesting overall.

raevilmanOP6y ago

Its all local. No cloud storage. The only time your tasks text leave your system is when sending email and at that time too it is never stored.

Even i have not configured any sort storage or database for this application. Just one email service in cloud.

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kevsim6y ago

Congrats on launching! I’m curious - do you find people actually power down their laptops? I generally slam the lid shut and shove it in my bag.

raevilmanOP6y ago

App will notify on sleep as well i.e. when you close the laptop lid.

Give it a try with 100% discount code 'master-shifu'

Dev here. Thanks.

pensatoio6y ago

If I’ve closed the lid, isn’t it already too late to be useful?

1 more reply

Bilters6y ago

webmobdev6y ago

I shut down my laptop.

raevilmanOP6y ago

For all the comments asking about powering off.

App will notify on sleep as well i.e. when you close the laptop lid.

Give it a try with 100% discount code 'master-shifu'

Dev here. Thanks.

whalesalad6y ago

I turn my Mac off like 2x annually.

raevilmanOP6y ago

App will notify on sleep as well i.e. when you close the laptop lid.

Give it a try with 100% discount code 'master-shifu'

Dev here. Thanks.

rrggrr6y ago

Nobody I know shuts down...

livearchivist6y ago

Same.

I can't remember the last time I purposely shut down my MacBook without a reason (Finder locks up or some other Catalina bug)

raevilmanOP6y ago

App will notify on sleep as well i.e. when you close the laptop lid.

Give it a try with 100% discount code 'master-shifu'

Dev here. Thanks.

jason_slack6y ago

Can you share where my to-do list data is stored? In your cloud or locally on my machine and you never see it. Thanks! The idea is interesting overall.

raevilmanOP6y ago

Its all local. No cloud storage. The only time your tasks text leave your system is when sending email and at that time too it is never stored.

Even i have not configured any sort storage or database for this application. Just one email service in cloud.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse