software
software ideas
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Cloud Backup…
I’m standing on the train platform where yet another cloud backup for your photos is being promoted. All great…but they just never seem to work as they claim. So I’ve tried google photos and iCloud backup for photos on my iPhone. It’s a nice thing to have extra space, to have the ability to back…
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My Order Code
With the prevelance of POS systems tied to the internet and available to anyone with a smartphone, why are we still ordering our meals like Neanderthals? There’s always been an issue of with near infinite options, one has to repeat a long list of preferences to match the long list of options. No mayo, GF…
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Driving Directions HOV
So I took a roadtrip with my daughter from SF to Disneyland. We went down the coast on US101. When I hit a break in the Oxnard area I plugged into Google Maps on my iPhone the destination and looked for its sage advice on the quickest route given traffic, etc. It told me my…
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iApplause Meter
We’ve all seen applause meters on TV shows (an elsewhere) to measure response to something. This is following the imminently foolproof logic that applause level = popularity. Thus, in a world of distributed audiences.. How do we measure popularity? How about an app that uses the built-in accelerometer to measure applause. You have an iPhone,…
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WeatherSMS
So today, was out, and it rained. Happens every day in some place in the world, right? But we’ve got the internet! So, just as my Google Calendar will send me a text message before my dentist appointment, why can’t I get the weather messaged to me? Well, that’s not too revolutionary. But what about…
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Outsource This!
outsource glossary. provide the text for pop-up glossary terms forwebsites. they can brand. include text ads? upsell for branding? no ads? users can provide feedback and hone blurbs… faq too?
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Nag.me
This one should be a business… one that offers a web service/software app which is all about the opposite of “remind me.” So the nag.me system would allow you to enter websites, search terms, time amounts, times of day, etc. which trigger the system to hit you with a pop-up or warning asking “are you…
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Agile, Distributed, Site Development Structure
This idea came to me during interviews with an online media company – it’s amazing to me still that interviews are an amazing creative event for me – even if I’m not right/don’t get the job. How does one build a process/environment for allowing constantly changing content and feature updates to a site without having…