Comments on: From the ‘so simple why didn’t I think of it’ category http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/05/13/from-the-so-simple-why-didnt-i-think-of-it-category/ Lifestyle Technology In Plain English Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:59:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bgrier http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/05/13/from-the-so-simple-why-didnt-i-think-of-it-category/comment-page-1/#comment-358 bgrier Thu, 15 May 2008 04:59:19 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/05/13/from-the-so-simple-why-didnt-i-think-of-it-category/#comment-358 @Takonme, @Adam, Both good points. Losing the device would be trauma enough, but losing the cards stored on the device would be worse. I can't see this working for Credit Cards or Debit cards though. They need a mag-stripe...but for anything with a barcode it should work. Must remember to test it. @Takonme, @Adam,

Both good points. Losing the device would be trauma enough, but losing the cards stored on the device would be worse.

I can’t see this working for Credit Cards or Debit cards though. They need a mag-stripe…but for anything with a barcode it should work.

Must remember to test it.

]]> By: Adam Snider http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/05/13/from-the-so-simple-why-didnt-i-think-of-it-category/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Adam Snider Tue, 13 May 2008 19:12:41 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/05/13/from-the-so-simple-why-didnt-i-think-of-it-category/#comment-357 I don't have an iPhone, but if I did, I'd do this. Besides, worst case scenario, you can just read the number to them and they can enter it by hand. I don’t have an iPhone, but if I did, I’d do this. Besides, worst case scenario, you can just read the number to them and they can enter it by hand.

]]> By: Takonme http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/05/13/from-the-so-simple-why-didnt-i-think-of-it-category/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Takonme Tue, 13 May 2008 18:18:06 +0000 http://blog.bradgrier.com/2008/05/13/from-the-so-simple-why-didnt-i-think-of-it-category/#comment-356 From the "so simple I think there may be more to it than that" category: I can see using those promotional cards: grocery cards, airmiles card, store discount card, they are an absolute pain to carry around with you. And truly for no other reason than for them to pretend to give you a discount as long as the number is clear they should take a scan off a phone. But as for the other cards like the swim card or library card, call me old fashioned but I run the risk of losing things lately and to lose it all at once in a itouch/ipod/palm would be just a bit of a pain not even counting the ID theft aspect. As for the cards that count, they aren't all in one spot for me right now so maybe I lose my swim card, no biggy. Nice idea for the other stuff though! From the “so simple I think there may be more to it than that” category: I can see using those promotional cards: grocery cards, airmiles card, store discount card, they are an absolute pain to carry around with you. And truly for no other reason than for them to pretend to give you a discount as long as the number is clear they should take a scan off a phone.

But as for the other cards like the swim card or library card, call me old fashioned but I run the risk of losing things lately and to lose it all at once in a itouch/ipod/palm would be just a bit of a pain not even counting the ID theft aspect. As for the cards that count, they aren’t all in one spot for me right now so maybe I lose my swim card, no biggy.

Nice idea for the other stuff though!

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