Google gadget app for Simplenote
I am that kind of person who likes to keep lists. Mostly because if I don’t, I forget. I the old days I used paper notes, but when iGoogle was launched I quickly started using gadgets to collect my notes. Because I have a PC or laptop arround most of the day, keeping notes with iGoogle was quite efficient. When I bought an iPhone I wanted to have my notes with me everywhere. Because iGoogle did not have a good user experience on the iPhone I started looking for a better solution. I found Simplenote. This service supports serveral devices, browsers and more. It also hase a public Restfull API which you can use to connect.
Unfortunately Simplenote did not have a Google gadget app. Because I got quite attached to my iGoogle page, I decided to create a Simplenote gadget. The gadget I created has basic Simplenote support. It can create, edit, sync and delete notes. I had a lot of fun building the gadget with javascript and JQuery.
You can find the app in the Google Gadget Directory and install it from there. Any comments on this app are greatly appreciated.
Tags: API, iGoogle, javascript, jquery, REST, simplenote
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oktober 25th, 2011 at 21:52
It would be a very interesting tool. Unfortunatelly the login is never completed or it goes to an blank screen with no options. If work properly I would consider even pay for it.
oktober 30th, 2011 at 21:04
Thanks for your comment. Could you give me more info on your test situation like OS, browser and number of notes in your account? Maybe I can reproduce your problem and fix it.
februari 6th, 2012 at 11:22
Was loving this gadget but am getting the blank gadget problem now too
The gadget says I’m logged into my Simplenote account, but there’s nothing in the gadget panel except the Simplenote icon / button. This is both Firefox 3.6 on Win 7, Chrome 16 on Win 7, and Firefox 9 on XP. I’ve also tried using it on both the new and old versions of iGoogle.
It would be awesome if you could get this working again, I love my Simplenote.
februari 6th, 2012 at 11:28
http://simplenoteapp.com/premium/ – this page suggests that 3rd party app usage is throttled with the free account – could this be the problem?
februari 8th, 2012 at 21:34
The iGoogle gadget of Simplenote just doesn’t work any more.
If there are no answers to these questions, nobody will ever be willing to pay for the premium version.
februari 9th, 2012 at 10:41
Sorry that you are experiencing these problems. I have the same problem too now. I will be taking a look at it this evening. Hope to find a fix soon!
februari 9th, 2012 at 23:42
I was able to solve the problem. It was a strange daylight saving date bug. Made the code it little more robust. Hope this fixes it for all off you. If not, please drop me a note.
februari 10th, 2012 at 14:55
Dude, you’re a star, I love this gadget and am very happy that it’s working again