kaioelfke

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   by kaioelfke 5y ago

   Spreadsheets can work quite well for this. I made an iOS app as side project inspired by this post from Derek Sivers. https://amicu.app
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   by kaioelfke 5y ago

   Many people have an entry in their calendar to call their parents and grandparents. It’s also about making time for people you care about instead of work and other things taking over.
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   by kaioelfke 5y ago

   Not sure about Android, but on iOS some communication apps support this. My app deep links into those.
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   by kaioelfke 5y ago

   I use my app for birthdays like that. There’s a button that opens the conversation in whatever app I use for this person (WhatsApp, Telegram, Email, …). It’s definitely good to maintain your own contact data somewhere. People delete FB acco
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   by kaioelfke 5y ago

   Is the effort knowing, when to reach out yourself instead of a tool reminding you? Or is the effort about spending time with a person? I use a running tracker, but I still have to run myself. And how often do people reach out on their own?
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   by kaioelfke 5y ago

   Thank you! If you’ve feedback you can reach me at @kaioelfke on Twitter or kai@amicu.app
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   by kaioelfke 5y ago

   I made a personal CRM iOS app for myself and others. It supports these features besides special dates, which is on my road map. It’s basically a privacy and offline friendly UI around a SQLite db. https://amicu.app/
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   by kaioelfke 6y ago

   I made a simple reminder app like that. It encourages you to catch up from time to time. https://amicu.app
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   by kaioelfke 6y ago

   That’s some of the reasons why I made https://nomorefacebook.xyz/ with privacy-friendly alternatives. I hope the list gets bigger as new things emerge.
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    by kaioelfke 6y ago

    Cool, I’ll add it to https://nomorefacebook.xyz as alternative!
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    by kaioelfke 6y ago

    I wonder if, I'm next after making https://nomorefacebook.xyz but that's why it's good to export contacts and other data now and not when it's too late. And don't use it as login provider.
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    by kaioelfke 6y ago

    I do the same, but not with fixed schedules in a calendar, but slightly randomized reminders with my iOS app. Calendar events are simple, but I like that I can snooze in my app or reach out spontaneously. It's more flexible. But before
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    by kaioelfke 6y ago

    I made this after FB broke the promise to not merge WhatsApp data. Feel free to submit privacy-friendly alternatives so people have a choice.
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    by kaioelfke 6y ago

    Thanks for the feedback and trying Amicu. I often talk to people to improve the UX. Marking someone in touch means you interacted with this person somehow for example you met or called. This sets the last contact date to today. This is used
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    by kaioelfke 6y ago

    Monica is a nice tool, but I wanted an iOS app with great UX and privacy. Amicu is basically SwiftUI on top of a local SQLite db. It supports tracking the last contact date, catchup reminders, birthday reminders, Siri, Shortcuts (for semi a
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    by kaioelfke 6y ago

    Feel free to try my iOS app. You can track the frequency. It's basically SwiftUI on top of SQLite. All data stays on the device. It has support for Siri, Shortcuts and widgets. Feedback is welcome. https://apps.apple.com&#x2