Business & community ideas....


4) ProgMOMs = stay at home mom's programmers group, possibly doing projects
on PDA's or other things useful to us.  

3) BizMoms - support group for at home mom's who want to start & run their
own businesses.

1) Put BabyDir online to make this networking easier.  Maybe this is first 
ProgMom's project, w/paid ads?  Or maybe just associate-selling links.

4) Robotics - arrange w/ Atikson to see if any students interested in implementing
a damn housecleaning robot!  Start w/automated vacuumer or floor-scrubber.  Should 
not be that hard...hopefully other Mom's interested on the business end.
  also - 'InItsPlace' - object recognition, return to coords in house
       - rotating 3-part dishwasher w/place to stack dirty, make clean avail

5) Voice2Mail - a voice recognition and messaging service run over a cell phone,
to allow transcribing of messages to be retrieved later by email.  Would let you
write letters or take notes while walking.

any) The WorldView project (non-biz) using cascade

any) Short SF's about: implanted chips, widespread modular programmable robotics

2) Mom's Cafe - coffeeshop with baby/toddler play area
     membership discount w/coop hours (so can have cheap good coffee
     & supervised kids).  Open from 10am - 3pm, inexpensive location near park
     ??? At someone's home???  All need is expresso equip, cash reg & play stuff,
     someone willing to open part of their home/yard, & insurance.

6) Publish biz templates as Open Source for other Mom's everywhere.
CopyLEFTed!

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Some resources for mom's biz group:

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
http://www.scbwi.org