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 …
Tracking My Home-Brewed Beer Supply Using Barcodes Read More »
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 …
“Oh Come, All Ye Tablets, Smartphones and Barcodes…” Read More »
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 …
Gayle DeRose and I recently traveled to Ontario, California as exhibitors at the COPSWEST 2013 Leadership Summit & Expo. We had several products to demonstrate, the key product being our 4910LR, an L-Tron exclusive 2D barcode imager designed to read barcodes and capture images in a patrol vehicle environment. It was a great event, with …
Well, we are fast approaching that time again. My three or four loyal blog readers know that I make Christmas cookies. And, we aren’t just talking about a couple of dozen, either. I made well over a thousand cookies last year, and this year’s quantity may be an all-time high. I have to send a …
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With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, I’m sure that many of you are thinking about things in our lives to be thankful for, and today I have one more thing to add to your list. This post is for those of you who have struggled with developing SCADA HMI applications. Here is some help for you! Although it’s not quite as simple as …
On Veteran’s Day, I decided to take advantage of some of the great online sales and get some of my Christmas shopping done early. My mom requested gloves and earmuffs. Simple enough…or so I thought! When I searched for gloves and earmuffs, I found results such as: “Fingerless Texting Gloves with Mitten Cover,” “Touchscreen Gloves” …
As an outsider looking in, I am excited to see that Honeywell completed the acquisition of Intermec. As a former “seasoned” Intermec veteran, I will always have a soft spot in my heart for all of the very fine people I have had the pleasure of working for and with over the years. The immense …
Intermec and Honeywell: A Marriage Made in AIDC Heaven Read More »
Writing case studies has been my life for the past year. I am finishing up my MBA in Digital Marketing and while going to class is fun (sometimes), I decided that it was time for me to have a change in scenery, especially since I am taking my last two classes at the moment. This …
Marketer by Day, Grad Student by Night: Discovering RFID Technology Read More »
Star Micronics is on the leading edge of iOS based Point of Sale (POS) receipt printing. When it comes to iOS receipt printing (iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone), the standard is AirPrint. I’m not aware of any receipt printers with native AirPrint support so at this point, application based support is your best bet. Star …