Keeping your Business Ahead with a 2D Imager

Is customer satisfaction important to you? “Of course,” you say. If you are a member of the retail or hospitality sectors, it is likely that you’ve seen tremendous change over the past decade – both in the way companies are doing business and in the behaviors and expectations of the customer. For instance, a decade…

6 Reasons to use Brother PocketJet 7 in Law Enforcement

You may have heard the news. Brother® has developed an updated mobile printer: the PocketJet® 7. While the PJ7 is certainly great for business on-the-go, there is another application for which it surpasses expectations. You guessed it, Law Enforcement! In the short time they’ve been available, we’ve already shipped so many of these printers out…

Engineering in the Elementary Classroom

Back to Elementary School  Do you remember what it was like to be in elementary school? What did you learn? What were some projects you will never forget? I fondly recall building model rockets and launching them in the field by our school. I also remember dying rice with food coloring and making a mosaic….

4 Barcode Apps that Will Scan that Weight Away

Raise your hand if you’re on some sort of diet or healthy eating regimen now that the holidays are over, like I am. It seems like everyone I know is trying to shed the extra bloat from too many cookies and egg nog. While types of diet vary, one thing remains constant: barcodes can help!…

4 Benefits of Using Rugged Laptops on a Firetruck

Past Memories of a Fire Department Growing up as the daughter of a full-time firefighter, I was able to experience some pretty neat things that other kids my age did not experience, such as in-depth tours of the fire department and up-close looks at all of the equipment. Plus, there was the added excitement of watching…

Distracted Patrol: Walking the Technology Tightrope

Not too long ago, we were thrilled to sponsor a free webinar for the law enforcement community on Officer.com. The webinar was presented by Colonel Tim Alben of the Massachusetts State Police (retired) and Crisis/Emergency Management Training Specialist, Christopher Tarantino, MEP CMCP. As part of the marketing team, I am used to promoting the goods…

Posting Barcodes on Social Media: Safe or Not?

Barcodes are wonderfully useful in so many applications. The world simply wouldn’t be the same without them. But when it comes to safety and security, it is important to remember that the information contained in a barcode CAN be stolen – and recent news headlines have alerted us to the fact that barcodes accidentally posted…

Extreme Makeover: Barcode Edition

At first glance, barcodes are pretty boring. Black, white, black, white, black…well, you get the idea. But the thing is, they are everywhere! Virtually every product packaged for sale in a retail venue is labeled with a UPC (Universal Product Code) and then later scanned at checkout. Honestly, the product competition out there is fierce…