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A RAD tool that allows one person to define a GUI and hook it up to a spreadsheet that can do file access, database access, sockets, email, TWAIN image acquisit
by dragonbonheur 11y ago
A RAD tool that allows one person to define a GUI and hook it up to a spreadsheet that can do file access, database access, sockets, email, TWAIN image acquisition, and produce an executable or a web app.
Something that competes with and obliterates Facebook by just extending Email. Just present my email in a timeline format, allow me to block people who I don't want to get messages from again. status updates would be CCs to all my contacts or only a database entry to a free, non-siloed server. Instant messages would be either on IRC or XMPP within the same client.
There you have it, buddy. Go conquer!
- miguelrochefort 11y agoWhat about profiles, interests, albums, etc? I'd rather kill email.
- dragonbonheur 11y agoRemember mailing lists? The new social mail client would pull collections of related tagged emails on request. It's an idea worth exploring further, just to break facebook's monopoly. Even a mail client without profiles, interests and albums but which presents emails in timeline format could contribute to that. I won't pretend it's the ultimate solution, I will just assert that simple ideas lead to bigger and better ideas even if the implementers have to pivot sometimes so it's worth thinking about.