RubberSquid: Did You Know #3

You can now share RubberSquid channels via QR codes.

And, what is a QR Code?

Well, it’s a 2 dimensional barcode that can be scanned by some mobile phone cameras and translated into a website link or any other text.

Here’s the QR Code for the RubberSquid website home page. If your phone has a barcode scanner capability, it should be able to convert all the dots into our website address, http://www.rubbersquid.com:

QR Codes are already very popular in Japan where they appear in adverts in magazines and newspapers; readers simply point their mobile phone’s camera at the barcode and it converts the image into the wesite address for the product or service being advetised.

The big advantage of QR Codes is that they are easy to use and, most important for the user, free.

RubberSquid uses QR Codes in several ways:

• To provide a quick, easy and free way of getting a bookmark into the mobile phone’s browser. You can choose whether to include the account password in the link or not. Once scanned, the link allows you to sign into your account without having to type your mobile phone number and PIN.
• To share a channel. You can generate a QR Code that other users can scan to start sharing one of your channels. You’ll find this facility under the [Channel Link] >> [Share Channel] menu.

Register for RubberSquid here, or better still, use the QR Code and register on your mobile phone – registration is FREE

RubberSquid: Did You Know # 2

Did you know there’s a new memo printing function in RubberSquid? This has some major advantages when compared with printing memos using the browser’s internal print function:

• The memo is printed without the clutter of menus and other user interface pieces
• Attachments are printed in order at the end of the memo
• Your memo is printed without widgets such as phone number calling links, etc.

You can print a memo as follows:

1. Sign in to your RubberSquid account
2. Navigate to the memo you want printing
3. Select [Print Memo] from the [Memo Tools] menu
4. A new browser window will pop up as shown in the example below
5. Select the [Print Memo] option from the top

RubberSquid: Did You Know # 1

Did you know that RubberSquid re-scales your images BEFORE it sends them to your phone so that they arrive faster and cost less than sending the original big version?

If you’re looking at a picture on your phone or PDA, you can still download the original image data by selecting the menu item [Get Full Size]. RubberSquid even tells you the actual size of the original image so you know what to expect.

Don’t forget that you can upload images as attachments to your memos by logging into your account on a PC.

Uploading images is a great way to get your favourite snaps into RubberSquid and even share them with your nearest and dearest - no one else can see them, so they can be as intimate as you like ;) Or maybe you just want to upload images of your favourite celebs or soccer team.