Ideas:
- PiHole?
- Router? Would require people to understand what "AP mode" is of their current router. If it supports it. Not to mention reconfiguring the modem to do passthrough.
- Music server?
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Streaming box?
- + dvd player?
- Chromebook (of some sort)
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Digital alarm clock + inspirational calendar (laptops)
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Integrates with multiple calendar providers:
- Google Calendar (Works as CalDav server)
- Microsoft Outlook (Gonna need automatic ical export)
- Others can be added with plugins?
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Integrates with multiple calendar providers:
- Clustering?
- Home automation?
- HTTP cache?
- PXE server?
- SNORT sniffer?
- File server?
- Network status kiosk?
- Kiosk?
Final 5:
- Router
- Music Server
- Streaming Box
- Digital Alarm Clock + Inspirational Calendar (+ maybe some home automation stuff)
- Kiosk -- Very helpful for organizations.
There isn't really much to sketch here, there's gonna be laptops and desktops next to like a bedside table or an office desk. I guess I could sketch some UIs but they're gonna be pretty standard, or non-existant, or already designed by someone else.
Non-quantitative are ranked from 0 (best) to 100 (worst)
| Design | Cost of Conversion | Cost to Consumer | Ease of Use | Ease of Installation |
| Router | $0-20 | $50-60 | 0 | 80 |
| Music Server | $0 | $50-60 + cost of music | 10 | 80 |
| Streaming Box | $0-100 | $70 | 5 | 70 |
| Alarm Clock | $0 | $50 | 10 | 40 |
| Kiosk | $10-30 | $100 | 5 | 80 |
So, overall, the Alarm Clock idea wins out on the scoring count. This however would only really cover laptops, need something else to cover desktops. The second best option is Router, which is a role that is covered by desktops particularly well. So that's the plan, Alarm Clock for laptops and a Router for desktops. I'm particularly empassioned about the router, as I can see an easy 10-year lifecycle for those.