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Show HN: QR Codify, The Most Useful Snippet I've Ever Written

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Re: Show HN: QR Codify, The Most Useful Snippet I've Ever Written

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Why is replycam all QR codes? What am I missing?

http://miniqr.com/reader.php uses the replycam flash camera (i own both sites, so i don't care)

Is there a warning for people snapping QR codes to let them know their photos are being saved on replycam?

Re: Show HN: QR Codify, The Most Useful Snippet I've Ever Written

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I've been using a Chrome extension I created for the same purpose. The nice part is that it does it without making an external web request, using javascript and canvas. Also, iPhone users should check out the Scan app[1] for a QR code reader. It's by far the fastest starting, simplest QR scanner I've been able to find; Most of the other apps seem to be cramming in price-checking features and have butt-ugly icons. [1]…

If it's speed you're looking for, check this out:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5016497

Re: Show HN: QR Codify, The Most Useful Snippet I've Ever Written

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Do you guy know something like a "Phone to Chrome"? I'm desperate to find a way to open simply with my desktop Chrome web pages that I stumble upon with my Android but which are impractical to read with it.

You can do this if you use Chrome on your phone, and are signed in with sync enabled. The tabs on your phone are accessible from the 'New Tab' page on you desktop and vice versa. On desktop Chrome, there's a little 'Other Devices' drop down at the bottom; on Chrome for Android, there's a button with a pair of arrows at the bottom right.

Can that work in one direction? I have dozens of tabs open on my desktops, and I don't want to punish my phone with that.

Re: Show HN: QR Codify, The Most Useful Snippet I've Ever Written

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I read through the comments, expecting to see a JS version of this, but I didn't find one so I made it: javascript:(function(){ var i = new Image();i.src = 'http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=300x300&chl='+ encodeURIComponent(getSelection());i.onclick=function(){i.parentNode.removeChild(i)};i.setAttribute('style', 'position:fixed;top:50%;left:50%;margin:-150px 0 0 -150px;box-shadow:0 0 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)…

I've been using something roughly the same as this for a few months. Surprisingly handy, especially since you can use it to send URLs to just about any device.
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