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Sign Into Your Google Account On Public Computers Without Typing Anything

8:00AM January 17, 2012 | Jason Chen

If you ever want to log into your Google account when you’re at a public computer, where you’re unsure whether or not there’s a keylogger installed, there’s now a solution. And it’s from Google! More »

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Make Your Own QR Code Key Fob To Help Retrieve Lost Keys

3:00AM October 7, 2011 | Thorin Klosowski

Losing your keys can be a terrible experience and while the best plan of attack is to retrace your steps, blogger celtwolf wanted a little more insurance, so he created a QR code for his keychain with his phone number on it. More »

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Boxmeup Uses QR Codes To Make Labelling Boxes Easy

10:00PM September 16, 2011 | Alan Henry

Boxmeup is a new web app and companion Android app that lets you pack a box, or container with items, enter the contents of that container into the web app, and then print a QR code for it that can be used with your phone to pull up a list of its contents at any time. More »

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How To Share Your Wi-Fi Network With Android Users, No Password Required

12:00AM August 31, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Android: If you want to share your Wi-Fi network with other Android users without having to give out your WPA passcode, you can use the previously mentioned Wifi Joiner app which generates a QR code for your network, but that requires the other user to have Wifi Joiner installed too. Another QR network option is to use Barcode Scanner, which is a more versatile app. Here’s how. More »

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Boxmeup Creates Virtual Containers To Track Actual Containers

1:00AM July 5, 2011 | David Galloway

When moving or just organising, QR codes are great to quickly find what items are in your boxes. Boxmeup takes this up a level by combining their QR generator with an online list of the items in your boxes. You can even search your account on the site and find out what box you left your snorkelling gear in. More »

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Rogue QR Codes Could Pose A Security Risk

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10:30AM June 28, 2011 | Angus Kidman

QR codes have loads of handy uses — but like almost everything else in technology, they can also be exploited by the nasty-minded for their own evil schemes. Anti-malware software developer AVG reminds us that scanning a QR code onto your phone when you’re not sure of the provenance can be a risky business. More »

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Wifi Joiner For Android Shares Your Wi-Fi Network With A QR Code

6:00AM June 22, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Android: Want a simpler way to allow others to join your Wi-Fi network, without having to give out your WPA code? Wifi Joiner creates a QR code for your network that the other user can scan to easily connect to your wireless network. More »

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Scan Is The Best QR Code Scanner For iPhone

4:00AM June 17, 2011 | Adam Dachis

There are a ton of QR code scanners for iPhone so it almost seems silly to highlight one above the rest, but if you’ve gone through a bunch of them you know they’re not all made equal. Scan is great because you launch it, it’s immediately in scanning mode, and it can pick up a code within seconds. There is no BS — it just does its job. More »

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Use QR Codes And Dropbox To Share Event Photos

12:00AM May 6, 2011 | Matthew Rogers

The next time you plan a party or other social event, you may want to try using a combination of Dropbox and QR codes to get attendees to share their photos online. More »

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Add QR Codes To Your WordPress Blog

10:00AM March 6, 2011 | Dave Drager

QR codes, or “Quick Response” 2D bar codes created to be scanned in with your mobile device, have been popping up in mainstream locations for a while now. These codes can be attached to anything from a movie poster to a drink can, and using this trick you can now easily addone to your WordPress (or any other) blog. More »