Mobile Up – Retail Cowboy

The cell phone boom came with the increase of the general public’s knowledge as to their use and power.By 2015 it is estimated that 10 – 15% of retailers will have made the transition to mobile POS, as well as whispers of several other groundbreaking advancements (made possible by mobile POS). It can be said that the “mobile POS age” is two pronged; with the advent of the in store POS andthe integration of social media into the buyer’s experience...

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Using Fonts to Generate Barcodes in Quickbooks

by Nate SchubertQuickbooks is a popular small business financial software that brings an array of powerful capabilities to small business owners who need to create reports, track inventory, print invoices or checks and much more. It is affordable, easy to use and since it is supported by Intuit, you can be assured that just about any of your technical or usage questions can and will be answered promptly, if they haven't already been addressed in their extensive community.Many Quickbooks users have found great benefit in adding barcode generation...

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Back from Mrket February 2012

Now that we are all back and settled from Mrket there were some definite recurring themes that have been abuzz in the office. One was the general reaction to mobile POS, hot, hot, HOT. This is definitely a movement and we are very proud to already have our products set up to accommodate mobile POS. Secondly, FUR IS BIG. I don’t think fur has been quite this well represented in years. Between mobile POS and fur, this should shape up to be a fuzzy... fun year in retail. While our feet may have been falling off by the end of this, it was a good e...

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What is Your Loss Prevention Strategy?

By Scott Kreisberg, CEO One Step Retail SolutionsWhen it comes to security and protecting your assets, you need a good strategy. You will know how good that strategy is when you try to balance the cash register at the end of the day; when you do your physical count; when you are faced with a computer crash; or when too many of your customers start having identity theft on their cards. Do you want to wait until then to find out that your protection was inadequate? The most effective method to achieve security has always been a layered approach....

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Retail Crime of the Future - Served with a Drink and Chips

By Amy Hanson, One Step Retail SolutionsNews broke late last year about a “retail crime of the future”. Dating back to at least 2008, a small group of Romanian hackers have allegedly stolen credit card information through the POS systems of hundreds of small American businesses, adding up to more than 3 million dollars in fraudulent charges. The investigation is still pending, but the most serious attack was targeted at Subway franchises with at least 150 of their locations reportedly compromised. The 4 suspects are in custody, per the most recent...

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TSC invites to meet printers and team at LogiMAT

Date: 13.-15. March 2012Place: New Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre, Stuttgart, GermanyHall: 5Booth: 335From March 13 to 15, 2012, TSC Auto ID EMEA Technology GmbH will be at LogiMAT 2012 in Stuttgart to present their latest product development, the Alpha-3R portable label printer, for the first time in Germany. This superlight 550 g printer has a variety of attractive standard and high-performance features that simply cannot be found in comparable printers...

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How to Make UPC Barcodes in Excel

Needing a UPC barcode for your product/s really is a measure of success. It means you're working with established retailers or distributors who are fully engaged in the retail channel, upping the chances that your widget will be a winner. You're probably just days away from becoming a thousandaire! Hurray! Congratulations! Once you've got your raw UPC numbers from GS1 (or from us!), you're ready...

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How to Install Barcode Fonts

by Nate SchubertContrary to popular belief, installing barcode fonts is every bit as simple as installing any other type of letter font such as times new roman or comic sans. Particular font installation may differ depending on whether you are installing TrueType, Postscript, PCL or Open Type formats. Additionally, there are different procedures depending on the specific operating system. In every case, the demo or purchased font package should be downloaded, unzipped and the files extracted. Then, click the install.exe file in the extraction to...

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Azalea's Code 128 Software in Excel

When you've got a zillion Code 128 barcodes to create, you don't want to have to make them one at a time. That's one zillion opportunities for typos, transposed digits or fat-fingering your keyboard into barcodes that are wrong, wrong, wrong. And if it's wrong, what's the point? Barcodes are here to make our lives easier, like robot servants and indoor plumbing.The best way to make a buncha'...

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How to Copy Excel Macros

If you're anything like me, trying to use the advanced features in an Excel spreadsheet can be like trying to fly the space shuttle when you're used to riding a moped. Macros, user-defined functions, formulas, WHAT DO THEY ALL MEAN?!A macro - a built-in call, action, or process - in an Excel spreadsheet is actually one of the most useful functions you can access. And there are a zillion macros...

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What Kind of Barcode Do I Need?!

Figuring out which barcode type (or 'symbology') to use for your data can be confusing. Do you need a UPC barcode? A Code 128? An Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF), Code 39, POSTNET or Codabar or PDF417? If this is all gobbledygook to you, check out our super handy video tutorial for tips and tricks on how to pinpoint which barcode you should use for which proje...

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