QR Codes

[Paul B]

Make your own unique codes (qrstuff.com) with or without actions, data etc. Here is one for the treehouse forum, if you have a smartphone with a camera, download a barcode reading app then scan the code. It will take your phone browser straight to the treehouse!

 

[canadiantreeman]

You kids and your crazy technology!

Pretty neat, though...I'm still on a flip phone

 

[squisher]

Heh, don't be hating on the flip. It stops the buttons from accidentally being hit!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Right, and I also think it's cool to flip your phone in public. It helps you to look important.

 

[Paul B]

Heh, don't be hating on the flip. It stops the buttons from accidentally being hit!

your phone has buttons?

 

[lumberjack]

Mine does!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Mine does too, and it's new! I was thinking to get a smartphone, but wasn't sure it could handle getting dropped a lot and other assorted abuse. :roll:

 

[CurSedVoyce]

My lap top has a key board and works quite well as a phone as long as wifi is available... And since cell phone service is about available as wifi here.... And wifi is free... Well I guess we all know where I am at

 

[Paul B]

Cool, my wife uses the laptop to call LD using Skype, most times its PC to PC so its free, for PC to landlines or cell its near 4 cents a minute or so. wifi is is great, my phone can also use skype and free wifi. gotta love the internets.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Yup... Skype here too. I pay for the LD and a phone number through them. But it's pretty dang cheap compared to.
Reason I bought the number is so the caller ID shows the customers who is calling.. Was getting too many that would not answer not seeing a number they would recognize.

 

[Paul B]

ha, can't blame them, when I see an 800 number or (000)000-0000 in the call display I usually prepare to vent any frustrations I have

 

[CurSedVoyce]

There ya go

I feel the same way

 

[sotc]

My phone has few button and is very sensitive to my every touch

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I've heard that about you....

 

[sotc]

 

[Paul B]

Update, I found another provider that uses an online database: http://jumpscan.com/

 

[MasterBlaster]

So, what does that symbol supposedly represent? What does it do?

 

[Paul B]

if you have a barcode reader it contains all the information you would find on my business card, I believe the capacity for that style of QR code is 5000 characters of info. So someone with a smartphone can scan the symbol with one click and have all my info in their address book etc.

<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/43886f2c06I?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/43886f2c06I?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

If I point my scanner at this code my browser opens up and it goes to the Gypoclimber forum homepage.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Uhhhhhhhh....

 

[Paul B]

Give it a few more months, you will see them on everything..

 

[bruce6670]

My phone still has an antenna for crying out loud.

 

[Paul B]

ha, been a while since my phone had an external antenna. Its all good, to each their own.

 

[NickfromWI]

Hmmm... lemme see if my iPhone has an app to read this. I'll try adding you as a contact...

 

[Paul B]

Sure, let me know if it works, wife still has an older phone so I can't test it on hers.

 

[NickfromWI]

I downloaded an app and scanned your avatar and it showed me this: