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Wi-Fi To-Do List
This should be incredibly easy to do, judging from existing apps | |
I frequently find myself frustrated when I want to post an idea on
the HB or look something up on the internet for a variety of reasons,
yet have no data connectivity to do so. Sure, I can jot it down for
later in my memo pad app, but that requires remembering to check
the memo pad whenever I
find
myself in range of an open Wi-Fi
network.
Now, there are already plenty of apps (on Android, anyway) that will
sound an audible tone when an open Wi-Fi network is detected, but
I don't always put 2 & 2 together (ie, there's something I've been
meaning to do online for a while, but I forget about it and thus
ignore the chance to hop online when the situation presents itself).
So I'd like a reminder/notepad app that sounds a notification of its
own, and that notification is triggered automatically by the Wi-Fi
network notification. This way I hear the Wi-Fi alert as well as a
reminder to stop and USE the Wi-Fi while it's available.
(Note: in case you're wondering why I need even need Wi-Fi, I've
decided to cancel my mobile carrier data plan temporarily to see if
it's really worth paying for).
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I've seen stuff like this - a sort of "Look Up List" where as you go about your day, you fill out a list of thoughts that you would have liked to have augmented with one or two facts.
I solved the issue with something I started using a few years ago called a "Notebook", it's like a tightly packed array of disposable touchpads which, when brought into contact with either a "pen" or "pencil" (stylus type accessories available from some stores), records your thoughts using a protocol I've heard described as "words and pictures". I've found that these devices come in a variety of sizes, some of which are quite pocketable. By attaching a suitably smart phone to the notebook by means of an elastic band, you ought to be able to take advantage of both the wi-fi sniffing capabilities and also the datastorage facility provided by the notebook in a single, neat package. ;) |
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Sounds good, [zen] - what's the battery life ? |
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Not long, when you catch up with the salesman and
enact a little battery of your own. |
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ZT, as I've said in the post, I have a notepad app. Jotting down
the idea for future use isn't the issue. The issue is remembering
to check the notepad every time a Wi-Fi network becomes
available. With the app I envision, I would hear the alert tone
indicating an open network is available, then, immediately after
that, a different tone would sound to indicate there are things
on my Wi-Fi To-Do List. As soon as I unlock the screen on my
smartphone or tablet, that list would appear on-screen (post
'Wi-Fi To-Do List' on Halfbakery, upload pic of dogs playing tug
of war to Facebook, Copy/paste the Pythagorean Theroem into
an anno to prove Maxwell Buchanan wrong about X, etc...) |
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You could set an alarm on your smartphone, to
remind you to crosscheck the Notepad list, whenever
it detects a Wi-Fi network. That would work. |
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That's the whole point of the idea. A reminder to check the
Notepad list that is triggered by Wi-Fi connection. |
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