What are some smaller project's that you could execute in a day to a week or so?<p>I'm think along the lines of setting up a personal email server, basic portfolio site, etc. Things that could broaden your knowledge of different services.<p>edit: Another example of what I was thinking about is setting up a basic dropbox clone for personal use running on your own server.
Do you know these useful MS Excel templates that you can find throughout the interwebs? Calculate the needs of a BBQ for X people; lifetime savings calculator; freelancer budget calculator, etc. (for some examples: <a href="http://www.spreadsheetzone.com/category.aspx?c=159" rel="nofollow">http://www.spreadsheetzone.com/category.aspx?c=159</a>)<p>Find one that is useful for you and transform it on a cloud-based software. A spreadsheet as a service, if you will.
Here you go:<p><a href="http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/78802-martyr2s-mega-project-ideas-list/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/78802-martyr2s-mega-...</a><p>He also wrote this:<p><a href="http://www.coderslexicon.com/downloads/the-programmers-idea-book/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coderslexicon.com/downloads/the-programmers-idea-...</a>