Who picks the tab?

Heyo!
Just back from lunch with S.. Had a good time. We went and saw a Lazyboy and will probably pick one up in the next few days.. We had our lunch at this place called 'The Village' and when it came to picking the tab I offered. My reason was simple: S just got a salary increment latter yesterday. He got a good raise because he worked hard. If I ask him to pick the tab- am I saying because you did good and are gonna get more mone, start by spending some on me? My view is, he has worked hard(ly) for it and deserves it. I should treat him to give a pat on the back (figuratively only)so he feels good about the letter (not that he wud have felt bad about picking the tab anyways). So if its one's birthday or anniversary, they should be treated and not the other way round (also that most people end up planning the whole thing to death and hardly enjoy the special day).

But thats the way it is. I paid and its different!! What say!?!?

Innovative: Generalisation Vs Customization Vs Personalisation

Heyo!

I was just reading this concept in CRM on Customization Vs Personalisation (C: is say, allowing a user to pick his/her choices from drop downs to choose a bouquet; P: is allowing them complete control of what they want there, in what quantity and what layout)

I just thought about the internet and the possible applicability of the concept above. How about a website that allows you to place items like User id and password anywhere on the screen. So, if I use rediff and gmail, but I like the layout and placement of the user id and password box in gmail, if I am allowed to place the boxes on the rediff homepage at a similar place- THAT is personalization. Wont it be cool? To see where you want it rather than where someone else thinks it should be (although both can be same too)? It can also be a differentiator from competitors who might not offer such facility.

Execution: I think execution shouldnt be a big problem here. The first time a user visits the webpage, the default page would be shown. The user can then drag-drop whatever (s)he wants where (s)he wants them. A cookie can be created alongwith the system address on the local system. Next time the user visits this page the settings can be picked from the cookie and items shown accordingly. One can also use the concept of 'continous' login as in gmail and save button placement settings with a certain user name.So one can move from a 'Generalised' setup to 'Customised' (as in Yahoo) to 'Personalisation'!

Ciao!!

Innovation: iPod Lyrics

The background: Well I had this idea because I cant understand the lyrics of most songs. That said, it definately doesnt reflect my intellectual capacity ;)

"As-Is" situation & The Idea: So I thought that I listen to my songs on my pod and need to dig for the lyrics on the net and then play songs (on my pod or iTunes) and read the page on the net. Instead, what if I could read the lyrics on my pod/iTunes itself? Wont it be cool??

How to do it? The execution can be simple. I think one can download the lyrics from any source, paste it in Notepad and save it as a typical file extension, lets call it .kk (see I am a genious!). The only catch is that the file name of the .kk file should be the same as the file name of the song file. So if I wanna download 'Reason' from Hoobastank, I should have a reason.mp3 or reason.wav and have a corresponding reason.kk. When iTunes plays the track 'Reason', it should look for 'reason.kk' and if it exists, attach it as the scrolling text in the iTunes or the iPod, for that matter.. Simple aint it?!?!

Future business opportunity for Apple: I think a possible revenue generation source for Apple could be selling the lyrics of songs like their existing mechanism for songs. I dont know of any really famous sources that are comprehensive and accurate for providing lyrics. Apple can take the lead here and make money for quality stuff and maybe make it the only format acceptable to iPods!

I am still thinking...what say!?!??

An idea for Orkut

Heya! Just thought of what orkut can do.. Like they have a section of 'Mutual friends' they should also have a section of mutually exclusive friends..or whatever they may wanna call it.

The purpose of that will be that if I visit a friends profile I wanna see who all are there in his/her list who arent in mine.. Right now the task is tough and painstaking.. If they have a 'mutually exclusive' friend tab- it can be done by just a click!!

Ciao!!

Innovation idea: Safety Keyboard

Heya
Just thought of an innovative keyboard.

The purpose: High security keyboard, that would allow password security from keyboard too

Problem with 'As-is': No security from the perspec that if I record some1's hand movements on keyboard I can find there passwords out without the jing-bang of password cracking softwares.

How to do it: Well each key on the keyboard can have a 3D kinda-display which displays different characters when seen from different angles. So if you even type your password in front of anyone they wont be able to see it. Ofcourse the next question is- how do u let the comp know which is the correct angle? The solution to that is to have a pre-decided password which you will 'type' on the keyboard. Basically, based on the key pattern on how you've entered the password the comp will identify the 'correct' angle.

Cons/possible cracks: reduced typing speed because of 'non-standard' keyboard and possibility of the password being cracked if someone is at your eye level and sees the keys you are pressing and does it quickly enough to remember what u entered.

Possible application: High security, high value banking, transactioning- for public or private purposes..

Thats it..Ciao!