Name: Heather Yazawa

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Questions/comments about the syllabus or project handout:
	I assume that the Read imperatives mean read by today,
	not read tonight, correct?

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Project Title 1: Desktop Stickies

Brief Description:
      I remember this program for the PC which would let you type
      notes in little squares of colored screen and move them around
      your desktop for virtual post-it notes.  I propose something like
      that, except for the Sun computers.  Maybe with added features like
      the ability to doodle in the notes as well as type, the ability
      to quickly email them, and the ability to print them. An easy way
      to store, organize, and retrieve them is necessary too so desktops
      don't have to be totally plastered.

Identify Local Users: 
      I'm a Post-It freak, myself.  I love to jot down reminders and stick
      them around my room.  I think this could be useful to the average user
      if we can devise  a way to keep them from obscuring important desktop 
      icons.

Assign a 1-5 score for these criteria:
       Useful to others: 4
       Has specific users: 3
       Can be scaled up to PC product: 5
       Divisible: 4
       In C++ on Suns: what does this mean???

       Overall: 4

Pros: Useful and it's uses don't have to be explained to the unfamiliar.
      Will be intuitive to use.

Cons: If we don't find a way to organize it efficiently, it will only
      clutter the desktop.  People love their wallpapers.


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Project Title 2: Recipe Organizer

Brief Description:
      My Mom desperately needs one.  A database for recipes.  Quick
      searches can be done by dietary restrictions (weed out those with
      too many calories, carbs, and foods that will cause your guest to
      develop hives), type of meal, holiday, who gave you the recipe.
      Counts the calories in a dish through adding up calories from
      individual ingredients.  Print and email recipes easily.  Reminders
      to back up database  so that Grandma's Favorite Pecan Pie is not lost 
      for all time.  Rate recipes and comment on them.  Maybe even do
      smart browsing? If the recipe is online the program will do its 
      best to fill out the categories for you.

Identify Local Users: 
      My Mom who prints out recipes from the Food Network page then
      leaves them around the house.  

Assign a 1-5 score for these criteria:
       Useful to others: 4
       Has specific users: 5
       Can be scaled up to PC product: 5
       Divisible: 4
       In C++ on Suns: what does this mean???

       Overall: 4/5

Pros: Appeals to the people on endless diets.  Easy way to plan meals.
 
Cons: Must be very, very easy to use or the target audience won't use it.


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Project Title 3: Wake Up

Brief Description:
      I'm having a hard time thinking of non-game programs! This would
      be something for the college student who leaves his/her computer on
      all night.  It will play a song from your MP3 collection randomly to 
      wake you up.  You can record messages to yourself like "Wake up
      Heather you have an important test today" and play them between
      the music.  It requires a small logic test or something requiring
      brainpower to shut off, thus preventing oversleeping due to alarm
      clock abuse. 

Identify Local Users: 
      College students who don't pay for electricity and thus can keep their
      computers on all night long.

Assign a 1-5 score for these criteria:
       Useful to others: 3
       Has specific users: 4
       Can be scaled up to PC product: 4
       Divisible: 3
       In C++ on Suns: what does this mean???

       Overall: 3/4

Pros: Wake up to music you actually like!  Be reminded of why you have to
      wake up for added incentive.

Cons: Needs more features to be truly useful.  Might lead to computer
      destruction.



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