All Gadgets Aside...

So I decided to add a little something extra to my blog today. Up in the right hand corner you will notice the big barcode looking thing. I think a lot of people out there are a little clueless when it comes to seeing this things around the internet but I frankly love them. Essentially these square mobile codes contain coded text that in most cases is used as a link to a website. For example, if you scan the one on my page it will take you to the blog you are reading right now. "But why would you want to go to the page you are at?" you ask? Well you use these with mobile devices like phones that have cameras on them. I didn't know much about these until I picked up my Nokia N95 which has a program for reading the codes, but after I started using it I realized how useful these codes are. There are a whole host of readers out there for most camera phones on the market. Nokia has a nice list of free programs located here. Most of these programs are very lightweight and super easy to use. Most of the websites that have programs for download also have code creators so you can create all sorts of links to wherever your mobile browser may take you. My personal thought is that more companies should begin including these barcodes on their products and also on their websites so people can simply navigate to where you need to go.