Category Archives: How to Information

This is a category that will provide information on how to use this blog, how to use certain barcode equipment, how to print labels and more.

Brand Name Ink vs. Generic Ink

June 8, 2009 – 1:59 pm

                                               Generic Inks: Are they really the same?
                With some of the high costs that can be associated with buying ink or ink cartridges, at some point the question will be raised, should I buy generic? Should I just refill my old ink cartridge? Buy a new name brand?  With tougher economic times, and companies […]

By Tommy Schweller | Also posted in Barcode Equipment Ideas, Barcode Industry, Laser Printer Labels, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

New iPhone Red Laser Barcode Scanner

June 1, 2009 – 1:46 pm

iPhone Red Laser Barcode Scanner
            With all of the new iPhone applications out there today, one of the newest and most interesting applications, the Red Laser application comes out on top. Previously there have been a few attempts at making the iPhone a barcode scanner, none have been as successful as the Red Laser application. What […]

By Tommy Schweller | Also posted in Barcode Equipment Ideas, Barcode Industry, Barcode Scanners, Barcode Software Ideas, New Barcode Equipment | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

How To Clean A Print Head

May 28, 2009 – 11:30 am

Thermal print heads on barcode and receipt printers should be viewed as just another consumable. For a thermal transfer setup, the consumables include the labels, the barcode ribbon and the print head. On a direct thermal setup, you have just the labels and the print head. Print heads range from $300 to $1000’s of dollars, […]

By John Barth | Also posted in Barcode Equipment Ideas, Thermal Bar Code Printers | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Barcode Readers for the Law Enforcement Agencies & Public Safety Environments

February 26, 2009 – 8:51 am

Barcode Readers for the Law Enforcement Agencies & Public Safety Environments
The Barcode Industry has helped the law enforcement community through out the years to gather information more efficiently and effectively. The use of the CR2 and CR3 wireless or cabled barcode has help in eCitation, eCrash Reports, Roadside Checks, Chain-of -Custody and Asset Tracking Networking.
The […]

By Ariel | Also posted in Barcode Industry, Barcode Scanners, Barcode Software Ideas, Latest Barcode Scanners, New Barcode Equipment | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Your Packaging & Labels Should Sell Your Products

February 20, 2009 – 11:07 am

Your Packaging & Labels Should Sell Your Products
I believe the reason we create labels is to sell products. To do this effectively you first need to understand your market, competitors and your customers. With this in mind, you can now start designing image and logo, copywriting and packaging. This is very specialized and requires trained […]

By Ariel | Also posted in Custom Labels, Custom Labels Chicago, Food Labels | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Five Cost Saving Examples When Buying Labels

February 19, 2009 – 11:07 am

Five Cost Saving Examples When Buying Labels.
In these ruff financials times, it is prudent to be fugal. In the past year or so, the market has lost trillions of dollars and the economy is in a full-blown recession. Thoughts of saving money is on the minds each consumers and business owners. If you are in […]

By Ariel | Also posted in Custom Labels, Custom Labels Chicago | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Household Computer Labels

May 30, 2008 – 8:33 am

Computer labels have migrated to the home. Now, with printers at home delivering near-professional quality printing, using computer labels can be an everyday experience. The following are a few ways you can use computer labels around the house:
1. You can print out designer-looking labels to place on gifts for family and friends for special occasions […]

By jeffrey | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Using Avery Labels at Home

May 19, 2008 – 8:52 pm

While the Avery brand labels have become a staple in many offices, few people understand how useful they can be around the house. Avery labels can help keep you organized, and save you valuable time throughout your day.
There are uses that are slightly more common than others – for example, using Avery labels on your […]

By jeffrey | Also posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments (0)

Can Barcode Printers Print These Labels?

May 12, 2008 – 4:16 pm

We get all kinds of requests for printing custom barcode labels and a question arises quite often asking if we have a barcode printer that can print random numbered labels from a data file. While this is an interesting question, it is really answered on two levels.
First, we need to answer the question about the […]

By John Barth | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Are Your RFID Tags Failing or Defaulting?

February 13, 2008 – 4:06 pm

Recently we had a customer call in with an issue regarding his RFID tags in their Zebra RFID printer encoder not programming and making all the tags default. What could be causing this? The first thought was that the printer was not calibrated properly. But the customer already went through the printer calibration process and […]

By John Barth | Tagged , , | Comments (0)
Close
Powered by ShareThis