RE: Barcode scanners...have I missed something here?

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

>The other problem mentioned, that seems a real problem, is
>how on earth do you keep track of a carton of milk?

Well, what you do is make the usage so trivial that it's second nature.

My though is: scanner built into the fridge door,

you use milk, you scan it "out" and "in".

if you finish it, and bin it, the server sends an email that evening, (a
summary of the day) which amongst other info says something like "item
'PINT
OF MILK' was taken from fridge, but not put back, is it ()finished ()not
scanned back in error"

of course there will be things missing, but like any system, it will prove
it's worth (if it has any)

Ian.