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by samsquire
1235 days ago
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I have a list of problems I want solved. And hopefully they'll be solved by good high quality APIs that have wide adoption. https://github.com/samsquire/ideas4#5-permanent-softwareplat... BSD sockets solved communication for everyone in one library that everyone uses. But communication isn't the only problem we have. Most of the problems listed are solved independently by each software shop, installation and company. |
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What I’m noticing is that my mom has 1000’s of embroidery files that she’s collected over the years but they are everywhere. They are in zip files, in several different formats, and stored all over her various drives. I think her strategy for storing them changes over the years, ending in a mess.
I’ve been thinking about building an app that she can drop files on to collect them. It would capture some meta data, store the binary files somewhere, and make them searchable and browsable, like a custom file explorer.
I recently read about the advantages of storing small binary files in SQLite, and I thought that sounded like a good solution. The “archive” in your example. The SQLite file could then be stored on Dropbox, Google Drive, or backed up to my own hosting service.
Once she starts to collect them, I can add features like the ability to export to a local directory or in a specific format. The machines themselves take proprietary data cards, 1.44 floppy disks or USB sticks and support files in various mfg formats.
These machines cost thousands of dollars and each set of designs costs a few dollars, so people with this problem (if there are others) are pretty invested in their collection.