Specifications

AUSOM & AUSOM News on the Internet46 v AUSOM News April 2009
For use with;
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Birthdays & Parties
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Easter
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Babies & Graduation
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Halloween & Thanksgiving
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Mother’s & Father’s Day
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New Year’s
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St Patrick’s Day
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Valentines Day & Weddings
A CD chockers full of;
- Clipart
- Animated Images
- Fonts
- Music & Movies
- Colouring Books
- Greeting Cards
- Envelopes
Apple Ink
Press Release
H
ave you seen a URL in a magazine,
or shown on a screen during a
presentation and wished you could
immediately view the information on the
web? Problem solved! AUSOMscan...
Launch the app, point your iPhone to the URL,
wait a few seconds then slowly drag to the right.
AUSOMscan will display the web site. But there is
more... an automatic Google search will present you
with related sites.
iPhone in ‘scan’ mode and screen shot of web site returned
During testing at AUSOMEd HQ, the app performed well
with every URL we threw at it — from the computer
screen, the copy of AUSOM News you are holding and
even TV advertising and Keynote presentations. There
was much excitement when we found we could ‘read’
URLs from the screen of another iPhone while in a
crowded lift and at the diner table. AUSOMscan was
especially responsive while the supermarket checkout
operator waited for our payment — there was minimal
disruption to their scanning machines.
A minor limitation emerged when URLs from
PowerPoint presentations failed our tests.
AUSOMscan is available now from
www.ausom.net.au/ausomscam.
‘Scan port’ — available even when iPhone is in a case
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Don’t forget ‘Celebrations Galore’ — plenty of images for
Easter and ideas for school holiday activities
http://www.ausom.net.au/discofthemonth
for full details of the applications on this CD.
Stan Miller
Letter to the Editor
Hi Pam,
The article by Dick Johnson about iPhones was very
interesting, especially protecting them.
I cannot believe Apple has not provided for a wrist strap
on the iPhone. Back in the 60s I was working for the
Service Department of Kodak in the UK, handling customer
complaints and enquiries. My particular area at that time was
Unjustified Complaints, that was “faulty” cameras that were
not accepted for repair under warranty because they were
damaged (or, just as often, had no fault and the customer
had to be given instructions in their use).
The golden rule when handling cameras was “Always use
the wrist strap” and all cameras were supplied with wrist
straps, as digital cameras are today. It didn’t stop careless
people from swinging their camera around and banging it
against a wall, but it did prevent it being dropped onto a
hard surface or, worse, into seawater!
—Stan Miller
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Solution! Padded case (available from AUSOM by
order on April 1st - late orders by e-mail to the
Editor). Withstands knocks,
hole in back for camera use
and provision for wrist strap
or lanyard. Space to add
trinkets. Pockets for storage
of lint free cloth. Velcro fasteners allow quick access
to phone. Auscam design hides your iPhone.