Online product documentation, with links. Seems like it could be an add-on to Scribd or Google Docs, not an entire company focus.
Documoto allows users to find technical information visually with our
icon driven platform, or search by keywords, descriptions, part numbers
or other identifying information.
They also offer a parts catalog shopping cart, and single sign-on. These features won't add up to a sustainable company, though there could be a few years of integration consulting work.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Cheap Medicine Shortage
Barriers to entry - manufacturing cleanliness, regulation, sales - must be high enough to prevent newcomers. Or is this an area to explore?
Supposedly these medicines are so cheap they are not worth manufacturing in sufficient quantity:
... shortages come and go by the week—Atticus’s hospital is low on intravenous calcium, zinc, lipids (fat), protein, magnesium, multivitamins, and sodium phosphate; it’s completely out of copper, selenium, chromium, potassium phosphate, vitamin A, and potassium acetate.
...
They’re not getting any calcium or any zinc. Or they’re not getting any phosphorous, and that can lead to heart standstill. I know of a neonate who had seven days without phosphorous
...
There are 300 drug, vitamin, and trace-element shortages in the US, the highest number ever recorded by the University of Utah Drug Information Service, which began tracking national shortages in 2001. Approximately 80 percent of these are generic injectables, or drugs given intravenously.
Supposedly these medicines are so cheap they are not worth manufacturing in sufficient quantity:
... shortages come and go by the week—Atticus’s hospital is low on intravenous calcium, zinc, lipids (fat), protein, magnesium, multivitamins, and sodium phosphate; it’s completely out of copper, selenium, chromium, potassium phosphate, vitamin A, and potassium acetate.
...
They’re not getting any calcium or any zinc. Or they’re not getting any phosphorous, and that can lead to heart standstill. I know of a neonate who had seven days without phosphorous
...
There are 300 drug, vitamin, and trace-element shortages in the US, the highest number ever recorded by the University of Utah Drug Information Service, which began tracking national shortages in 2001. Approximately 80 percent of these are generic injectables, or drugs given intravenously.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Kickstart environmental monitoring project
From NPR podcast recorded 2013.
Not Your Grandpa's RV: This Roving Lab Tracks Air Pollution
Atmospheric scientist Ira Leifer installed special air sensors on a camper, then drove from Florida to California, measuring methane levels all along the way. More than 6,000 readings later, he found some noticeable spikes, especially around petrochemical
Kickstart a self-containted device that would only require power and wifi. The box would have monitoring equipment inside.
Cost?
How delicate are the instruments? Will end user damage the calibration?
If the cost is too high or instruments too delicate for home use, put a solar cell on the unit, add batteries, and sell to pipelines and drillers and state regulatory monitoring groups. The pipelines would save money from fixing leaking gas.
Measure:
methane and possibly other gases
temperature
humidity
Not Your Grandpa's RV: This Roving Lab Tracks Air Pollution
Atmospheric scientist Ira Leifer installed special air sensors on a camper, then drove from Florida to California, measuring methane levels all along the way. More than 6,000 readings later, he found some noticeable spikes, especially around petrochemical
Kickstart a self-containted device that would only require power and wifi. The box would have monitoring equipment inside.
Cost?
How delicate are the instruments? Will end user damage the calibration?
If the cost is too high or instruments too delicate for home use, put a solar cell on the unit, add batteries, and sell to pipelines and drillers and state regulatory monitoring groups. The pipelines would save money from fixing leaking gas.
Measure:
methane and possibly other gases
temperature
humidity
Saturday, May 11, 2013
WIX.com App Market - Detect Mobile Browser
No revenue potential.
Host on http://www.wix.com/about/app-market
Usage reports, like the standards google would provide, for when intercepts occurred.
Intercept when mobile devices access the page to put up a small static page with contact info, and a link to go to the main website.
http://www.handsetdetection.com has a mobile device detection API.
http://detectmobilebrowsers.com has scripts in many languages.
Host on http://www.wix.com/about/app-market
Usage reports, like the standards google would provide, for when intercepts occurred.
Intercept when mobile devices access the page to put up a small static page with contact info, and a link to go to the main website.
http://www.handsetdetection.com has a mobile device detection API.
http://detectmobilebrowsers.com has scripts in many languages.
Parked Car Temperature Management
Using existing electronics in new car, or a plug-in box to control electronics of a car, keep a set temperature.
Crack windows
Crack sunroof
Turn on ventilation
Check web for weather forecast and close windows tighter if rain is predicted
Close windows completely if windshield wipers sense rain
Start car and turn on A/C or heater to achieve a temperature at a scheduled time (or when person sends text message to the car)
Start engine if battery is low.
Close everything and shut off devices if battery is low or fuel is low.
Crack windows
Crack sunroof
Turn on ventilation
Check web for weather forecast and close windows tighter if rain is predicted
Close windows completely if windshield wipers sense rain
Start car and turn on A/C or heater to achieve a temperature at a scheduled time (or when person sends text message to the car)
Start engine if battery is low.
Close everything and shut off devices if battery is low or fuel is low.
Car Club for Friends
Fun Car Club, LLC would own and insure cars.
Can this be done for half the cost of a nice rental car?
Members of club would pay:
yearly fee
check out/in fee
day use fee to have the vehicle
mileage fee
Track and report on all expenses and scheduled maintenance notifications.
Like a shared boat or plane or vacation house, this club would allow rotating cars. Club software:
Crescent Club Management System
2013 May update: Keep track of actual costs and mileage payments by person, per car. When car is sold, any profit would be given as credits to the people who paid into that car.
Can this be done for half the cost of a nice rental car?
Members of club would pay:
yearly fee
check out/in fee
day use fee to have the vehicle
mileage fee
Track and report on all expenses and scheduled maintenance notifications.
Like a shared boat or plane or vacation house, this club would allow rotating cars. Club software:
Crescent Club Management System
2013 May update: Keep track of actual costs and mileage payments by person, per car. When car is sold, any profit would be given as credits to the people who paid into that car.
Track Customer Movement In Stores
Sell stand-alone, self-install, package to grab mac address to track times at any queue:
ticket counters
store pay counters
restrooms
airplane boarding jetway
car wash
For self-install, include first months of SaaS data upload & reporting.
Full-blown traffic for all areas in a store would require setup by a trained installer.
This is already being done by a private company. http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=2227229
A standalone device to generate MAC addresses could put loads of meaningless data in the system. Running on a small battery or vehicle plug-in, this device could probably be sold for $20.
ticket counters
store pay counters
restrooms
airplane boarding jetway
car wash
For self-install, include first months of SaaS data upload & reporting.
Full-blown traffic for all areas in a store would require setup by a trained installer.
This is already being done by a private company. http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=2227229
... broadcast requests or whether it also applies to directed probe requests and the SSIDs that were probed for. Were the later "previously connected to" SSIDs captured and a geolocation database queried, that could reveal information about where people are from. Which I suspect many stores would love to know.http://euclidanalytics.com/product/how/
Our plug-and-play sensor installs in 2 minutes - just connect power and internet. Each sensor is the size of a deck of cards and covers up to 24,000 square feet.
If you have existing in-store Wi-Fi from Aruba, Aerohive, or other leading providers, you can turn your existing access points into Euclid sensors with the push of a button.
Once your sensors are up and running, you can view reports for all your locations in our easy-to-use web Dashboard.
A standalone device to generate MAC addresses could put loads of meaningless data in the system. Running on a small battery or vehicle plug-in, this device could probably be sold for $20.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Replace Key Cards With RFID
If everyone in a company office is carrying a smartphone with RFID, why have traditional key card readers? Replace those readers (or add an RFID module to the readers) so it reads the smartphone RFID.
The benefit to the employee is one less thing to misplace. The benefit to the company is one less physical thing to issue. The physical security system would interface with the RFID replaces, just as they interface with the keycard devices.
For employees who want to implement this themselves, they could glue the keycard to the back of their phone.
The benefit to the employee is one less thing to misplace. The benefit to the company is one less physical thing to issue. The physical security system would interface with the RFID replaces, just as they interface with the keycard devices.
For employees who want to implement this themselves, they could glue the keycard to the back of their phone.
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Government Farm Subsidy Paperwork
This was mentioned in the podcast:
NPR: Planet Money Podcast
#224: The Cotton Wars
In US, there are four cotton subsidy programs. Create a virtual office to submit and follow-up on farmer's paperwork. Put the workflow and document management online, along with farmer collaboration and notes.
Global trade rule-book of the World Trade Organization caps & regulates some of the US payouts.
NPR: Planet Money Podcast
#224: The Cotton Wars
In US, there are four cotton subsidy programs. Create a virtual office to submit and follow-up on farmer's paperwork. Put the workflow and document management online, along with farmer collaboration and notes.
Global trade rule-book of the World Trade Organization caps & regulates some of the US payouts.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Using SaaS APIs - dropbox recycle bin
On the idea of using SaaS APIs (basecamp, dropbox, freshbooks) etc., what add-on products can be created?
For desktop users (Windows, Mac, Linux) make deleted file go to a more-or-less permanent web space in Dropbox. Either go immediately upon deletion and move into trash can, or wait until trash can is emptied.
For what other transient files could it be useful to have another copy stored offsite? Application log files and error files could be sent to dropbox and shared with product manufacturer to help with debugging.
For desktop users (Windows, Mac, Linux) make deleted file go to a more-or-less permanent web space in Dropbox. Either go immediately upon deletion and move into trash can, or wait until trash can is emptied.
For what other transient files could it be useful to have another copy stored offsite? Application log files and error files could be sent to dropbox and shared with product manufacturer to help with debugging.
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