CFMenuCal overhaul, feature request, and more!

I'm getting pretty close to finishing my secret goals for the next iteration of CFMenuCal. To be honest, I don't remember what information I was planning on sharing before it becomes available so I'll tell you a few things now. I've got to keep some secrets though. ;)

• It's getting a new name! I was never terribly fond of the name "CFMenuCal" but I was anxious to get the project posted on RIAForge so I just gave it that boring overly descriptive name. Hopefully the new name will provide a little bit of "branding" or something. The new name doesn't contain "CF", because it's no longer a tool that requires you to use ColdFusion…
• It will be a free online service! In other words: A site where you can go sign up for an account and log in every now and then to create some meal calendars from your stored settings. That means I've already registered a domain and started setting it up. Can you guess what it is?
• Model Glue! This may not be terribly exciting to you, but I'm thrilled about it. This is my first real Model-Glue application, and I'm excited to have a real-world application in an MVC architecture and using a ColdFusion framework.

Rewriting everything to fit into the MVC architecture was a pain in the butt because the code was an absolute mess to begin with. But it has helped because I've already thought of and implemented new features with just a few lines of code.

So, what kind of features would make it an even more appealing service to you?

• Would you want an iCal feed so that you can import your menu calendars into your Google Calendar or other Calendaring tool of choice?
• What about saving the finished product as a PDF, so that you don't have to print from your browser?

These are just a few of the things I've been rattling around in my head. What other things would you like to see added? Nothing is off limits here… ask for anything!

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