Geeks and Startups
January 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
stiqrd Logo In January 2010 I was dreading the imminent empty nest. In January 2011, I’m up to my ears in what I’m pretty sure is the best antidote for the empty nest: a tech startup. For the past couple of months, in addition to various freelance projects and my regular part-time job, I’ve been [...]
What in the World is a QR Code and Why Do I Need to Know?
January 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
It’s a two-dimensional code that carries information such as text, URLs or other data. The codes must be read by a special Quick Response (QR) reader, which are now widely available on smartphones. This one is printed on the back of my business cards and takes the user directly to this site. Sort of a [...]
Pottery Barn and the QR Code: Great Idea, Execution FAIL
November 9, 2010 By 4 Comments
While thumbing through the latest Pottery Barn catalog, I saw this page and thought it was a fantastic idea. The layout featured a beautiful leather chair (WANT!) with this QR code that links directly to a video. How cool! But wait! Not cool at all. I used Paperlinks, a free QR code scanner for [...]
Evernote Site Memory
October 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been a fan of Evernote since I’ve known about it. I use it on both my desktop and laptop computers as well as the iPhone. It’s easy to store notes, pictures, web pages of anything I need to remember and it syncs seamlessly and nearly instantly between the three. They recently added a very [...]
