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NANY 2009 Communal Idea Thread

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mouser:
I thought we might start a thread here where people could suggest ideas for others to code for NANY 2009.

So, post away!

Remember there is an *optional* theme this year to honor the difficult economic situation the world is in recently: "Savings"

(you don't have to make a program that falls under this theme, and you could stretch this theme to mean anything, saving time, saving energy, saving money, saving your sanity, etc.)

mouser:
Here's an idea:

"Purchase LockBox"

* This would be a utility where you add items to a list, specifying a description and it's cost.
* The program's job is to prevent you from spending money on large items on a whim.
* So when you put in a new entry, it adds a column that tells you how many days until you can buy the item, starting at 30 days.
* Every day you must bring up the program and push a button indicating that you still think buying the item is a good idea.
* If you fail to do this for any 24 hour period, the delay will reset back to 30 days.
* So only if you continue to indicate each day that you think buying the item is a good idea, will you reach the end of the 30 day period and be "permitted" to buy it.
* This also gives your "significant other" time to spot your intentions and put the kibosh on it.

mouser:
If you haven't seen this SNL skit, it's a classic:
http://consumerist.com/consumer/clips/snl-skit-dont-buy-stuff-you-cant-afford-252491.php

mahesh2k:
This is just an idea,"Exam Simulator" as open source project.

We have programming school section here on DC, so if we add this application then with help of all other members here we can add more tests for simulator as well. Anyone with Wxwidgets/QT/Java coding experience can consider this as open source/cross-platform application for NANY challenge.

What you think?

mouser:
Can you elaborate on what this "Exam Simulator" program would do?

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