Wednesday, May 18, 2005
The CueCat Rides Again (as if anyone still cares)
Oh the CueCat. It will earn a place in both nerds hearts for making what had been relatively esoteric hardware a freebie for the masses and an object lessons for legions of MBA students as an example of how not to market technology.
To some of us barcodenerds, it will forever remain a hack among hacks.
To some of us barcodenerds, it will forever remain a hack among hacks.
Barcode saves 4 keystrokes!
So the other day I'm buying a new cell phone at the t-mobile store. The sales guy has to scan about 6 different barcodes on the box to register it in his computer. The he turns to me and asks my name. Being a BARCODE NERD, I whip out my Azalea.com business card and say, "SCAN THIS". He gets a silly grin on his face and says, "Really"?
He then proceeds to scan the barcode on my business card, and ANDY appears on his screen.
"COOL", he says.
Thursday, May 12, 2005
This isn't the only weird bar code site...
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
National ID card? No thanks.
Our "leaders" (sic) in DC have done it again. Boneheads passed the Real ID Act as part of the Iraq Supplemental Spending Bill. No matter how many bar codes, RFID chips, or biometric technologies they cram into it, it's a bad idea. Please visit The Electronic Privacy Informtion Center to learn more and learn how you can add your voice to the opposition.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Oh, never mind. It must be me.
Well it seems I've stumbled across a fad of some sort.
Friday, May 06, 2005
Quick. How many?
Too much of a good thing? I think not.
But even as a confessed bar code nerd, I always wonder if scenarios like this are overload. I mean it looks good on a white board in a meeting but once a scheme like this is put in place, does it really work? Don't the who-gives-a-sh*t warehouse workers get confused about which symbol to scan when? Does it really save time after all the mis-scans?
Monday, April 25, 2005
The Null UPC
Emulating my too-hip-for-the-room 13 yr old, I switched to a Sidekick II this last week. I won't bore you gushing over how cool it is.
What I will share with you is a shot of the UPC located on the shipping container. If you know anything at all about UPC symbols you have to ask yourself why oh why would anyone bother to employ such a null bar code. What, you don't have your own freakin' company prefix? To lame to use a number system 4 symbol?? Is this a mistake??? Inquiring minds demand to know.
2 much 4 me
I came across this site while following a link on Engadget for this item.
Sheesh... And I thought I was a bar code nerd.
Now, who wants me to scan and decode this thing? Hunh??
Sheesh... And I thought I was a bar code nerd.
Now, who wants me to scan and decode this thing? Hunh??
Sunday, April 24, 2005
Coloured Bar Codes cont.
Speaking of coloured bar codes (and who isn't these days), the above just proves yet again that pink is this year's black.
