Email

My main e-mail address is lambnick@hotmail.com .  I've had this address for 15 years.  When I signed up I was actually upset that nicklamb@hotmail.com was taken.  Then I realized a couple of years later that friends were putting underscores and numbers into their names for an e-mail address.  If I was just signing up for a hotmail account today the address would look something like la_mb15_nick1999_73@hotmail.com .  All of the good e-mail addresses are taken unless your super old like myself or you use one of the home based e-mail addresses.

Why not just start putting underscores and numbers into kids names.  That way every kid can have his or her own hotmail account without adding additional numbers or underscores to their name.  If my parents had named me N_ic_78k I could get a hotmail account with name no problem.

To avoid doubles and devastating disappointment from not having an e-mail account with your name before leaving the hospital you would have to name your kid by picking a hotmail account for them.  If the name chosen was already taken you would be given a list of suggestions resembling the one you choose.  This actually takes care of two problems.  No more having two kids named Chris in class.  There would be Chris_98_r and Chris_3_4_ , teachers would love it.  Now everybody will have their own unique name along with e-mail address.