Comments on: Messing with barcodes

By: ax0n

ax0n — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:17:14 +0000

I’ve been looking for some desktop software (preferably OS X or Linux/BSD) that would decode DataMatrix and other bar codes. It seems that there are programs written for iPhone and Android to do it. The Java programs presented on the link in the article here don’t work (they time out) and they seem to be targeted more at the drivers license 2D codes, not Aztec or DataMatrix. I have found many places on the web to generate most any barcode format. I just can’t find any freeware to read any of them.

By: cartufer

cartufer — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:59:38 +0000

fabtech 07 badges had proprietary complex 2d barcodes, most booths had badge scanners, some had handheld badge scanners, some had pen and paper for info, every booth scanned info for spamming mail boxes

By: Mr.P

Mr.P — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:40:23 +0000

I like the pixel art happy face idea!!!

By: mbm

mbm — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:41:08 +0000

I’d love to register for a conference with a carefully chosen set of credentials such that the 2d barcode on the badge was a pixel art happy face.

By: MontrealPaul

MontrealPaul — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:28:47 +0000

Very interesting! But I wonder how many people sending in barcodes from their driver’s license and other personal stuff to those online tools are taking Identity Theft into consideration??

By: Warren

Warren — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:22:20 +0000

Oh well the Corel DRAW! suite has a barcode generator built in to most of its applications so that could be useful

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:06:17 +0000

:CueCat FTW!

By: confusis

confusis — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:53:14 +0000

who the hell still uses checks/cheques? everything here in New Zealand is still 1-d barcodes so most of this is not particularly useful…

By: raiko

raiko — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:37:32 +0000

Walmart and Target use the barcode on your license to approve checks.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:28:12 +0000

For some odd reason : Price-checkers at wal-mart and target can scan the back of you license….however nothing comes up.

By: RenderMan

RenderMan — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:42:25 +0000

Lol, I just did that tacitus.

At SecTor 2008 in Toronto, they had 2d bar codes on the badges that were part of a contest as well as ID info for marketing.

I had some signs printed for other stuff and printed up the same style 2d bar codes on the signs. Everyone assumed that it was part of the contest.

The barcodes decode to ‘sql drop tables;’

It was fun watching people take photo’s with their phones and try to decode them. Alot of people learned a lesson that con about validating input :)

By: Tacticus

Tacticus — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:23:25 +0000

bobby*
gah i hate it when the mind and hands don’t seem to be talking to each other

By: Tacticus

Tacticus — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:22:40 +0000

This sounds like a job for little boby tables