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by dotnetkow 2y ago
Agreed, though in this case, they are going for general-purpose OCR. That's fine in some cases, but purpose-built models trained on receipts, invoices, tax documents, etc., definitely perform better. We've got a similar API soluti
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by dotnetkow 2y ago
Congrats to the Mistral team for launching! A general-purpose OCR model is useful, of course. However, more purpose-built solutions are a must to convert business documents reliably. AI models pre-trained on specific document types perform
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by dotnetkow 6y ago
Great insight, thanks for sharing!
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by dotnetkow 6y ago
How are the "was this page helpful?" links working out on web.dev? Are you receiving useful feedback?
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by dotnetkow 7y ago
Just us out at [Ionic]( https://ionicframework.com/ ) - a complete platform for doing just that. Write a web app using your framework of choice (or none at all!) then deploy as a PWA, iOS, Android, or Electron app.
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From Bottom-Up to Top-Down Missionary(netkow.com)
2 points by dotnetkow 7y ago|0 comments
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by dotnetkow 8y ago
As a fellow .NET developer, I dig the author's point. However, I would argue it's not C# that's dangerous - it's Visual Studio, the IDE.
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by dotnetkow 9y ago
Love love love Netlify! Moved my blog from Tumblr (lol - but it was free!) to Netlify with Hugo as the static site generator. A wonderful experience. With little effort, my blog now has SSL, auto-deploys after I git check-in, and is a mil
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by dotnetkow 9y ago
Saw this on Reddit last night, poked around on a few pages. It's great! Love the movie list example on this page: https://github.com/bpesquet/thejsway/blob/master/manuscript/... . Going from &
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Hybrid Mobile Apps Are Overtaking Native(medium.com)
2 points by dotnetkow 9y ago|0 comments
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by dotnetkow 9y ago
Ah sure, sorry about that! I meant to elaborate but got distracted haha. Up until now, I've used plain web tech... but will be switching to React Native or Ionic soon. They both offer so much: rich UIs, native plugins, and more. So wha
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by dotnetkow 9y ago
Based on your main point, no experience, I have two suggestions: React/React Native for the framework approach, or something lighter: Simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. My background: .NET dev by day, Cordova dev by night. React/R
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by dotnetkow 10y ago
Absolutely! Despite critics, they can feel native due to increasingly better phone hardware and picking a good framework (KendoUI Mobile, Ionic, React Native, Xamarin). I use KendoUI Mobile and Knockout.js for mine currently, with plans to
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by dotnetkow 11y ago
Here here! I do the same for my line of fitness apps. $3.99 at the moment. The only way for consumers to begin to understand that the software they use everyday costs real money to build and maintain is for us to charge for it. I'll be
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by dotnetkow 11y ago
That is really well done! Great video too. Congrats!
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
Sorry, missed your comment. Honestly, it's been tough. Oftentimes they claim that they couldn't find something/store was out of it (not sure I buy that!) or the produce they choose isn't the best. You can add notes to ea
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
Love this comment. In a similar vein: like everyone else here, I work the typical 9 to 5 then work on side projects nights & weekends. I agree with the spend money approach! Invest in software to become more efficient, save time avoidin
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
Great thread idea! Began a "biggest loser" competition at work, lost 5 pounds. Launched MisfitWatchr for iOS and Android (converts Misfit activity into WeightWatchers points). Began development of BeerSwift (faster check-ins for
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
I've attended every year so far, it's a blast! Like someone else mentioned, like many conferences, the more you put in the more you get out. There is a large variety in content and lots of opportunities to socialize. I've t
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
+1 for Freshdesk. Another indie developer here - works very well as support for my apps!
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
Creator here. I love trying large varieties of beers at tastings, festivals, and breweries. The current Untappd app doesn't make check-ins easy for these events - hence my app idea. If interested, please sign up for emails - I hope to
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Show HN: BeerSwift – Faster, easier Untappd beer check-ins(getbeerswift.com)
1 points by dotnetkow 12y ago|1 comments
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
Scratching your own itch is the best way to get started! Congrats, keep it up!
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
What was the app's name? I built the same thing but for Android app about 4 years ago: FixMyQ. It's still a painful use case that I wish they would officially implement, or at least be more transparent about. I always suspected th
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
Still broken? Ugh. Fellow PhoneGap developer here, I feel your pain!
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Fitwatchr, Fitbit app, year one: $26,000 profit and 14,000 users(netkow.com)
2 points by dotnetkow 12y ago|0 comments
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
Great idea for a blog! Will start following it.
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
Yes, only app sales - no IAP. Not sure how to explain other apps, but if you look at the list of top paid Fitness ones, many of them charge more than the typical 99 cents - that probably factors into it. It certainly does for mine! Also, I
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
Unfortunately for the first version I didn't track hours (I am now). It took all of last summer (June to August) of nights and weekends. Not too bad considering it was only a few hours per week b/c of being more active outside d
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by dotnetkow 12y ago
$2-5k per month (after Apple's cut) from my Fitbit mobile app, Fitwatchr: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fitwatchr/id684005201?mt=8&i... . The unique value is Fitbit activity conversion to Weight Wat

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