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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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Nice. I've built a web app that pushes a mobile provisioning profile to iOS devices with your wifi ssid & password - lets people easily jump on your wifi

Works with Redlaser only as most QR code readers open web links in a viewport instead of pushing out to safari.

http://www.getonmywifi.com

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

#82

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Would be even more useful if it could QR-ify any currently select text. I was just thinking of doing that myself.

Ok, done it. Try this: https://gist.github.com/findel/5099737 Credit for the selection code: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4652734/return-html-from-... [Edit: created gist]

Nice, thanks! Added to my bookmark bar :)

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

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I created a bookmarklet that does the same thing for any website you're browsing. Makes it easy to transfer from PC to phone, assuming the phone can read QR codes. http://keyboardp.tumblr.com/post/38976790879/send-webpage-fr...

This is excellent – I find this more useful than the parent article.

Thanks, glad you like it. I wanted an easy way to transfer the URL without installing plugins or having to be signed into specific accounts.

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

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Chrome for iOS does this job beautifully :)

Indeed. If only it weren't stuck with a slow js interpreter.

yes, chrome on iOS is unsable because of this. I'd love to use Chrome more, but even lightweight js sites are tediously slow on chrome/ios

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

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QR codes on billboards and in marketing are kind of rubbish, but in terms of moving a URL or a phone number from your PC to your phone quickly, they're actually pretty useful.

QR codes on billboards and in marketing are kind of rubbish On a big billboard beside the freeway, sure. In a home for sale sign, or in a bus shelter, or anywhere else where people are either a) very interested or b) captive, they are fantastic.

The best place I've seen QR codes is on the tube.

Because hey, I'mma scan this QR code, and then remember about it when I'm topside.

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

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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.

It doesn't open the tabs automatically. Your tabs open on your desktop are listed essentially like bookmarks on your phone. You choose to open them or not at any given time.

The feature is enabled by default so if you're using Chrome already (on both devices, with your Google account), then it's likely already syncing (and clearly not punishing your phone).

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