sorry for the late, reply
I have just been informed on Thursday (last week) that they want to be paper
wasters :(
double sided printing is also out of the question :(
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>________________________________
>From: Boden Matthews <[email protected]>
>To: Tom Sparks <[email protected]>
>Cc: Bevin Watson <[email protected]>; [email protected]
>Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2011 1:12 PM
>Subject: Re: Re: eReaders hardware / paper waste reduction
>
>
>Unless your eReader has an LCD touchscreen and WiFi, it'd be better to get a
>tablet. Also, LCD screened eReaders have horrible battery life, even compared
>to a full-on tablet.
>
>Regards,
>Boden Matthews,
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>http://bodenm.wordpress.com
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>On 9 November 2011 11:20, Tom Sparks <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:45 AM
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>eReaders probably wouldn't work. They're pretty flimsy, and most don't have
>>>keyboards (unless you wanna fork out for a Kindle Keyboard). What about some
>>>cheap Android tablets? You can put Quickoffice on them for spreadsheet
>>>editing.
>>
>>the touchscreen/stylus ones look more suited
>>I am looking at a HTML form with a group of checkboxes and maybe a canvas
>>element for sigtures
>>
>>tom
>>
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Boden Matthews,
>>>
>>>http://bodenm.wordpress.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On 9 November 2011 10:07, Bevin Watson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>these device are going to be give to the customer while they walk around
>>>>>the tables and
>>>>>>make the order
>>>>>>currently we use a clipboard with 3 pages, 1 pen, 1 number Card
>>>>
>>>>>>the question still remains Can I replace the clipboards and papers with
>>>>>>eReaders?
>>>>
>>>>Maybe you should test the process first. Knock up a little spreadsheet, put
>>>>it on the reader and walk around and order some product and get it picked
>>>>and packed.
>>>>Then compare it to using paper and pencil.
>>>>I suspect in a non-automated warehouse and a range of staff, the paper will
>>>>win.
>>>>I also suspect paper is less environmentally damaging than electronics.
>>>>Paper also has longer battery life.
>>>>Not as much fun though ......
>>>>
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