PocketJet® Printer Mounts from Havis Part 1

If you’re in Law Enforcement and on the hunt for a mobile printer, there are several factors to consider. If you’re looking for a printer that works well with mobile eCitation applications, I would have to say that the PocketJet® Printer from Brother Mobile Solutions is the most popular for the following reasons:   It’s …

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Down Goes XP! Down Goes XP! Windows 7 is Here to Stay!

Well, it’s not nearly as exciting as the Foreman/Frazier fight of 1973 but it’s as important; if not more. Like Frazier, Microsoft Windows XP Pro support is getting knocked out on April 8, 2014.  How will this play out? No new security updates No non-security hot fixes No free or paid assisted support options No …

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There is Still Hope: Quality Customer Service for Airlines

I really love it when I come across exceptional customer service because I am passionate about delivering exceptional service to our customers. This time I am calling out the airline industry again. (Anyone remember my nightmare trip to COPSWEST a couple months ago?) But today I am really and truly smiling, because there are airlines …

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On the Road with the Zebra RW 420 Mobile Thermal Printer

I sell a lot of mobile printers that are destined to spend their lives mounted in a vehicle. The majority of them are 8.5″ wide thermal printers that are used to generate citations and reports for patrol officers from continuous roll thermal paper. I recently had a fairly large project for the same application that …

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What’s the deal with SCADA anyway?

From the ‘conversations that I’ve actually had’ department: “Hey Steve, do you have a second?” “Sure, what’s up?” “What’s SCADA?” “I have no idea, don’t we have people that actually know the answer to that question?” “Yes, but I’m insinuating that you should write a blog about it.” Great idea, Chief of Operations! Because I …

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New Year, New Guidelines for GS1 Bar Codes

In a previous blog, I wrote about the implementation of new GS1 standards. The GS1 organization, along with the International Diary-Deli-Bakery Association and International Dairy Foods Association recently released new guidelines for traceability. The new guidelines cover dairy, deli and bakery products with details on product identification and how to use batch/lot numbers and bar …

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Tracking My Home-Brewed Beer Supply Using Barcodes

Like many guys in their late twenties, I have been taken by the craze of home brewing. It’s a very fun activity, and after a few years of fine tuning my process I started inviting friends over to partake in the rewards of my craft. My friends, the freeloaders that they are, readily partook and …

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“Oh Come, All Ye Tablets, Smartphones and Barcodes…”

For those of you who will be attending a religious service this coming Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, you may be surprised to see one particular newcomer in attendance at your place of worship…technology! Here are 5 forms of technology that may be making an appearance: Tablets Smartphones Data Projection Credit Cards and Barcodes Electronic …

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The Vehicle Mobile Workforce

There are more than a few ways to be a member of the mobile workforce. Some roles require a handheld computer and a wearable mobile printer. Others require a laptop, a briefcase and a frequent flyer card. The following is about the vehicle mobile workforce. These are the workers who go to the same office …

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