Yep, 2008 is a Leap Year. Those of you born on February 29th can get the cake & candles out.Trivia question of the day: what are those born on Leap Day called? See the above page for the answer to today's questi...
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Monday, 25 February 2008
Barcodes in Menus?
Most people read about using barcodes in restaurant menus and see some measure of utility in it. It's faster, easier, uses machines instead of people. So goes the logic behind The Deli Touch pen. If that isn't enough, try the video. I can't speak Japanese but it's worth watching just for the end.Someone says "barcoded menu" and "scanners for all customers" and I hear "prank waiting to happen"....
Friday, 22 February 2008
.NET Barcode Control Update
by Nate Schubert February 21, 2008 IDAutomation.com announces an update to their .NET Barcode Control for easy barcoding in VB. NET and C#. NET. (Tampa, FL.) IDAutomation.com, Inc. announces an update to their release of the Linear .NET Barcode Forms Control which allows for easy integration of barcode technology directly into .NET Framework applications. The .NET Forms Control and DLL package update includes the Intelligent Mail symbology, strong naming with signed DLLs and enhancements to overall performance related to print methods. The Linear...
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Barcodes & Interior Lighting
Some may think that there's no intersection between barcodes (our favorite topic) and lighting design. Think again. Introducing barcode lights.An idea whose time has come.BTW, what do they scan as...
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
IDAutomation Newsletter: February 2008
by Nate Schubert utomation.com Monthly Newsl New Products: IDAutomation Native Barcode Generator Plug-in for FileMaker Product Updates: IDAutomation SC5USB Plug 'n Play Barcode Scanner - On Sale for $99Oracle Reports Barcode PLL with PL/SQL Source New Hardware:Opticon OPN 2001 Pocket Memory Barcode Scanner Recent Press Releases: New Product: Native Barcode Generator for FileMaker New Product: Microsoft Access Barcode Integration Kit...
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Finally, a reason for cell phones & barcodes
The Voice of the Street from Leif on Vimeo.Lauren sent me news of this cool street art project that involve cell phones & barcodes. QR codes linked to voicemail tying artist to viewer. It's from The Voice of the Street. Check it out...
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Retail Tips from Rick Segel
If you haven't seen Rick Segel's Retail Tip of the Week bulletins, I think you're missing out on some great stuff. His latest bulletin shows results from a retail survey Rick did and it is very enlightening. Here's a link to the PDF version of it:http://www.ricksegel.com/newsletter/rtw20080205.pdfHis retail humor in the sidebar completely cracked me up, too. But the meat of the bulletin is his tips to retailers to improve their retail operations. I encourage you to check it out! Oh, check us out while you're at it!http://www.onestepretail....
Friday, 1 February 2008
Can Barcodes Help the Vision-Impaired?
Peter Abrahams hopes so. "For anyone who is blind or cannot see well the kitchen can be a real challenge. The first challenge is to know what is in all the similarly shaped tins and packets in the cupboard or fridge/freezer. A related challenge is to know what is written on each of them such as the cooking instructions and ingredients...Any packaged product has a barcode so this seems the...
New Release: Native Barcode Generator Plug-in for FileMaker Pro
January 31, 2008IDAutomation.com announces the release of their Native Barcode Generator Plug-In for FileMaker Pro. (Tampa, FL.) IDAutomation.com announces the release of their Native Barcode Generator for FileMaker 7.0 and above. The new Native Generator creates barcodes in FileMaker as a Plug-In without the installation of additional fonts or other components.The Native Barcode Generator is a FileMaker barcode Plug-In Extension that creates...
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