QR Codes Anyone?

Have you ever seen one of these and wondered to yourself what exactly it was and/or how you scan it? The first time I saw one was in a Best Buy ad paper and after about 5 minutes I figured out how to use my Android phone to scan it. To my surprise, after scanning it a website pulled up on my phone. It was THE coolest thing I had ever seen. The first lot of business cards I ordered from Moo.com (ever been there? if not, check 'em out) I put one of these codes on it. I'm not sure if my customers knew exactly what to do with it. However, I feel that in the next year these QR codes are going to spread like wildfire and I wanted to be the first on the bandwagon. QR Codes are awesome because you can program any type of phone number, contact information, website, or SMS message into one and save the file on your computer to print or post online. The website I found that was most helpful was Kaywa. It's self-explanatory and so easy to use and save onto your PC. The QR code I have below will take you to one of my sites. If you've never used one before, here's what you have to do:

First - you have to have a SMARTPHONE. (i.e. Blackberry, Android, Windows based, or iPhone). My phone in particular is through AT&T and it is a Samsung Captivate. Prior to purchasing an app called "AT&T Code Scanner" had been installed. So if you have something similar, simply open the app and hold the camera lens up to the QR code and wait for the phone to read the code. And there ya go... the site should pop up. How cool is that? Just thought I would share this tidbit with you. Happy scanning!

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Side Note: I have yet to start my 365 project. I have every intention to but I started school back this week, rearranged and updated my office, and have been trying to promote ChainedStories as much as possible. However, I plan to start as soon as I have some free time. I have to say that I am totally impressed with the revamp I did on my office. It looks A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and so much bigger (see pics below). The walls are very bare right now, but that should be taken care of by the end of the week. That's all I got for now... Happy scanning and redecorating!

Until next time...

 

See Event Below...

I'm so excited to be involved in this Girl's Night Out Event on March 21st.

Quickie...

Just a quick post for now. I have made so many new items to put up on Etsy - but that's the easy part of the job. The hard part is taking the photos and doing the descriptions. You can only rave and rant about your stuff so many times before you start to second guess what you're putting. However, I managed to put up this BEAUTIFUL necklace I made last week. I lovvvve it! Almost decided against putting it for sale, but money is money and that's what I need.

...Until next time

2011 Is In Full Swing!

I cannot believe that it is 2011 already! 2010 flew by and there were so many exciting things that happened in my life. Hopefully this year will be just as eventful. Speaking of eventful, I have decided to do two things during this new year. 1 - a 365 Day project using a book by Noah Scalin and a Pinhole Camera I made a couple of months back. 2 - update this blog on a weekly basis!

I am really excited about trying this 365 project out and I hope it is a huge success. I will be documenting my progress on here and I hope to attract some Followers. 

Until next time...