Free Ideas; Just Add CodeProject Ideas from Greg Haskins2023-03-27T13:53:33-04:00http://www.greghaskins.comGreg Haskinsgreg@greghaskins.comhttps://twitter.com/greghaskinshttp://www.greghaskins.com/public/images/apple-touch-icon.pngFacebook Photos by Mail2015-08-28T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/facebook-photos-by-mail.htmlHow can I automatically share Facebook photos with people who aren’t on Facebook? Your app could <em>mail</em> them for me!<br><br><a href="http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/facebook-photos-by-mail.html"><img src="http://www.greghaskins.com/media/kids-at-beach.jpg"></a>Greg HaskinsCall-the-Cops Button2015-08-27T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/call-the-cops-button.htmlI need to call the police. It’s not an emergency, but I don’t even know what jurisdiction I’m in! Where’s my Call-the-Cops button?<br><br><a href="http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/call-the-cops-button.html"><img src="http://www.greghaskins.com/media/lego-cop.jpg"></a>Greg HaskinsNerdtastic Programmable Alarm Clock2015-08-26T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/nerdtastic-programmable-alarm-clock.htmlHow about a programmable alarm clock that lets me experiment with different ways of cajoling myself out of bed in the morning?<br><br><a href="http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/nerdtastic-programmable-alarm-clock.html"><img src="http://www.greghaskins.com/media/lots-of-alarms.png"></a>Greg HaskinsRain or Shine Weather API2015-08-25T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/rain-or-shine-weather-api.htmlSometimes looking out the window just isn’t feasible. Web servers live in the cloud, so why can’t they tell me when it’s raining?<br><br><a href="http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/rain-or-shine-weather-api.html"><img src="http://www.greghaskins.com/media/rain-or-shine/probably-raining-annotated.png"></a>Greg HaskinsGamified Wiki System2015-08-24T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/gamified-wiki-system.htmlGoading your teammates into updating the team wiki isn’t very fun or effective. What if we earned points for contributing content?Greg HaskinsMagic Get-Your-Kids-to-Smile Camera2015-08-21T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/magic-get-your-kids-to-smile-camera.htmlIt is impossibly difficult to get my kids to look at the camera and smile pretty. I resort to all manner of shenanigans behind the lens.<br><br><a href="http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/magic-get-your-kids-to-smile-camera.html"><img src="http://www.greghaskins.com/media/kid-photos/bad-03.jpg"></a>Greg HaskinsLunch Order Coordinator2015-08-20T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/lunch-order-coordinator.htmlCollecting lunch orders from a group of people and entering them one-by-one into an online form is a pain in the butt. We can do better.<br><br><a href="http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/lunch-order-coordinator.html"><img src="http://www.greghaskins.com/media/sandwich-and-fries.jpg"></a>Greg HaskinsCode Editor Wishlist: Search by Hotkey2015-08-19T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/code-editor-wishlist-search-by-hotkey.htmlSometimes keyboard shortcuts are so engrained in our muscle memory that we can’t even explain what they are or what they do.Greg HaskinsMulti-Destination Location Search2015-08-18T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/multi-destination-location-search.htmlIt’s easy to find a Thai restaurant. It’s easy to find a dry cleaner. Why is it so hard to search for a Thai restaurant near a dry cleaner?<br><br><a href="http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/multi-destination-location-search.html"><img src="http://www.greghaskins.com/media/dry-cleaner-to-restaurant.png"></a>Greg HaskinsA Trello Share Service for Firefox2015-08-17T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/trello-share-service-for-firefox.htmlIt’s really easy to save links to Trello on iOS, but not so much in Firefox. Native integration via the Share button would be pretty slick.<br><br><a href="http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/trello-share-service-for-firefox.html"><img src="http://www.greghaskins.com/media/trello-sequence-ios.png"></a>Greg HaskinsSmart Photo Album for Whiteboard Images2015-08-14T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/smart-photo-album-for-whiteboard-images.htmlI take a lot of whiteboard photos with my phone, but a lot <em>more</em> photos of other things. Could an app make it easier to find them?<br><br><a href="http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/smart-photo-album-for-whiteboard-images.html"><img src="http://www.greghaskins.com/media/whiteboard-photo.jpg"></a>Greg HaskinsCoin Flip Watch App2015-08-13T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/coin-flip-watch-app.htmlAs a fun way to learn how to make Watch apps, how about a simple coin flipper? Could be one more reason to get rid of loose change.<br><br><a href="http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/coin-flip-watch-app.html"><img src="http://www.greghaskins.com/media/apple-watch-stand-nag.jpg"></a>Greg HaskinsEvil Code Challenge2015-08-12T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/evil-code-challenge.htmlEvery coder has a programming language feature they love to hate. It be terrible/awesome to build something that completely abused it.Greg HaskinsToll Calculator for Road Trips2015-08-11T00:00:00-04:00http://www.greghaskins.com/2015/toll-calculator-for-road-trips.htmlDespite living in the Information Age, it’s surprisingly difficult to figure out some things. Like how much toll money you’ll need.Greg Haskins