Handheld Computer Battery Chargers and Other Useful Accessories

Whether you are in the market for OR a current owner of a mobile/handheld computer, you may interested in exploring some of the types of accessories available to make your life easier.  Did you know that a handheld computer battery is easily rechargeable, even when you are on the road?  Did you know that you can …

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Improving Handheld Computer Battery Life

It can be so frustrating when you are in the middle of an important project and your handheld computer battery dies.  Below, I have jotted down some tips that I have found useful for extending the life of my rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries.  These batteries are often used in both handheld computers and scanners, among other devices. Lithium Battery Storage: Lithium Ion battery packs …

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Stone Age Data Collection System 5 — Justification

You have done a bunch of homework, and you realize that you really, really, really need an efficient method of getting data into your information systems.  The important questions of how, what, why, where, and when have been answered.  The preliminary design and plan have been proposed.  It is finally time for a data collection …

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Using QuickView to Troubleshoot the 4810 Barcode Scanner

The default configuration of a 4810 Barcode Scanner has it connect to your computer using USB COM port emulation.  If you have already followed these troubleshooting steps but you still cannot get data into your application, you can use other applications to test the connection further. Download QuickView from the L-Tron web site and install …

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Using HyperTerminal to Troubleshoot the 4810 Barcode Scanner

The default configuration of a 4810 Barcode Scanner has it connect to your computer using USB COM port emulation.  If you have already followed these troubleshooting steps but you still cannot get data into your application, you can use other applications to test the connection further. This article walks you through using HyperTerminal to test …

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Backward Compatibility for OEM Designs

Everyone knows that advances in technology end up driving performance up and cost down over time.  In 1965, Gordon Moore observed that the number of transistors which could be placed on an integrated circuit had doubled every two years since 1958 and that the trend would continue for at least ten years. As it has become …

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Imagine the Possibilities of Buying Construction Software

So, you have entered the process of buying construction software for your company.  It can be an overwhelming task, especially when your industry expertise is in construction services and not computer software solutions.  Let’s break this job down into manageable tasks so that it becomes a more enjoyable process. First, it is important to imagine the …

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PCI Express: The New Standard for Industrial PCs

As Industrial PC configurations have evolved from Pentium 4 to Core 2 Duo and Core i3, i5 and i7 platforms, so have the expansion cards being utilized.  Although ISA, PCI, PCI-X, and AGP have been the universal choice for many, PCI Express (PCIe) has evolved into the standard for cost-sensitive and mission-critical applications. PCI Express …

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Stone Age Data Collection System IV – Why Bother Changing?

OK, I hope this series is not getting as tired as the Rocky or Rambo sequels, although there is a lot less bloodshed.  But, you may need one of these characters to gently prod you to start moving down the path to improving your data collection system. With the assistance of a trained professional, you have explored …

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