Berta says “no”, I’m sure, but it sounds like a spark of an idea. How else am I to test some of this web stuff? Browsercam seems like a good idea, but it costs money. Presumably it would cost less than a whole Mac, but would it be fast and available enough?
And where does one get a junker Mac for cheap? It wouldn’t be my main PC, so it’s just going to sit dormant on the shelf until I need it. It should probably share a KVM switch with my PC.
I’ve been looking for groupware for myself and my projects, and I think I’ve found an enormous hole in these offerings. Here is what I need, why, and how much I am willing to pay for it:
Imagine thousands of out of work software developers. All of these developers turn to the web to make money while they look for jobs. Some have even evolved this into new full-time careers. Some have banded together to support each other and formed small, custom web-development companies. Keeping track of small projects is no problem for these islands of web development, but should they want to take on more work or provide more value to their client, they’re going to need groupware to manage it well. What groupware should they choose? Well, there isn’t anything out there for them.
Just another in the long list of creative people that fill me with envious rage.
barnraiser has an interesting start at social networking software with AroundMe.