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Seems like some folks' computer monitor surrounds are plastered with sticky note reminders until there is no more space. Clearly, these people would use additional space if they had it.
A solution: vertically oriented conveyor belt mounted to the side of the monitor. The conveyor would be controlled
by software through a USB, FireWire, etc. connection. Modes include slow scrolling, frame-advance and manual.
See illustration for a rough idea of what a single belt installation would look like. Mount one on each side and one horizontally on top of the monitor if desired.
Illustration
http://half_crazy.tripod.com/hb/sticky
[half, Oct 05 2004, last modified Feb 05 2005]
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Nice illustration, you must have spent a lot of time on it. The belts should have a camera somewhere at the back that scans the post-it-s into the computer. After scanning a litte robot hidden behind the monitor takes the note off the belt and discards or archives it. That way you have the convenience of scribble notes and you always have a fresh piece of belt available. |
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Odd...the link worked from some of my machines but not others. Try this new one. Not much to see, but hopefully it will work this time. |
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Worked for me, and I won $50 for looking at it. Thanks half! |
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You're welcome. I'll take my percentage in small unmarked coins, please. |
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Could you introduce a fast-lane and a slow-lane - possibly on either side of the monitor? The important post-it notes would be attached to the fast-lane and would rotate into view frequently, whereas the low-priority ones would go into the slow-lane and could therefore disappear behind the conveyer for long periods of time. A small recepticle underneath the conveyer would collect the notes which fell-off after a period of time, acting as an archive. |
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I'm tempted to build a prototype of this idea using one of those motorized tie racks. Maybe use a serial or parallel interface... Interesting... |
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It would be pretty simple to implement on/off, even some speed control with a parallel interface.
(Honestly, I've been looking for an excuse to buy the hardware to tinker with USB hardware interfaces. That's the real reason I was thinking about USB.) |
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