Historical Math Collection Incorporated into HathiTrust

Since the earliest days of MBooks, DLPS has been looking forward to ingesting our previously-digitized page image volumes into the repository ... , formats, and metadata, and Library Systems, who have had to develop a process to create the automatic links in Mirlyn (our OPAC) without the use of the barcode scan that is central to the Google [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 20:04:45

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Zombie Movie

Having secured Saturday afternoon off without delaying to dither over the weather forecast, I embarked for deepest Lancashire harbouring some noble intentions - principally to travel north via Rawtenstall, there to imbibe invigorating herbal nicenesses in its Temperance Bar before taking to the windswept terrace in the cold fourth division weather [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:10:00

Microsoft Tag

The MS Keynote speech at CES wasn’t amazing but one thing that does looks very interesting and could, if developed and marketed right, ... and then you can start accessing these tags by photographing them with the camera on your device. There are some great ... in print media or using the tags on film posters to create a viral buzz as well as cinemas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 23:10:08

Shim Services

I’ve been sick for the last few days. Perfect time to put a bit of a dent in that ever-growing pile of unread books next to my bed! ... some Android stuff. And they have Zebra Crossing, a prepackaged lib for barcode scanning. I should ... for a simple barcode scanning notepad kind of app I saw the Oilcan app sitting on my Android desktop [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 20:41:17

POS Software

Point of sale (POS) software integrates the physical devices in the POS systems with computer language and thus facilitates automated data ... , but also helps to run them systematically, keeping track of income and expenditures, inventory, stock ... are computers, printers, cash registers, scanners, and keyboards. Barcode printing software, cash [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 16:46:23

Insecure by design

Despite the availability of robust and secure solutions, organizations persist in implementing insecure design in a bid to save on cost ... Nate Lawson was concerned about the privacy implications of the popular RFID-based FasTrak toll tags ... of the card is kept in backend servers, this in fact exacerbates the plight of victims.  Hackers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 09:00:36

innovation wish list for 2009

Today was my first day back at work in over a week. Now it really feels like a new year, and work is cranking right along ... at, where’s my microwave with the same barcode/RFID reader? Why can’t I just wave the little package ... like that, but seriously, where are the following innovations? Where’s my refrigerator with a barcode/RFID [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 21:44:56

Reader Mail: Android App Idea

Sometimes ideas land in our lap and we don’t know what to do with them.  Do we keep it close to the vest or do we shout it from the rooftops ... a fruit or vegetable or something else that doesn’t have a barcode into the system…say if you bought ... to scan food products we eat everyday?!! If it scans the barcode it could identify the food, then knowing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 00:05:14

Handango Gives Android Developers Two Ways to Make a Buck

This week, consumers in the US in select cities featuring 3G support by T-Mobile will be able to step into the carrier’s retail outlets and fork ... by the network. Many prospective buyers are excited about the openness of the operate system on board ... it isn’t clear when Google will will be able to provide a payment system to enable financial [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 20:17:48

Maybe you've wondered why retailers offer rebates on products rather than simply discounting the price at the point of sale? ... and the system verifies that you purchased it, using your card records. I bought a portable DVD player at Thanksgiving, which had a $30 rebate. I immediately applied for the rebate and the Ace system validated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:49:47

Boycott, Divest, Sanction: Israel out of Gaza. Take action!

Naomi Klein writes: It's time. Long past time. The best strategy to end the increasingly bloody occupation is for Israel to become the target of the kind of global movement that put an end to apartheid in South Africa. Amen to that. The carnage in Gaza should appall anyone with a conscience, and yet, as Free Learner points out, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:03:16

WrapUp: Firefox Considered Most Vulnerable App, Windows 7 Performance, and More

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you’ve got something we should include. –News– [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:13:15

Better Java Web Frameworks

I have been doing web application framework development for a long time. In my first experience, we developed a “Web Application Framework“, to ease development so that even business user could make development. As the years passed, I never see any business user entered self development because of the fact that this job belongs to programmers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 09:54:45

Drug Vial Program Considerations

Fact: Vial Safety Programs are Essentially Target Marketing of Persons Who Take Prescription Medications ... the symbol being used to denote the purpose of the device?If Same or Larger - It is Advertising ... out. You get billboards, some radio and people to visit the store.Having most of the device consist of advertising [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:35:00

News 12/24/08

From Tom Tubow: "Re: blogs. I was thinking about why I read HIStalk instead of the other blogs and I realized: theirs feel like work, yours feels like fun." Thanks for noticing, but it’s by necessity. I have a short attention span, so you won’t get many long, weighty theoretical essays from the standard roster of self-anointed, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 03:14:30

New Platform for 2009?

We were grocery shopping last week at Giant, and we were asked if we wanted to try a new scanner as soon as we entered the store ... . At the end, we'd scan a final barcode at the register and swipe our credit card. Given what lines ... , the scanner (Motorola) began suggesting items we might want based on where we were standing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:46:25

Citra Application System

Citra Software Development Jl. Raya Hos Cokroaminoto Ruko. Larangan Indah Block. B no. 22 Telp. 021-73456980 Fax ... Our Features ; 1. Barcode Support 2. SMS Gateway 3. Tracing Online 4. Job Entry for Costumer Online [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:42:49

24 Hours with the Android G1 Dev Phone

Unboxing so not porn worthy. Developer unit came in a plain white cardboard box. Initially thought it was smaller than my iPhone 3G. Then I realised I have a 3rd-party case on my 3G. I’d forgotten how slim the iPhone really was. G1 feels like a brick in comparison. Slightly rubberised feel to it is good. OMG NEW PHONE SMELL! ( [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 14:42:15

Why mobile is about more than just phones

It’s that time of year when there are a huge number of predictions for the future floating around. Between them, the pundits have undoubtedly got it right - the difficulty is knowing which of all those ‘Top 5 Trends’ and ‘10 Hot Predictions’ to believe [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 17:55:04

8 Killer Apps for Android

Just recently, the Linux-based Android phone has been successfully introduced to the public ... easily. Killer features: * Android's background GPS capability allows accurate always-on tracking ... . Now, it's time to see Android perform, though we'll have to wait before G1 goes on sale starting October 22 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 14:05:00

Supermom Series: THE THRIFTY MOM

The next Supermom in the series is Katie. You can find her blog, Wanna Be Crafter, HERE. Katie has the wonderful skill of money management. Her grocery shopping saving abilities alone are unparalleled! So I asked her to share some of her secrets.*****When Lyndsay asked me to write a post about how a thrifty mom keeps an orderly house I was excited, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:51:00

Mobile Phone Rail Tickets Regulated

While this story doesn’t sound the most exciting, the implications of a new standardised form of electronic rail tickets that can be displayed on ... will appear as a 2D barcode. RailTicket E-tickets in the past used propreitary encoding, which meant it would only work on the issuing operator’s network. This new system now means [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:42:40

Mobile phones used as boarding passes by American Airlines

It seems the days of needing a physical airline ticket when flying is numbered as the Mobile phone takes on the role of checking in onto your flight ... . How it works is when you book your flight, American Airline sends a 2 dimensional barcode ... . Currently this new virtual boarding pass mobile phone system is being trialed at Chicago’s O’Hare airport [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 11:06:35

Sharing Custom Objects Through the Object Library

On top of all my top-secret work on Designer "Next", this week I also had to track down the history of a feature change from Designer 7.1 to Designer 8.0 which was causing grief for a customer. After tracking down the change, I also looked into potential workarounds and re-discovered a feature in Designer that I had completely forgotten about ( [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 19:47:50

The Best of Android: Final Challenge Winners Announced

Last May, Google announced the first set of winners in its two-part contest called Android Challenge ... with a single click.” Compare Everywhere: “Scan a barcode to instantly check if that “sale price” ... . GoCart is your shopping cart on-the-go.” Life360: “Life360 uses a multi-channel messaging system [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 01:34:29

Panasonic Toughbook CF-H1 Mobile Clinical Assistant: Video Demos

Panasonic have officially announced the Toughbook CF-H1 Medical Tablet PC they demonstrated at the IDF in August ... for employee identification and an RFID reader. There’s also a GPS receiver, WiFi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth ... We say “primary” because there are other methods of input: a barcode reader, for instance, that allows [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 17:44:06

Verizon Touch Pro XV6850 Unleashed! (aka: Raphael)

I had used this for about a month before returning it for the Omnia, but did came across many really good tips during that time I wanted to share. Personally, I like the design and attention to detail of the Touch Pro over the Omnia. What caused me to return was the added thickness and not having the need for the keyboard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:35:52

Sanity check: The top 10 products from Gartner ITxpo 2008

This article was co-authored by Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic’s Head Technology Editor ... provides GPS functionality. Although HP was on hand showcasing one of their Gobi-enabled laptops ... and others (see chart below). Laptops using the Gobi chips will be a real boon for business travelers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 07:50:23

Joe Dombrowski's Euro Cross Camp Diary: Last Race, Best Result

For my final entry from Euro Cross Camp, I would like to begin by thanking everyone that helped make this trip possible for me. A big thanks to Mom, Dad, and the rest of the family, Mike May, 53X11 Coffee, Haymarket Bicycles, all individual donors, and all loaners of bike cases and spare parts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 18:30:29

News 1/9/09

From Peter Marshall: "Re: layoffs. Here’s another one: Cabell Huntington Hospital (WV)." Link. The hospital laid off 40 people on Tuesday. Like everybody else jettisoning employees, the CEO says the goal is to flatten the organization, making you wonder why he let it get un-flat in the first place ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 02:49:28

The All-New IntelliScanner SOHO Unveiled at Macworld

San Francisco, CA @ Macworld Expo 2009 - IntelliScanner Corporation, creators of award-winning scanners and software that organize everything, ... Tags, pre-printed barcode tags used to track, sort and search inventory with ease. Users ... storage, IntelliScanner SOHO’s smart barcode scanner and software uses advanced barcode technology [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:56:00

The All-New IntelliScanner SOHO Unveiled at Macworld

San Francisco, CA @ Macworld Expo 2009 - IntelliScanner Corporation, creators of award-winning scanners and software that organize everything, ... Tags, pre-printed barcode tags used to track, sort and search inventory with ease. Users ... storage, IntelliScanner SOHO’s smart barcode scanner and software uses advanced barcode technology [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:56:00

The All-New IntelliScanner SOHO Unveiled at Macworld

San Francisco, CA @ Macworld Expo 2009 - IntelliScanner Corporation, creators of award-winning scanners and software that organize everything, ... Tags, pre-printed barcode tags used to track, sort and search inventory with ease. Users ... storage, IntelliScanner SOHO’s smart barcode scanner and software uses advanced barcode technology [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:56:00

10 Android Applications You Shouldn’t Miss

Google Android is the latest mobile operating system and it has made a lot of fuss in the industry, so I felt the need to try it, ... , Books, eBay, Tags, and Blogs. The application is very easy to use and it reduces the time ... the barcode and compare prices, read product reviews, create shopping lists, wish lists, and more. Compare [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 00:26:46

Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT products

Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT products Posted by Jason Hiner @ 1:45 am Categories: Gartner Symposium 2008 Tags: Information Technology, ... . It also provides GPS functionality. Although HP was on hand showcasing one of their Gobi-enabled ... and others (see chart below). Laptops using the Gobi chips will be a real boon for business [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 08:45:20

Use an Asset Management System and Obtain Complete Benefits

by Mary Bush It may be of great advantage to any enterprise, big or small, to save money wherever it is not required to be spent ... has a centrally accessible database that stores all the information. Also, barcode tags, barcode scanners [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 12:55:17

Business Hardware/Security Systems

IT Planet is a worldwide distributor of auto-id equipment and accessories ... . Using the internet, telephone, fax and mail, IT Planet has been selling barcoding, RFID, point-of-sale equipment and... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 01:50:00

The Open Laboratory 2008 - all the submissions fit to print

It's midnight! So, the submission form is now closed. Over the past year we have collected hundreds of excellent entries for the anthology - thanks to all who made the submissions. Jennifer Rohn has lined up some star people to judge all the entries, and in the end, we'll have the best 50 (plus a poem and a cartoon/image) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 05:40:09

10 Great Free Apps for Blackberry

Blackberries may have been overshadowed lately by the success of the iPhone, but they still offer and incredibly powerful platform.Plus, since the Blackberry operating system is build on Java and has always been open, there are a slew of useful and mature applications, many [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 06:51:21

Microsoft Tags: Barcode Scanning at its best

Source:wmpoweruser.com by marios96 on 1/8/09 Microsoft today release its own barcode technology for use with various mobile phones ... enabled, you point to the desired Barcode and you click search. What makes Microsoft's adaptation of barcode scanning is the use of better than the rest of the banch (read: QR Codes, CueCat etc [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:55:00

ShopAssist Point Of Sale System 4.99

ShopAssist includes the following functionality: Cash Sales C.O.D. Sales Account Sales (Debtors) Hire Sales (for video rental stores) Appro transactions Lay By transactions Stock Receiving Inventory Control Service Fees Labour Charges Suspend/Retrieve sale Item lookup by Item Description, Item Code, Barcode, point and click [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 06:02:23

Webb’s top 10 tech trends you’ve never heard of

Image via Wikipedia Amy Webb races through 10 tech trends at the ONA annual conference ... .  The easy way to create a Qr barcode is using the Firefox Mobile Barcoder plugin. Next up Wimax ... and display on any device. Trend five is Web OS, in other words, using the web as an operating system [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 15:58:35

T-Mobile unveils G1 smartphone running Google Android

Smartphones are a relatively small percentage of all mobile phones on the market today ... operating system. Android is open source and allows for lots of customization. The G1 offers 3G ... . The 3-megapixel camera in the phone can work with applications that enable barcode scanning. Inside [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 13:10:57

MIT students have created several useful and innovative mobile applications

MIT students have managed to create fully working mobile applications for the Windows Mobile, Android, and Symbian platforms, all while taking on a full college load at one of the most challenging schools in the entire country. Mentors from many companies including Google, Nokia, Bank of America, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 18:46:11

Microsoft Tags: Brings Barcode Scanning to the iPhone

I’m pleased to report that I have tested the iPhone app released by Microsoft on the iPhone AppStore. It’s Tag Reader. This barcode technology is available on various mobile phones as well. The whole system includes ... it works: Microsoft Tag connects real life with the digital world. Microsoft Tags are small, colorful [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:27:09

37th Carnival of Money Hacks: Wonders of the World

Welcome to the 37th Carnival of Money Hacks. I am happy to be hosting the carnival again. If you are interested in hosting, please go the Money Hackers Website or join the community. My name is LAL and I’m a twenty-something DINK writing about my journey to one day live large.  Please look around and explore the site [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 13:00:20

Live Autographs Get a Celeb to Do You a Favor

A new start-up is promoting personalized video messages from your fave celeb ... . You receive a video, autographed memorabilia verified by a security-encrypted barcode and a free video ... and were denied his services. Tags: autographs, celebrities, dvd, live autographs, memorabilia [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:01:48

Scanbuy Free App for Android & Smartphones Lets Users Scan their Friends for Social Networking

Wireless_and_Mobile_News.jpg Scanbuy now offers a Google Android version of its ScanLife multi-barcode reader that uses the camera in the ... all major 2D barcode formats (Datamatrix, EZcode, QR). Then information is automatically displayed ... . Comment from Wireless and Mobile News, instead of saying "Google me, you can now say scan my barcode [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:39:54

Ten Trends & Technologies for 2009

Ten Trends & Technologies for 2009 by Michael Stephens Download a PDF of the post here. Welcome to the 2009 version of TTW’s annual look at the trends and technologies that I believe will impact what we do in libraries and information centers. This post ties in with several presentations I will be giving this spring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 19:55:07

Play-by-play of the T-Mobile G1 announcement

I unfortunately couldn't make use of my press invite to this morning's T-Mobile G1 with Google event. Blame it on logistics with kids, school and such... you know, the little things in life. So the best I can do is hit up the event webcast and give a play-by-play for those who can't see it.. [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 14:22:15

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