UPDATE: ANY TAKERS FOR DEVELOPMENT? LOOKING FOR A PARTNER TO HELP DEVELOP THIS. I HAVE SOFTWARE SPECS WRITTEN OUT, AS WELL AS SKIN DESIGN.
I have an idea for a CF plug-in (I have a few in fact, but gotta start somewhere), and I am hoping someone with the skills and time will want to attempt putting this together for everyone.
Concept: Vehicle Maintenance: log mileage and service logs, and get reminders for upcoming services.
Details/features:
Ok, first off, I am a firm believer that a CentraFuse application needs to be very simple, from a UI standpoint. How simple? PALM simple.
I've been using a Palm application called
KarKare for about 5 years now. It's a really nice, simple program. If you have a PalmOS based device, download it and give it a spin (trial version available
here)
Let me run you through the features real quick:
1)
Mileage calculator. You enter the current mileage at refuel, the date, cost, octane, and total gallons -- it will then generate an entry in the maintenance logs with corresponding MPG calculation. You can also capture the name of the fueling station from an 'Address Book' of frequent stations you go to.
2)
Maintenance: You create one entry for every maintenance item. Example: Oil change, brake inspection, etc. You can set up alarms by mileage and/or by date (ex.: every 5000 miles, or every 6 months, whatever comes first). When service is due, the program shows an alert. You then have the opportunity to enter 'service info' once completed. (you log date, cost, place, etc.) and it all goes into the maintenance logs, alongside refuels etc.
Note that the programs will always know the current mileage of the vehicle, because you are periodically entering your mileage when refuelling etc.
3)
Reports: You can run a report which will include Total distance, Avg Distance/Tank, Total Fuel cost, Avg Fuel cost, Fuel Cost/Mile, Total Maintenance Cost, Maintenance Cost/Mile, Average MPG. (no bar graphs on palm version, but that would be really nice!)
4)
Vehicle Info: A screen containing all vehicle info, such as: VIN, model, Insurance claim number etc. and some other useful information.
I would of course add the ability to SKIN the app -- a given really.
I also envision that folks would create standard 'maintenance schedule' files for each vehicle, and share them.
ATTACHED IS THE SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT: