<html><head></head><body>Hi James,<br>
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Thanks a lot for the information. I've been experimenting with the links you provided as well as the Scan program you mentioned. It works pretty good, but I find that I want more control over what the phone / tablet does once the code is scanned. I also found that Scan has a problem if there are two QR codes side by side. Even if you center the right one, for example, in the sensor area rectangle, it still interprets the left one. Check out this link.<br>
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<a href="http://creativefan.com/qr-code-business-card">http://creativefan.com/qr-code-business-card</a>/<br>
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Scroll down to photo 19, the card for Paul Wilkinson. The left QR code is a web link and the right one is his contact data. Try scanning the right one directly from your monitor. I could never get Scan to recognize the right code. It just kept scanning the left one. Also, I find that I want more control and more sophisticated previewing capability. I've been trying QR Droid and I really like it. It has extensive preview capability and gives you about 8 different options of what you can do with the code you scanned before it does anything. You can set it to go ahead and take actions if that's what you want. It has extensive options for manipulating history. And, it was able to successfully handle the twin codes problem.<br>
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QR Droid also has the ability to create QR codes, but doesn't give as much control as the web based system you mentioned. I have discovered by experimentation that QR Droid complains if I try to add more than 395 characters to a text code, and says some phones may have trouble reading it. I like the specs you gave, and may experiment with the tools you mentioned. Have you experimented with vcard vs mecard contact formats?<br>
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The following searches yield interesting results:<br>
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<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=qr+code+business+card&hl=en&gbv=1&source=lnms&ei=rInZT56JGoi68ATQz7TrBQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=1&ved=0CAYQ_AUoADg8">http://www.google.com/search?q=qr+code+business+card&hl=en&gbv=1&source=lnms&ei=rInZT56JGoi68ATQz7TrBQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=1&ved=0CAYQ_AUoADg8</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=qr+code+business+card+site%3Acreativefan.com&btnK=Google+Search">http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=qr+code+business+card+site%3Acreativefan.com&btnK=Google+Search</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=qr+code+business+card+site%3A708media.com&btnK=Google+Search">http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=qr+code+business+card+site%3A708media.com&btnK=Google+Search</a><br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Ron<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">James Sumners <james.sumners@gmail.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap:break-word; font-family: sans-serif">I have recently created a business card for my music persona[1]. I<br />started with the physical dimensions of a US business card, 3.5"x2",<br />and a PPI of 360. I used Raco Industries free tool[2] for creating the<br />image code (I like to use 0.25 for the module size).<br /><br />For the error correction, I used ~15%. Since it is a business card, I<br />assumed the code could get damaged in a pocket. But I don't think it<br />will get damaged enough to warrant a full ~30% ECC, so I went for the<br />middle ground.<br /><br />The code is merely the web address printed directly on the card. If<br />this were a personal card, with say my office number and email and<br />such, then I would have created a vCard code[3].<br /><br />I've been partial to Scan[4] as a reader. It has an Android version.<br /><br />[1] -- <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/snklp75ogfb2g8g/business_card.png">https://www.dropbox.com/s/snklp75ogfb2g8g/business_card.png</a><br />[2] -- <a href="http://www.racoindustries.com/barcodegenerator/2d/qr-code.aspx">http://www.racoindustries.com/barcodegenerator/2d/qr-code.aspx</a><br />[3] -- <a href="http://snapmyinfo.com/blog/how-to-create-a-business-card-qr-code">http://snapmyinfo.com/blog/how-to-create-a-business-card-qr-code</a>/<br />[4] -- <a href="http://scan.me">http://scan.me</a>/<br /><br />On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE)<br /><atllinuxenthinfo@techstarship.com> wrote:<br />> Hi all,<br />><br />> I'm thinking about ordering some business cards / contact cards to give to<br />> people I meet while going back to school to learn programming and for later<br />> use when I start job hunting. I'm wanting to incorporate QR codes (2<br />> dimensional bar codes) into the cards. I've done some googling and this<br />> seems to be a popular tactic. I'm wondering if any of you are doing this. My<br />> sister has a specialty merchandise business and can get the printing done<br />> for me. I'm more interested in how you design, create, and use the QR codes.<br />><br />> A) How are you using QR codes in the realm of professional networking?<br />><br />> B) Are you using them on business cards? Resumes?<br />><br />> C) What type of QR code are you using, contact, web link, text, other?<br />><br />> D) What did you use to generate the QR code?<br />><br />> E) What size / version should it be and how much information can you cram in<br />> and still have good readability?<br />><br />> F) If it has web links in it, where are you sending the recipient's web<br />> browser?<br />><br />> G) What is your favorite Android QR code reader?<br />><br />> My current, outdated, business card has my Name, Degree, Phones, and Email<br />> on the front. I plan to put a contact QR code with the same data there. It<br />> has a short list of me experience and interests on the back. I plan to put a<br />> text QR code with that data on the back.<br />><br />> I'd appreciate any ideas and information you can share on the subject, as<br />> well as any pitfalls I need to watch out for.<br />><br />> Thanks in advance.<br />><br />> Sincerely,<br />><br />> Ron<br />><br />><br />> --<br />><br />> Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9 Mail.<br />> Please excuse my potential brevity.<br />><br />> (To whom it may concern. My email address has changed. Replying to former<br />> messages prior to 03/31/12 with my personal address will go to the wrong<br />> address. Please send all personal correspondence to the new address.)<br />><br />> (PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to<br />> call on the phone. I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy<br />> mailing lists and such. I don't always see new email messages very quickly.)<br />><br />> Ron Frazier<br />> 770-205-9422 (O) Leave a message.<br />> linuxdude AT <a href="http://techstarship.com">techstarship.com</a><br />><br />><hr /><br />> Ale mailing list<br />> Ale@ale.org<br />> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br />> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br />> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br />><br /><br /><br /><br />-- <br />James Sumners<br /><a href="http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com">http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com</a>/<br /><br />"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts<br />pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it<br />is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become<br />drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."<br /><br />Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)<br />CH:D 59<br /><hr /><br />Ale mailing list<br />Ale@ale.org<br /><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br />See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br /><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br /></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>