28 Oct 2003 zotz   » (Journeyer)

For years I have thought of setting up an Idea Bank where people could post their ideas. (I have never gotten around to it.)

For a good while now, I have thought I should post my ideas for programs here in my diary. I am getting around to it. I hope that someone may take some and run with them. Feel free to use any of these ideas in Free Programs. Credit is up to you, but might be nice. I would like you not to use them in non-free programs, but, if you do, I would like more than credit.

I-Oct-28-2003-01

I like to sing, but I can't (carry a tune in a paper bag.) It would be great if I could enter a tune in a program (midi or abc format would do) and then sing into a mic connected to the sound card. The program would then adjust my pitch to match the entered tune. Bam! I would be smiling. Non-real time would be cool, real time would be fantastic.

I-Oct-28-2003-02

I had this idea years ago, but we may be getting to the point where it could work.

I had it originally in the context of architects, engineers, draftsmen, etc. Replace the traditional drafting board with a similar size and oriented computer display/input device. The worker could then use the traditional draftind tools (square, triangles, etc.) to work with their drawings.

Also, make the drawing area shareable over the network (lan, internet.) Have a camera and mic on the worker and have an area on the screen to display the images of the other networked workers (video with audio) so they can conference and discuss the work as they draw together.

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