StorageRoomApp – Online Data Stores
If you are a mobile application developer looking to manage and access data from a central repository, StorageRoom may be the solution you are looking for. Essentially an online data store for your content, the website provides tools to define, manage, update and access the content using mobile devices. The advantage is the ease of access plus a stable platform for all your data needs.
The process starts by you defining a collection which can be thought of as a database and then allowing editors to fill in the content using forms. Once populated, the data can be accessed using JSON APIs provided by the website. Data can be accessed using any platform like iPhone, Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone 7. We must warn you that this service is designed for the market and professionals rather than a general audience.
Starting from $12 and going up to $99 per month, the service can be used for professionals and organizations. There is even a free plan although it is severely restricted.
What they say about themselves
StorageRoom is a flexible cloud-based CMS for the data in your Mobile Applications. Let editors work on content and query our API from your applications.
Why it could be a success
A lot of organizations are looking at mobile solutions for their computing needs. Rather than housing servers at their local offices, businesses can use services like StorageRoom to host the data and give their employees and clients access to this through custom applications.
Seembee – Personal Document Management
Access to information anywhere, anytime is vital in business. We all know that keeping paper documents is cumbersome and difficult to file and retrieve. The solution is electronic archival and retrieval systems. These systems can be used to store huge amount of information at a relatively low cost and the data can be saved virtually at any place around the world. The problem is people still rely on paper most of the time. So the question about how to easily convert these to electronic format.
Take an example where you need to file some documents relatively quickly and on the move like a store receipt. Seembe is an iPhone application which provides you with the ability to take snapshots of a document, give it a title, assign tags for easy searching and add notes to it for recollection. This document can then be uploaded to your account for access at the office or home at a later time.
The application is free and the subscription charges are nominal. This application is an example where an occasional document needs to be filed electronically. For bulk volume, you have to look elsewhere.
What they say about themselves
We are offering an online personal archiving system, accessible anytime and anywhere. The smartphone is used as a front-end, for acquiring data and for quick viewing. The web environment provides extended capabilities for processing and manipulating the stored data. Fast, efficient and user friendly.
Why it could be a success
The facility to store any document electronically from a picture to a menu card or a classroom note, Seembee provides an easy to use interface packed with some powerful features. Its a pity that the application is targeted only for iPhone, and can use an expansion to other platforms as well.
peggsit – Quick Job Market
If you are looking for a quick way to find someone to do a job for you or you are looking for small work opportunities and you live in the California Bay Area, peggsit may be able to help you. A service similar to Craigslist, it aims to bring together employers and workers in the area for the mutual benefit for everyone.
The process is simple. Employers post their jobs along with the estimated budget in the listing and the workers can browse the listing to find the jobs which suit their specialty. Both parties can then correspond online to finalize the requirements. There are no fees involved and job posters are required to pay the applicant on the day the job is completed.
What they say about themselves
Ever wish you could hire someone to assemble your IKEA furniture? Do you want to earn $50 cutting the neighbor’s lawn? peggsit.com connects individuals and small businesses needing short-term help with local people willing and able to get the job done.
Why it could be a success
By giving the community a chance to help itself out by putting employers and workers in contact through a simple application, peggsit can soon become the next outsourcing portal for Bay Area. What they need is to expand their service to other cities to maximize the interaction and possibly incorporate a payment procedure to ensure the fairness of the process.
F-Shot – Webpage snapshots as easy as 1-2-3
How many times have you wanted to quick save a page during browsing to study later. I know I have, a million times. If I am working on my own system, this is not a problem as I can use a browser add-on, but this is really a pain when working on other computers especially at public places. Now here is a website which serves only one purpose and provides a solution.
F-Shot allows a user to take a snapshot of the page through a bookmark button. The entire contents of the page are then uploaded, when the button is pressed, to the f-shot website and a random link is generated which can be accessed from anywhere. Password protected websites and even dynamic pages can be accessed later on as if they were saved in the local storage.
What they say about themselves
A system to save pages previously found through Google searches. It is not so easy even with well organized bookmarks system. You can save protected webpages as well, share them with friends and search in content of saved webpages.
Why it could be a success
Simple and quick, no setup needed and everyone can use it freely. Be careful of one thing though, if the page contains personal information or something which you want to keep private, it too will be uploaded. Apart from this, a nifty idea indeed.






