Tap got a new home page today, and with that has entered a new experimental phase of finding ways to be useful on a farm.
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Price Drop
We're dropping the price of Tap to $5 (USD) /mo or $50 (USD) /year. If you already have a subscription your charges going forward will be lowered to the new price.
SaaS To-go
Introducing "SaaS To-go" - our solution to content portability. Learn how Tap enables members to export and continue using their content even after leaving the service, through static websites and other portable formats.
The Easiest Way to Host a Static Site
I don't think it's unreasonable for one to expect: Drag and drop folder or zip deployment, Free or pretty close to free service, Custom domain name and HTTPS available either for free or a small fee, The good news is there are services that meet those requirements.
Turn-based Budget (Civ Inspired Budget Redux)
Seven years ago, to be exact, I ran into a post on Hacker News about a budget tool based on the Sid Meier's Civilization cashflow system built by a programmer by the name Alex Reckler. It was an awesome post, here we're building that system in Tap.
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Announcement: Create Websites From Your Notes and Records
Introducing Records To-Go. Think of it like this: while you're a Tap member you're building a collection of records. At any time (or when you decide to leave Tap) we'll build you a website (comprised of all your records) for you to take away.
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To Understand Cash Flow Track Time
Once you're capturing your work log in a reliable and systematic way you can take advantage of other Tap elements to help you plan for the future: beans for tracking time and formulas for calculating cash flow.
Announcing Attachments
To help you capture even more useful stuff Tap now supports saving attachments with your records.
New Improved Note Editor
Tap was always intended to be mobile-first. Starting with our SMS interface we wanted to get Tap as close to where your fingers already are. Now that more and more capabilities exist within the Tap editor we needed something more substantial.
How to Remember What You Did and When
It's not difficult to make a work log, but after a long day of juggling you're probably not inclined to write about it. And after several days of juggling you've probably forgotten what objects, for who and whether you were juggling at all last Tuesday.
Introducing Telegram Integration
Tap now integrates with Telegram, making the service accessible to more people worldwide while providing a secure alternative to SMS that keeps data away from cell carriers.
Logging Work To Get Paid
A guide for independent professionals on the importance of work logging, exploring how to effectively track what was done, when, and for whom to ensure proper billing and payment collection.
Announcement: Santa Claus Joins Tap
Santa Claus has joined Tap to help develop content including documentation, feature announcements, and blog posts. With Santa's global experience in distribution, marketing and PR, we aim to accelerate product development while improving communication about Tap's features.
Announcing Email Capture
Tap now supports note capture via email. Each account gets a unique email address where you can send messages that will be automatically saved as notes. The feature includes support for plain text emails and can be used with Email Reminder Spells.
Thanks Hacker News!
A thank you note to the Hacker News community for their valuable feedback and discussion about Tap, addressing login issues and announcing upcoming improvements for international users.
The Tap Parsing Engine, sowhat
Announcing the open-source release of sowhat, Tap's parsing engine, enabling users to better understand, interact with, and integrate Tap's functionality into their own projects.
Announcement: Formulas
Thanks, Coach
Six months back I was almost a year into a side project that is now Tap. The project started simple, but the more I worked the more complicated it became. Here's the story of how Cayla helped me get it done.
Thanks Product Hunters
Thank you to everybody that signed up via Product Hunt! Your feedback has been extremely helpful and motivating.
Where is Goldhat?
While Goldhat has been retired, its vision of financial control and irregular income management lives on in Tap through the Beans feature, which allows tracking of any countable commodity.
Workout Beans
What with my new life indoors, exercise has become a priority. Remembering to do it, doing it enough, and continuing to do it enough are ongoing challenges. Wondering about the consequences of not working out doesn't generate enough motivation on its own, I need a small nudge.
Celebrate your wins
In addition to setting up a Spell to send you your Todo notes, set up a Spell for your Done notes. It will help you build momentum to complete your work.
Logging Work
A practical guide to tracking work and time using Tap's Text Reminder and Email Digest Spells, making invoice creation easier for independent contractors and freelancers.
Programming Notebook
This is a quick write up on how I use Folders and Tags to organize my work notes.
Capturing Events!
Introducing the !Event command for tracking time-based notes. Use exclamation points to mark events that get placed on your timeline. Perfect for tracking patterns, symptoms, habits and more with customizable symbols and reminders.