Barcode Prank Video

Everyone loves a good prank, especially a barcode prank. Watch this video of a great barcode scanning prank.Barcode scanning prankby Fippie

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Don't like RFID chips? Beat 'em!

I'm no big fan of RFID chips as regular readers of this blog will attest. But whodda thunk someone would document how to destroy RFID chips? With a hammer no less!

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China Doesn't Like Barcodes

Azalea software has been selling barcodes worldwide for years now. That includes China, or at least it used to. We seem to have had one visitor on 23sep07 from Beijing and then our traffic from China seems to have dried up overnight. And we even have pages in Chinese too.The only explanation we can come up with is that our URL hit someone's desk and our about us page did what it's supposed to:

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IDAutomation Newsletter: April 2008

by Nate Schubert

DAutomation.com Monthly Newsletter Contents: New Products: Crystal Barcode UFL for Crystal 12 Product Updates: Data Matrix Font and Encoder - Now Macintosh Compatible Universal Bar Code Font Advantage Package New Knowledge Base Articles: Web Browser Barcode Resolution FAQ Additional Information: How to renew your Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription Additional Press Releases Crystal Barcode UFL for Crystal 12: New functionality introduced in Crystal Reports version 12 makes it easy to turn fields into barcodes with their "Change To Barcode" menu option. IDAutomation's latest UFL is compatible with this new "change to barcode" functionality. More information about the IDAutomation Crystal Barcode UFL for Crystal 12, is provided at: http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/tools/crystal/#Easy_Barcode_Tutorial Data Matrix Font and Encoder for MAC: IDAutomation's Data Matrix Font and Encoder now includes a MAC compatible VBA module for Microsoft Office 2004 for MAC (The Office 2008 for MAC version no longer has VBA capabilities). More information about how to use this Macintosh RTF file in Excel and with Mail Merge is provided at: http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/datamatrix/faq.html#word_mail_merge Universal Bar Code Font Advantage Package: The IDAutomation Universal Barcode Font Package creates multiple barcode symbologies from a single font. This package has been updated to support the new dimensions of the USPS Intelligent Mail barcode type and includes new install packages, examples, source code and font encoders. The MAC install package includes examples for Office 2004, FileMaker, OpenOffice, Java and AppleScript. The Windows package includes examples for Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, FileMaker, Crystal Reports, VB, C# and Java. Linux and Unix encoder support is provided in Java, C and OpenOffice VB. More information about the Universal Barcode Font Advantage, including a download of the evaluation version, is provided at: http://www.idautomation.com/fonts/universal/ Web Browser Barcode Resolution FAQ: This document describes how web browsers display and print barcodes with various image resolutions and X dimensions. Web Browser Barcode Resolution Overview Achieving a Precise X Dimension Printing Accurate Barcodes to Low Resolution Thermal Printers Internet Barcode Implementation FAQ Product updates and Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription Renewal: IDAutomation's Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription allows you to receive the latest version of the product, unlimited phone support, priority Help Desk support during work hours and additional help desk support on evenings, weekends and holidays. If the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription has not been purchased or is expired, it may be activated from the appropriate link: IDAutomation Data Matrix Font & Encoder (IDA30) http://store.idautomation.com/datamatrix_font_encoder_sub.asp IDAutomation Universal Barcode Font Advantage (IDA75) http://store.idautomation.com/universal_font_sub.asp Links for all products http://www.idautomation.com/extended/about.html If the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription has been purchased: If the purchase was made before December 2005 through RegNow/Digital River, please contact us with your order ID number and we will send you the updated download link. If you have an active support agreement through our store, you will need to go back to our store online and go to “my account”: http://store.idautomation.com/login-st-order.asp. To login, you will need to enter your user name (your email address) and the password created at the time of order. When you log in, you should see your order and in the upper right hand corner, you will see a "My Downloads” icon link. This will be the location to download the update. For customers who do not purchase the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription, support is limited to our online knowledge base and the product support site. Product updates are only provided to customers with an active Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription. Recent Press Releases: Product Update: Crystal Reports "Change To Barcode" UFL Product Update: .NET Barcode Forms Control New Product: Oracle Reports Barcode PLL with PL/SQL Source New Product: Native Barcode Generator for FileMaker New Product: Microsoft Access Barcode Integration Kit New Product: Aztec Font and Encoder Best Regards, IDAutomation.com, Inc. 550 North Reo Street, Suite 230 Tampa, FL 33609 http://www.idautomation.com/ The purpose of the IDAutomation.com newsletter is to keep you informed of updates for the products you ordered, industry news and technical support issues for our IDAutomation products. Product Quick Links: [Barcode Fonts | Font Tools | Components | Label Software | Scanners | Printers | RFID] © Copyright 2000-2008 IDAutomation.com, Inc., All Rights Reserved. Legal Notices. If you have problems viewing this newsletter, you can view it online at: http://www.idautomation.com/newsletter/2008-4_Newsletter.html

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Barcode Music!

As a fan of 8-bit music I was delighted to stumble across across a way to make music from barcodes.A grrl nerd doing art with barcodes. I'm in love!

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Retail Webinar-on-Demand

Today's economy is on shaky ground for retailers. One Step Retail Solutions' new Webinar-on-demand informs retailers what they can do to prevail in "How Retailers Can Thrive in Today's Challenging Economy."

Find out how to prosper in today's economy and be a cut above your competition. The economy is cycling down. Learn how this is affecting retail and what you can do about it to help you better manage your retail operations and prosper, no matter what the economy is doing.

This webinar discusses:

• The current outlook for retailers
• Getting through extended slow seasons
• Capitalizing on your strongest assets - your customers
• Maximizing profit margins with your inventory
• The competitive advantage of a POS system
• Investing in the infrastructure of your business.

Watch this webinar!

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Texas City Smarter Than Federal Emergency Management Agency

The city of Houston, TX has found a unique solution to the frightening disconnection that familes often suffer during disasters. Rather than relying on hand-written signs, word of mouth or spotty cellphone coverage, families, hospitals, evacuation centers and emergency officals can now utilyze barcode bracelets to help locate and track families separated in the chaos of an emergency.If only FEMA

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