Unleash Your Inner Librarian – LibraryThing? Meet Red Laser’s iPhone Barcode Scanner

I bet you have books all over the place: by your bed, in the kids’ rooms, in boxes, in the basement…So how are you ever supposed to remember which of the Captain Underpants books your kid already has, or which Patricia Cornwell you’re missing? [Skip to the bit where I tell you how to use… Continue reading Unleash Your Inner Librarian – LibraryThing? Meet Red Laser’s iPhone Barcode Scanner

Using The Red Laser Barcode Scanner to Add Batches of Books To LibraryThing.com

1. Buy the app, if you haven’t already. (It’s by Occipital, and it costs $1.99 is free in the app store.) 2. Run the app. Select the little lightning bolt in the bottom of the screen, to start the scanner. 3. Before you point the phone at anything, flip the little switch at the bottom of… Continue reading Using The Red Laser Barcode Scanner to Add Batches of Books To LibraryThing.com

Red Laser Barcode Scanner for iPhone

You know when you’re walking around with a friend and you see a cool new toy? What do you do? You point at it. “What is that?” you say, quickly followed by, “And where can I get one?” If your friend is the guru of all shopping gurus, she can probably tell you where to… Continue reading Red Laser Barcode Scanner for iPhone