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And with regard to the spreadsheet: I have now tried presenting my data (from Google Sheets) in #Airtable or #Grist (because both look pretty), but both don't sync with the sourca data.
Next I tried connecting #Sheets to #DataTables (because that's open and also pretty), but that doesn't work either.
Now I'm trying to visualize my raw data with #DataTables, but that's still difficult. I need a no-code solution and really, #Google is so useful, although many here don't like to hear it.

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#ux s that should be better: #airtable 's user experience after signing into their web app. They say it should be used only on a desktop computer, and they aren't kidding. Their web app lack the very notion of responding to screen size, as if it was designed specifically for large screens. Oh, but they have a native app for iOS. It does start and lets one sign in. But choosing any template to quick-start the building of your own stuff, randomly crashes the app. Over and over again.
#usability

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#GUI s that should be better: #airtable 's sign-up experience. Upon signing up for a new account, the web site at airtable.com requests your name and a password. That can be entered just fine. But the follow-up on that refuses to load, when using the Firefox Focus app on iOS 18. There's nothing but a pristine, empty space. Tranquil for sure. Probably not the experience Airtable intended.

#ux #usability

#GUI s that should be better: #airtable 's cookie consent and settings display. The home page of airtable.com greets us with a cookie consent display that has a settings option. If you visit that using the Firefox Focus app for iOS 18, it covers the entire page with a translucent overlay, without any kind of button or link, making the whole thing unusable.

#usability #ux

After the dissapointment that was Greg Cox's latest #StarTrek novel, I'm looking to go a bit back to novels with less fan service and away from, and this is not a knock on them, David Mack and Una McCormack. They're great, but I feel I've only read them a lot in the past couple of years.

I know there was a list out there, on #Airtable of Trek novels by series. Or a Google Spreadsheet. Is there a good soul that can drop a link to this book worm? 🙂

Ran into folders vs graph problem in #Obsidian again, while weaning off #Airtable; which rn means #tea + #whiskey.

The issue’s worst w/ 'containers’ like distilleries, whose relations have homogenous names (eg, most distilleries have a whiskey known as “$distiller 12yo”).

Folders + DataView? neat n tidy, but the graph doesn't see the connections & central object note location is awkward.

Prefixes + MOCs or properties? graph-friendly but data-entry intensive & works worse w/ fuzzy-finder.

🧵

teable.io seems like an excellent self-hosted like tool.

1) Unlike , Teable provides full-featured SQL access to the underlying tables.

2) It is improving quickly. In just a few weeks, they've shipped PDF preview, gallery view, calendar view etc.

I have been a fan of #Airtable, sung its praises for how great the UI is, how easy to use…
but every option to download or print my tables is gone. The dropdown arrow to print or export every tutorial says exists…does not exist. At least not on their iPad app. Absolutely infuriating waste of my time. It’s utterly useless. WTAF. Anyone else use Airtable? On iPad?
It shouldn’t be this hard to access your own content but every enshittified company is doing this. They are thieves.
#enshittification

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