Non-motoring > Who needs words, when a picture will do.
Thread Author: VxFan	Replies: 24

New Tue 10 May 11 01:40   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - VxFan

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New Tue 10 May 11 07:11   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - sherlock47

tinyurl.com/6h4rc7h I have forgotten how if its still possible to unsert html code or is it a administrator function only? Last edited by: pmh on Tue 10 May 11 at 07:16 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 09:02   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Zero

Who has a new QR code generator toy then! Could have been to somewhere interesting, rather than back here. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 09:38   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - devonite

unfortunetly I do! - what is it? am I missing something? P.S How long has there been a rudimentery spell -checker on here? - as you can see i`ve deliberately spelt some words wrong, but it doesn`t offer any correction advice! just underlines them in red! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 09:42   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - R.P.

Upgraded your browser devonite ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 09:47   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Zero

you have the required app for your Iphone PU? I use red laser. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 09:46   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Zero

Its called a QR code. (Quick Response). Its a system that's escaped from stock checking, inventory and production, and now used to direct you to information, more commonly a web page. When you point a suitably equipped smart phone at it, it will take you to the web page, in this instance - back here. And this site does not have a spell checker, but your web browser does. That's the source of your spell checking. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 09:54   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Focusless

>> And this site does not have a spell checker, but your web browser does. That's >> the source of your spell checking. ...and if you right-click on the red line under the word it should give you alternatives. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 09:57   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Suppose

devonite - Can you see the picture or is it blocked by your browser? Insert the picture link here to decode the picture zxing.org/w/decode.jspx pmh - good technique for bypassing the swear filter! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 09:59   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Zero

Indeed! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 10:38   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - VxFan

>> pmh - good technique for bypassing the swear filter! Oh 'eck. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 11:04   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - R.P.

Cool. Thanks Zero...iPhone did it ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 15:34   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - devonite

Ah! I see! - well I don`t really as I still use a 3310! - the spell-checker thingy works tho` ;-) using Firefox 3. diddly something, not aware that i`d upgraded, and it didn`t do it before! still it`s a result YaY!! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 16:22   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Armel Coussine

Duh. What is this thread about? Is there some way of decoding the crossword puzzle thingy in the OP? What are you all talking about? I probably won't understand, but if anyone can explain in two sentences I'll try. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 16:27   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Zero

I did See above Last edited by: Zero on Tue 10 May 11 at 16:28 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 16:41   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Dave_

There were several QR codes on display at Truckfest, both on display stands and on plaques affixed to some of the lorries. Took you to the brochure-ordering page of their websites. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 17:03   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Armel Coussine

>> I did >> See above Evidently to the satisfaction of some. But I am none the wiser. Just for a start I don't have a smartphone, let alone a suitably equipped one. Wouldn't know how to work it if I had. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 17:07   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Zero

Then it is of little use or consequence for you and no further explanation is necessary. Suggest you go top up your glass of sanatagen instead. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 17:16   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Armel Coussine

Ah, Sanatogen... 'Fortifies the over-forties' I seem to remember, so you must know what you're talking about Zeddo. Never tried it myself of course. I hope you don't imagine that having the latest toys like my adolescent granddaughters will keep you young. I reckon it will make you feel old when they come up with something you don't want or understand. As they inevitably will one day. Just as well to get that over early. I did years ago when I had to drag myself kicking and screaming from the IBM golfball to the Amstrad. Since then I have just cruised. It's cool. There are always consultants when you need them among the playground hordes. And not all of them succumb, as you do I see, to the temptation to blind people with pointless science like a crappy council official. Heh heh. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 17:17   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Focusless

>> I probably won't understand, but if anyone can explain in two sentences I'll try. It's like a bar code, which you see on most things you buy these days, and it can be read by (amongst other things) some smart phones. The codes can contain a web address, so if your smart phone has a browser, reading the code/address results in the browser being directed to the address. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 10 May 11 17:24   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - sooty123

>> >> I probably won't understand, but if anyone can explain in two sentences I'll try. >> >> >> It's like a bar code, which you see on most things you buy these days, >> and it can be read by (amongst other things) some smart phones. The codes can >> contain a web address, so if your smart phone has a browser, reading the code/address >> results in the browser being directed to the address. >> Thanks for that, for us non geeks :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 17:26   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Focusless

>> Thanks for that, for us non geeks :-) I'd never heard of them either, but I guess I'm a semi-geek so understood Zero's explanation. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 16:44   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - sherlock47

>>>devonite - Can you see the picture or is it blocked by your browser? Insert the picture link here to decode the picture zxing.org/w/decode.jspx <<<< does not work for me, either on a copy of the OP or my posted link. eroor message Last edited by: pmh on Tue 10 May 11 at 16:45 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 17:03   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Suppose

>> eroor message >> 1st picture url is (include http: // etc at the front) qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=5&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.car4play.com copy that url in to the decode site and you get Raw text www.car4play.com Raw bytes 41 76 87 47 47 03 a2 f2 f7 77 77 72 e6 36 17 23 47 06 c6 17 92 e6 36 f6 d0 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec Barcode format QR_CODE Parsed Result Type URI Parsed Result www.car4play.com 2nd picture url at pmh link (include http: // etc at the front) qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=5&d=My%20first%20reaction%20was%20WTF%21%20 %20But%20a%20literal%20lateral%20thought%20solved%20the%20problem%21%2 0%20Must%20be%20good%20way%20to%20beat%20the%20swear%20filter%3Falt=%2 2qrcode%22 copy that url in to decode site and you get Raw text My first reaction was WTF! But a literal lateral thought solved the problem! Must be good way to beat the swear filter?alt="qrcode" Raw bytes 40 08 54 d7 92 06 66 97 27 37 42 07 26 56 16 37 46 96 f6 e2 07 76 17 32 05 75 44 62 12 02 04 27 57 42 06 12 06 c6 97 46 57 26 16 c2 06 c6 17 46 57 26 16 c2 07 46 86 f7 56 76 87 42 07 36 f6 c7 66 56 42 07 46 86 52 07 07 26 f6 26 c6 56 d2 12 02 04 d7 57 37 42 06 26 52 06 76 f6 f6 42 07 76 17 92 07 46 f2 06 26 56 17 42 07 46 86 52 07 37 76 56 17 22 06 66 96 c7 46 57 23 f6 16 c7 43 d2 27 17 26 36 f6 46 52 20 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 ec 11 Barcode format QR_CODE Parsed Result Type TEXT Parsed Result My first reaction was WTF! But a literal lateral thought solved the problem! Must be good way to beat the swear filter?alt="qrcode" Last edited by: Suppose on Tue 10 May 11 at 17:06 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 10 May 11 17:09   Who needs words, when a picture will do. - Zero

why would one need to use a QR code on a PC? Reply to this message | Report message