Notepad on Cell Phones

I don't know how most people use their notepad on their phones but it really annoys me. I have great vision but not the best small letter writer. When I write on my screen the surface area is very limited when I am writing with a stencil. If there was a function where whatever I wrote in my horrible large letters would automatically reformat into a smaller form. Then align themselves onto the smaller lines of the digital notepad. Leaving room for more information. That would be great!

Stop Water Flow for Copper Pipes

Ever put copper pipes in?
Ever done some soldering?
Ever done soldering with water leaking out of the copper pipes?
Thing is, when your copper pipes are wet, you can't solder it. You need to turn off the maid water valve and wait until the pipes dry. It can turn out to be a long wait for the water to drain when you are in a hurry. We need a product that we can place in a copper pipe to stop excess water from flowing through once the main water valve is turned off. Then you can use a torch to dry up the opening you need to solder and complete your job. A small expandable ball, with a thin wire attached that has high melting point that exceeds a hand held torch can stopper the water. Once you finish the soldering, pull on the wire to dislodge the ball and pull it back out of the pipe.

Foreclosure and REO Search

I hate the auction nonsense on Zillow, Trulia and Redfin. I understand that REO Properties are listed on different Bank Websites and it is nearly impossible to compile them into one website without human intervention. However is we want to steamline the Foreclosure repercussion, then this is necessary. Each Bank hold REOs and they are not supposed to make a profit from them, so these properties go for a fairly low price. There may be some bought during the height of the Real Estate bbom but most are listing at less than their repaired price. The issue with these properties are most suffer from vandalism and disrepair. Homeowners who have abandoned their properties and not likely to have the extra cash for upkeep. After a a lengthy foreclosure process and months of listing, properties are in disrepair. Various investors then pounce on the opportunity to purchase these low proces home for renovation and flipping. However, what about the low income American. Low priced homes like these are great opportunies for the average American to buy a home. However the only way to keep track of these properties is to pay a website that may or may not work, or search each Bank REO website on your own. Also after the property is bought there is no consolidated place for someone to gain renovation knowledge, advice on Mortgage products to finance purchase and repair, or even a list of what types of renovations can wait and what can't in a run down home. A site that can facilitate the purchase of REOs and help new buyers through the process would be a fun site to develop.

Ideas:

There are lots of things that come to mind on a day in, day out basis. Here I want to document some of the curiosities that drift through my mind.

-J