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I created a todo thermal printer so that I can write messages whenever I remember something. For example when I'm lying in bed and I remember that I have to do
by evandev 3y ago
I created a todo thermal printer so that I can write messages whenever I remember something. For example when I'm lying in bed and I remember that I have to do something or reading a book and think that's a great thought that I should look more into someday.
Basically I have a mobile app that I can send a message to a api. Sometimes it's just a note, sometimes it is a todo item.
Then I have a raspberry pi that polls the api for new messages and prints them onto a receipt/thermal printer on my desk. Then every morning I usually look and see if there is a todo item, or more long term item.
I haven't exactly thought of how to store the messages, but basically when the "receipt" gets to CVS level, I rip it off and store it in in a document shelf organizer. Every few months I'll go through the receipt for any long term touch items.
- ycombinete 3y agoThis sounds awesome, would love to see some pics of this. Or even a video of it in action
- evandev 3y agoI don't have any pictures, but I did upload the source code: Android App: https://github.com/moosilauke18/PrintTodo https://github.com/moosilauke18/PrintTodo API: https://github.com/moosilauke18/printodo-api https://github.com/moosilauke18/printodo-api Worker on PI: https://github.com/moosilauke18/printodo-worker https://github.com/moosilauke18/printodo-worker
- ycombinete 3y agoThanks :)
- ffitch 3y agoLove that! I want to setup a little thermal printer connected to an endpoint too. Any tips on how to do this the easiest way? are there any prebuilt solutions, or kits?
- thrwawaygame236 3y agoSome Star Micronics printers have a built in server that polls an endpoint that can point to any url. They have different names for similar services. I think the one you want may be called CloudPRNT. I tried it a few years ago and it worked OK (had some issues with reconnecting when it lost the internet connection)
- evandev 3y agoI just wrote a go program to directly write to the usb via gousb. I wrote the model of receipt printer that I used, but it's a very generic ebay receipt printer. https://github.com/moosilauke18/printodo-worker https://github.com/moosilauke18/printodo-worker
- suddenclarity 3y agoInteresting project. What's the advantage of this over, say, an inbox folder in a todo app like Todoist or a note in Keep?
- hammyhavoc 3y agoSome people do much better with physical representations of information than digital.
- suddenclarity 3y agoTrue but in this case he's still using a mobile app. So I assume there's some value in having the tasks individually printed in comparison with just writing them manually and that's what I'm curious about.
- evandev 3y agoIn my case, I like the physical representation, but sometimes I only have my phone on me when I think of something. And sometimes at night I don't want to turn on a light to write something down. edit: Also, my handwriting is horrible.
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- ornornor 3y agoWhat printer do you use?
- evandev 3y agoI have a really cheap ebay receipt printer called "Thermal Receipt Printer" model POS58W
- turtleyacht 3y agoThermal paper is nasty stuff. Just sharing it forward.
- evandev 3y agoHmm interesting. Just looked it up. Seems to be that BPA/BPS is the problem with it. It seems like phenol free thermal paper is the answer to that issue, although there isn't a lot of information on what is used instead. https://www.possupply.com/blog-the-phenol-paper-rundown https://www.possupply.com/blog-the-phenol-paper-rundown