You can do a ping on service.nsw.gov.au and you can see they are hosting on AWS in WA, USA. No secrets there. Source: about 1 year ago

Nice writeup! On the scheme, I'm not sure `https` is needed, at least when scanning with the iphone camera. Parsing seems to be based on the TLD and potentially subdomains, e.g., "example.com" will parse as an address but not lesser-known ccTLDs like "example.ws" will be parsed as text, which is interesting. Ideally, one would set up SSL redirection, so dropping the "s" from "https" wouldn't be a sec issue, and... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

$500/month (3 figures) is a great milestone. I remember talking to a mentor that said, “you have something people will buy, stop working on features and focus just a bit on marketing.” It was good advice because now I’m regularly generating revenue of 4 figures per day. Rewind 5 years… I was so frustrated I couldn’t easily design and print barcode labels on my Mac using a spreadsheet. I opened up vscode and wrote... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

I bought a hundred different label printers off eBay/amazon so I could reverse engineer and test all the different protocols. Now my app works with most label printers on the market and manufacturer’s send new models to me without even asking. I personally answer every support email. My wife once asked me how many customers I had. Then she asked how many email support emails I’ve handled over the same time period.... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

This app is adjacent to my indie electron app [1] for designing and printing labels, including barcodes. My app runs on Mac/windows and can be licensed offline. I love offering my users affordable one-time licenses that will work “forever.” I also offer a monthly subscription to satisfy the herd. 1) https://label.live/. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

What does “Zebra” mean in this context? > Native mobile components include a barcode scanner, camera, NFC reader, geolocation tracker, signature pad, and Zebra integration to allow you to fully enable your field teams to operate efficiently. The only mention of Zebra in the docs is for zebra striping table rows/lists. Or does it mean Zebra printer for label printing via ZPL? My wheelhouse is label printer... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

I deeply want to understand and solve this problem. I’m an indie dev that created a desktop app (electron) to design and print labels. I sell a one-time license for $147 but also a subscription for $14.99/month. About 20% of my revenue is MRR. It’s up to the user, and they seem to love it when they have this choice. Is it sustainable for me? I think so. I license per computer. My largest customers have 20+... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago