Kaywa QR-Code

See? This is what I like about talking to young university students. They always have something new for me to play with.

This time, they gave me this new computer language that is now
a new toy for you to use. According to Wikipedia;

"A QR Code is a matrix code (or two-dimensional bar code) created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The "QR" is derived from "Quick Response", as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. QR Codes are common in Japan where they are currently the most popular type of two dimensional code." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code

You cab generate the code at http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
and it will genarate a picture like this =>

And if you would like to read what it means, you can use your mobile phone that has kaywa reader, http://reader.kaywa.com/phones and it will immediately decoding the picture. How to use reader can be vied at http://reader.kaywa.com/.

You can take a photo of this with your mobile phone that has Kaywa QR x decode it.

Kaywa QR can hold several types of information:

• an URL, respectively a mobile site's address
• a SMS message
• a phone number
• any kind of text
• an email address

The URL is certainly the most interesting type of information which can be encoded. After scanning the 2D Barcode, you get a connection to the mobile site.

It can be anything such as secret letter, magazine or phone number. Apprantly a lot of mobile phones has this program install and you can easily use it to translate QR decoder.

There is actually a blog about this too, check it out and tell me what did I say in the kaywa picture.

http://blogzine.kaywa.com/the-mobile-week/qr-codes-on-kaywa-blogs.html

Magic wheel

My husband just told me yesterday that he choose to work in a printing factory as a part time job just because he enjoy the work out by lifting the heavy machine. He said that it is like he got pay to work out plus he can listen to some lecture and study while doing the work. Yes, freak right? Yeah, I married a freak. But I do admit that he has his point.

Today I came home and he had another work out idea. Since we are moving to Brisbane and we might not find a house that is close to both transport and work place and with the petrol so expensive these days, we just have to be creative. and think of some alternative. At first my hubby was going to use a skateboard... but then he, as nerd as he is, hope online and came across
the magic wheel.



It has been sold in UK already and seems quite popular. As mentioned in gizmodo.com.au ;

"The Magic Wheel is one Swiss designer's answer to the long-gone scooter craze. Consisting of one big wheel and one small wheel, the Magic Wheel operates through the rider planting one foot on the Wheel's platform while pushing with their opposite leg. The idea is best described as unicycle meets skateboard..."

It is quite good but I can not find a supplier in Australia just yet. If anyone know more information about this in Australia, please let us know.

Check it out http://www.magicwheel.org

Fingerless gloves VS hands warmer

My good friend C does not like blog or any facebook, myspace, hi5 etc... but she is one of the most trendy and practical person I know. When she found new things she always think of me and introduce them to me.

Last winter, she bought me this black hands warmer. She said it was to replace the knitting fingerless gloves that I usually wear when I drive. I thought it was practical and keep my hands warm. It is even more beneficial particularly when I forgot to take them off and go to the office or home and type on my keyboard. Sometime your hands can get cold, you know. But with the fingerless gloves, my hands will be warmer but at the same time the figures still can function as usual. I thought it was great! However, C thought that we should always be practical and trendy, so she bought me the hands warmer instead.

A week ago, she bought me an upgrade and more trendy one with stripes and stuff. That's what's friends are for!

I do like both styles, the fingerless gloves are still a bit warmer, but I do admit that it is not as trendy as the hands warmer one. What do you think?


It would be a different story if I have this gloves. (this photo is not my gloves, I just found a good looking one from https://www.sportsgirl.com.au quite trendy and affordable store I suppose)

Why do I start this blog

There are so many interesting tools, products, gadgets , tips and ideas that I came across on a daily basis and I found it was helpful and interesting to me. I hope to collect all that in this blog. If anyone came across and read this blog, that will be your lucky day! Please feel free to benefit from them. I do not intent to keep them just for me.

Whenever I discover and appreciate, I will post it on this wonderful blog.

Thank you internet and freedom of speech that allow us to have this opportunity. Hope that we all do not take for granted of this great tools we have. A lot of people in some country do not have this luxury.

Let's see where this will lead to.