- an online bookstore
- a new search engine
- a twitter clone
- a marketplace from scratch
- yet another hosting company

I am surprised that more and more companies, where you wouldn't guessed it are interested in having iphone apps. Now that I am thinking about it, it makes total sense. For one: It's easier, to touch an app, than searching for a website.

One question saves a lot of time: How can I create something today, which works good enough (for now)? It's not easy to answer but worth it!

Example: For more than a year I wanted to create a web application database. How can I create it today? The answer: Posterous! After 30 minutes of setting up -it's online.

A nice API (and service), which sends one time and recurring invoices for you. I mean real letters by snail mail to your customers.

Probably most of the Internet users have an Email address and have a vague understanding of how to use it. Email is so optimized, that it's pretty much a no brainer to send one. With services like Posterous (blog by email), it looks like email becomes the new "command line" making tasks fast and efficient.

Where is the alarm clock programmable by editing an ical calendar? Or talk directly to it with an API and do some fancy stuff with sensors. But for now ical alarm setting would be enough.

A printer which can be programmed with an API. Like Twilio, but for printing. It can be useful when printing and maintaining a system.Like:
1. first page on high quality glossy paper
2. the rest on the front and back of a sheet
3. put a blank red divider, so it's easier to keep the jobs apart

I'm surprised that ISPs still advertise with their connection speeds. What the customer really cares are packages like:
- "Internet everywhere" Abroad? You are still online!
- "Always the fastest" You'll immediately get the fastest connection we can provide.
- "Just want to visit Wikipedia" Just a nice cheap monthly flat
- "Shopping and Facebook" Best Value for the money.

So where are those packages?

PayPal just simpler. Just a trusted layer between the credit card and the merchant. Pay by clicking "Yes I want to pay $XX for this product" (and a password).The merchants don't have to deal with confidential credit card data, but have all the options, as if they would.

There are important situations, where I want a simple email address, which various applications can send emails to. Upon receiving an email, the application will then try to reach me through various channels in an not annoying way. Until I sign of the alarm.