Barcoding ▪️ QR ▪️ Identification ▪️ Labeling ▪️ ScannerApps ▪️ Mobile Data Acquisition

Just a short notice: A brand-new TBarCode update is available: Version V9.1 of this barcode generator features automatic check-digit validation . This means, that TBarCode validates check-digits entered by the user. Wrong check-digits are rejected with an error message. For custom check-digits this behaviour can be disabled by changing the check-digit computation method to "None". In addition to this improvement some bugs got fixed. For details see the version history or download TBarCode V9.1 now.

Part 2: How to generate barcodes with OpenOffice. Also check out part 1: Using Barcodes in Google Docs Introduction OpenOffice is a free software suite which mimics (more or less) Microsoft Office. In Microsoft Office bar-code creation is possible via various methods (using barcode fonts, pre-created barcode images or by using a barcode add-in like TBarCode). Until now no quality bar-code add-ins are available for OpenOffice and 2D barcode creation using fonts is terrible. So I'll outline a possibility to create bar-codes without any barcode fonts and without any additional barcode software. How to Create OpenOffice Barcodes for Free To generate bar codes (ALL barcodes - meaning linear barcodes, 2D barcodes like DataMatrix and GS1 DataBar codes) all you need is an internet connection. The basic idea is to insert an barcode image generated by the online barcode generator of TEC-IT. This barcode generator is customizable via the URL - so it is possible to create each bar-code as ...

In a few days TEC-IT will release the new version of Barcode Studio (V9.1). The most important new features are: * Data List for Multiple Bar Codes * Improved File Import * Better Serial Number Generator * Improved Bar Code Export * Improved Bar Width Reduction * HP SmartStream Designer Integration (more details are available from HP) Barcode Studio was released on 03/25/2008 ! Download Barcode Studio here: Barcode Creator Software .

As of today no pre-built binary for the Instant Messaging client Pidgin 2.5.5 for Ubuntu 8.10 was available on the internet. A colleague of mine just compiled the latest release of Pidgin and published a RPM. Download it here: pidgin-2.5.5-0.i386.rpm Install it with rpm -i pidgin-2.5.5-0.i386.rpm Enjoy! P.S.: No guaranties, no warranties, no support. Download at your own risk only.

Compared to the remaining entries of this blog, this one is completely off-topic: it covers the Google service Web-History, Google's Chrome browser and privacy. Personally, most of the time I am using the Chrome browser and I am logged on with my Google account. At some time in the past I have decided to try Google's Web-History service (in German it is named Google Webprotokoll). A few days ago I checked the entries in the web-history service. Surprise, surprise - the service works as expected ;-). Google lists each search term I have entered in Google. Thousand of entries were stored for my account - back till 2007. Because of this huge amount of search terms I decided to delete them. I also found time to check out Google's privacy policy regarding the Web-History service in detail. Unfortunately the privacy policy of Google provides no details - it is quite unclear: "You can delete information from Web History using the remove feature, and it will be removed from t...

Are you working in the automotive industry? Maybe in the area of supply chain logistics? If yes - chances are high that you are in the need for printing barcode labels like  VDA 4902 Warenanhänger , Odette, Galia and AIAG labels. For all other readers I'll describe how to print QR-Code business cards for private use in a future post. Free Online Application for Barcode Label Printing! This online label generator provides pre-defined label templates. You are not forced to design a label, start immediately with one of the available templates instead.  The generated labels are perfectly suitable for production use - no demo restrictions whatsoever are applied. Especially for low-volume label printing or for testing purposes this free online application is valuable. No additional software is needed, just select the required label and you are finished. For those looking for custom labels TEC-IT also offers a solution. Download the demo of TFORMer Designer (TEC-IT's barcode label p...