[access-uk] Re: Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?

  • From: "Karl Proud" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:34:50 +0100

The food database would be huge and I for one don't want to use it only for 
food items.  The whole thing seems really clear and simple to me.  I need 
something to mark CD's and books and this is perfect.

Cheers
Karl

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "will" <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:18 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?


hi I agree. cant the product be developed that has a database of foods so it
knows itself what the foos actually are by the barcode?
Why are all these labels necissary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Damon Rose" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?


> Dunno about you but this whole A pack B pack thing seems a bit daft.
> Surely it could've been developed a little better?
>
> What happens, in practice, if you use the same barcode label twice? That
> would be useful to know.
>
> Also, why can't we just use the barcode that is on the product itself
> already? This would mean that every time I swipe a can of heinz baked
> beans, it would always say heinz baked beans because the barcode will
> always be the same. Or would this necessitate too much guesswork in
> working out where the barcode is? I ask because some of these barcode
> sensors are really very good and you don't have to be precise at where
> you point the wand.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Karl Proud
> Sent: 10 July 2009 08:38
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?
>
> Isaac,
>
> I was thinking the same thing.  I am guessing that the penfriend is
> pretty
> portable and can therefore be lost pretty easily - I lose every other
> thing!
> Backup is going 6to be important.
> really looking forward to getting a hold of one and playing with it
> though.
>
> Karl
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Isaac Porat" <isaac@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 7:11 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?
>
>
> Hi Karl
>
> This is my understanding too.  Another point is that The device is very
> useful for many applications but I suspect using it for anything
> critical
> (meaning anything that it will take you too long to construct again) may
> be
> risky.
> As all messages are stored on the device, any memory corruption (which
> can
> happen with this type of devices) may mean that all messages are lost.
> So for example I would not mark my CDs unless the messages can be easily
> backed up and restored.
>
> Regards
> Isaac
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Karl Proud
> Sent: 09 July 2009 21:13
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?
>
> Hi,
> What I meant was that if you are concerned that you would go through the
> labels fast by using them for food: labels on tins and fridge/freezer
> items,
> and felt that you would run out of labels real fast there was a way of
> using
> more than one pack of label A packs.  So, if I bought 5 packs of A
> labels, I
> could just go through them as long as I deleted the voice tag for each
> tin/freezer bag I used.  I didn't mean reusing the labels.
>
> Cheers
> Karl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barbara Wilson" <barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 6:44 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?
>
>
> No, but if you have them on a box in the freezer for example containing
> sausages and then eat the sausages and replace them with steak, you can
> rerecord the sausage label to become steak. I think this is what Karl
> was
> explaining.
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "will" <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 5:53 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?
>
>
>> YEAH BUT THE LABELS ARE NOT DESIGNED IT SEEMS TO BE TRANSFERED ONTO
>> DIFFERENT ITEMS AFTER USE
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Karl Proud" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 5:51 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?
>>
>>
>>> If you are using labels for disposable goods, like tins and freezer
> bags
>>> you
>>> can use pack a labels repeatedly if you simply scan the label you are
>>> using
>>> as you open the tin and then clear that label's voice tag on the pen.
>>> Then, if you scan a new label and it comes up with a voice tag you
> know
>>> it
>>> is still in use
>>>
>>> You just have to be sure you clear the label everytime you use the
>>> bag/tin
>>> etc
>>>
>>> Karl.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 5:17 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?
>>>
>>>
>>> Barry,
>>>
>>> I believe you will get varying sizes of label in each pack.  A and b
>>> refers
>>> to the coding by which the Penfriend recognises the label itself.
> for
>>> that
>>> reason you cannot purchase two packs of pack A as they will be of no
> use
>>> unless you have two penfriends.
>>>
>>> at present there is no pack b, but if there were, you could only buy
> one
>>> of
>>> those for one Penfriend.  In the future we may get pack c d e and 5 6
> and
>>> 7,
>>> But I will have filled my freezer long before then.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
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>>> Of Barry Toner
>>> Sent: 09 July 2009 17:09
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>>> Subject: [access-uk] Pen Friend Pack A? Pack B?
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I've sortive followed this and sortive not...
>>>
>>> I'm confused as to why we even have two different types of packs
> unless
>>> they
>>> are just different sizes?
>>>
>>> Can someone explain this, briefly in a nut shell if you will?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Barry.
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