[JeffMariotte]

I think you're talking about QR codes. They can be scanned with smart phones and take the user directly to a website or app. In the bookstore I'm an owner of, we put them on the shelves of books that are available in Google e-books editions, so if a customer would rather have an e-book than a printed one, he or she can scan the QR code and buy the e-book on the spot.

 

[JeffMariotte]

I don't like my phone to be any smarter than I am (in fact, I prefer it considerably stupider) so have not yet had the opportunity to actually scan any QR codes. Sometimes, though, I admit they catch my eye and make me curious. When you're pushing a book, that's a good thing.

 

[JeffMariotte]

I think I hit my technology peak in about 1998. I was at the top of my cutting edge technology right around then. Everything that's come out since then makes me say "Ehh, sonny, what do you need that thar squiggly box for? I never needed no squiggly box when I was your age!!!"

edit: although I do have 48 solar panels on my roof so I'm not a complete Luddite...

I'm with you, Dave. I used to be an early adopter, but not any more. Anyone want to buy a Betamax? An Atari 5200? A quadrophonic receiver? Already sold my Kaypro...