🧠Be Free | April Update
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​Compass got a little better last month. Email/password signup. You can use Compass without connecting your Google account. Great news for self-hosters and anyone resisting the singularity. Sync repair. If you later connect your GCal and that connection becomes stale, Compass will display a button that magically fixes it and issues 1 BTC. Reliability & DX. Websockets → SSE, tanstack-hotkeys, and technical docs. Head over to app.compasscalendar.com and try it out for yourself. ’Till next time, Tyler PS. Shoutout to our latest contributors: @tibisabau & @Muhammad-Nur-Alamsyah-Anwar! Thank you for your help. PPS. I launched a new YouTube channel that teaches system design through case-studies. You might like the Google Calendar Breakdown. This channel will help support Compass over the long-run. |
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1) We're live on Product Hunt! https://www.producthunt.com/products/compass-calendar Check it out, leave an honest comment, etc. Those play a key role in helping people discover (oo, SEO) and try Compass Calendar. 2) If you'll be on YouTube today, pop into one of my launch livestreams. I'll be answering comments, monitoring infra, and pacing around to stay awake. The first is in 1h 30m (6 PM HKT) and the next in 7h 30m (11 AM CDT). https://www.youtube.com/@tylerdane-com/streams 3) The Aug 14...
I usually only send one email/month, because I know how precious your time is and most updates aren't urgent ... but I'm breaking the rules for three reasons: 1) Compass is launching on Product Hunt tomorrow. PH gives small teams a chance to reach a big audience. It's also a fun way to celebrate and engage with the community. Our launch page goes live in 8 hours, but you can watch the 90-sec demo now for a sneak peek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia-rYanErzs. If you've never tried out...
PART I: PRODUCT Compass Calendar got a lot better last month. Simpler. Compass used to have tasks, someday events, and regular events. Almost no one used the first two, so they had to go. Now it’s all about events, baby. Compass Calendar is finally at peace with being … a calendar. Sub-calendars. ALL your events from ONE google account are finally visible in Compass. Type A users with a separate calendar for each side project rejoice. Light theme. An inky, calm alternative to dark default....