Support the Burmese Protesters!

Azalea Software is proud to support the protesters in Burma (Myanmar). You should too.

The monks are the moral voice of the citizens. The military leaders are repressive and need to step down. The violence must end. Lend your support!

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Yet another reason you wish you lived in Seattle




and so freakishly cute you can't stand it.

The Holidays Are Coming

Don't forget the barcode nerdlets this year.

Waiting Impatiently for HCCB

I was promised an amazing technicolor dreamcoat, man.



I am shocked, shocked I tell you, that something from our Redmond neighbor would be slow to roll.

Will RFID Replace Beloved Old PDF417?

Has PDF417 been supplanted by RFID?


Pish and tosh, says I. In no small part because it resembles the coolest arcade game ever.

Barcode rings, barcode jewelry

If I did wear jewelry, I might be tempted to wear a barcode ring.

As it is, all I can deal with is a dogtag with a Buddhist mantra on it.

Barcodes & dead people

Or at least "barcodes and one dead guy". Who isn't dead after all. But barcodes are involved.

Heck, read the story for yourself.

Entire UK Population to be Branded

"For the state and your security you will be branded on the forehead with a barcode. There is nothing to worry about and it is totally painless."

Barcode CD rack

Oh Santa... I've been a pretty good boy so far this year. Haven't gotten caught doing anything terribly bad. So here's something you might instruct the elves to build for me this year: a barcode CD rack.

I'm pretty sure I'll be the only kid in my neighborhood with one.

RFID implants in one's worker bees

As an employer part of me thinks that California's ban on mandatory RFID implants in workers limits my ability to monitor and manage my staff members.

Then I remember, "Oh yeah. I believe in personal freedom and the right to privacy." Compounded by the fact that Azalea Software supports the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

What a toss up. Draconian management techniques with a hint of sci-fi evil or preserving personal liberties and fighting techno-totalitarianism. Heads or tails, call it in the air.