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Everybody wants a shortcut. Something that gets you to your goal, whatever that may be, without undue delay, expense or obstacles. Shortcuts have trade-offs: that shorter route might be bumpy; [...]

  Decodability is one of the most difficult to understand of the barcode standards. The definition, “the ability of a barcode to be decoded” is simple but unclear for understanding its [...]

Recently we sprinted through the history about how barcode types have developed by solving problems. Today there are dozens of different types of barcodes.  Special capabilities of each barcode [...]

It all started in 1974 in an Ohio grocery store, scanning the first UPC symbol. Today there are dozens of different types of barcode symbols. Why is that? Why not just use the humble, reliable [...]

Yes, actual use cases, not something we made up. These are real use cases with recently purchased barcode verifiers. For reasons everyone can understand, identities and specific circumstances are [...]

Barcode quality is risk management. This risk can take several forms. A chargeback is the cost of stickers and labor to over-label bad barcodes. But the damages do not end there. A further risk [...]

The total cost of ownership of a barcode verifier varies, but the right verifier can pay for itself over time.  Minor compromises in selecting the right verifier can increase risk. The wrong [...]

Barcodes are complicated, and so is the challenge of buying the right barcode verifier. Here we break it down into its component parts. Ten critical questions: 1.Make sure the verifier you are [...]

My mother used to say, “Two’s company, three’s a crowd.” I did not fully understand the saying until I had kids of my own. A kid with one friend could play well together, but add a third kid and [...]

Calculating the ROI of a barcode verifier is easy, but make sure all costs are included. Barcode verifiers pay for themselves. That is a fact based on many cases and reports from verifier users. [...]