3 Reasons Why You Should Use a Mobile Boarding Pass

Last week I was on a plane headed to the Traffic Records Forum conference in Costa Mesa, CA and I couldn’t help but notice that barcodes were everywhere: boarding passes, mobile boarding passes, luggage, food purchases, and more. This trip was the first time I used a mobile boarding pass and I have to say, it’s…

How to Use a Mobile Boarding Pass

I used my first mobile boarding pass today and I have to say, I won’t be going back to paper. And this trend is broader than just my flying habits. Mobile boarding passes are up and coming with a projected 1 out 3 flyers using them in 2019! If you’ve never used a mobile boarding pass,…

Hate Standing in Checkout Lines? 5 Ways to Speed Things Up

The main reason that I hate running errands, especially during “busy times” at the store, is not bustling aisles, nor is it congested parking lots, but instead: Slow. Checkout. Lines. I realize that nobody likes waiting in lines, but I particularly dislike waiting in long checkout lines, especially with tired, hungry or just plain cranky…

2D Barcode Scanning is Skyrocketing in these 5 Industries

2D barcodes are leaving their mark on lots of industry applications – pun intended! So why has 2D barcode scanning become so prevalent? Smaller Size While 1D barcodes are small, 2D barcodes are (or at least can be) even smaller…less than ½ inch long x ½ inch wide! Why does smaller = better? Simply put,…

3 IoT Concerns…and How to Solve Them

When it comes to the Internet of Things, the technology is advancing quickly and the progress is amazing. As I shared in several of my past blogs, the world is becoming connected in a way that never seemed possible a couple decades ago. Unfortunately, as seems to be true with any positive, there are negatives…

Do you know what these AIDC Terms REALLY mean?

In the world of AIDC (Automatic Identification and Data Capture), there are hundreds of terms, phrases and acronyms. It can be hard to keep up! There are several terms that some people mistakenly substitute for similar-sounding words, when in actuality, they are using the term in the completely wrong context. Below are 10 of the…

4 Reasons Why Data Matrix has taken over the Manufacturing World

I’ve always felt that there is a time and place for everything. There has recently been massive growth in Data Matrix barcode use among manufacturers for traceability purposes, so I decided that the time to address the four reasons why this is occurring is now! 4 Reasons Why Data Matrix has taken over the Manufacturing World:…