Progress

I've made some progress with idea #2 ... I'm no longer calling it my iPod idea because, like all good ideas, it has morphed slightly into something different but better. It will now focus on providing information widgets for webpages, with an iPod focused one first. I have completed the data model, some wiring, and some initial screens including login/out. Rego and then the widget are next and I'm almost done. I still need to contact the graphic designer to get a logo and colour scheme; it's much better to get things like that done professionally and spend a little cash than to try a home-made job and have the site look terrible.

I've also registered my domain name for idea #2. It's a made up word, but that's mainly because all the good domain names are taken. There definitely needs to be some change in the domain name area of the web, especially those that are 'parked' indefinitely. I understand the need for parking, but really, if you can't point your name at even a cheap hosted web page that at least describes what the site may provide, then how will you ever afford to complete a website? Of course it's all just in the hope of someone needing the name and paying the 'parker' a lot of money for it, but with the scarcity of good available domain names, something needs to be done IMHO. Rugby Union has a 'Use it or lose it' rule with regards to possession when in a maul, and I think the same should apply to domain names.