Using QR Codes

This is new and very cool!

QR codes make a special type of "barcode" or design for links to content.

You must have a smart phone with a QR reader and when the QR code reader on your smart phone "reads" the QR code, it will open up the link (whatever it is) on your phone.

All you have to do (once you have the reader downloaded on your smartphone) is hold your phone

(You can get readers from this link http://www.mobile-barcodes.com/qr-code-software/) 

Download the application for your phone type.

Try this one out ( you can also go to this link to see what you should get click here

1. Open the application on your phone
2. See more instructions below

These instructions come from http://androinica.com/2009/11/05/qrcodes/ and are for Android phones but the genral principle is the same for all phones (some you have to take a picture of the QR code).

After the app is installed, launch the Barcode Scanner and you’ll see a red line across the screen. Move the phone forward to make the viewfinder zoom in on the QR code. The light from your computer screen will occasionally make it difficult to read. If that occurs, back up from the screen and then slowly move forward until the QR code comes into focus.

Once the code is read, a notification will come up that there is a Found URL. Click the “Open Browser” button and it will then bring up your application in the Android Market. Voila, you’ve got your app link. Now you know how to use QR codes.

There have been issues with certain users being unable to scan QR codes because of their phone model (i.e. Galaxy can’t read it but a G1 can). If you have trouble scanning a code, try closing the application, make sure your camera lens is free of smudges, and then reattempt. If that doesn’t work, you’ll just have to search the Android Market and cross your fingers. Good luck!

These instructions come from http://androinica.com/2009/11/05/qrcodes/ 

Day 3 Biz Ideas 4 U

Hey everybody Day 3 of Biz Ideas 4 U

Biz Ideas 4 U today brings you another 2 ideas whose has, (or may have anyway:), come:

1. Biz Idea 4 U 1: Pop Up Shops
   
   
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   In Europe and the USA, there are companies who operate "pop up shops" - usually brands who take over a retail space for a few weeks and use the different location as a way to try out new lines or new promotions.
   
   In Malaysia, there are no such shops, although at 1Utama Mall there is Shop-in-a-Box and at Sunway there is the Online Blog Shop, both of which give other small retailers the chance to display their goods in a high traffic Mall, without the expense of their own outlet.
   
   With the Asia Pop Up Shops concept, the idea just gets bigger - we would take over empty shop spaces in a Mall for 2-3 weeks, and give space for about 10 retailers / manufacturers / brand names to try new products and promotions.
   
   The Pop Up Shop programme for each Pop Up Shop would include a PR and marketing blitz to make sure our Pop Up Shop partners got excellent value for their investment.
   
   Biz Plan ready, just needs young local entrepreneur to work with me on this
   
   Interested? Email at biz_ideas4u@gbjvt.com with the name of the Biz Idea above that you like, and why the idea excites you.
   
   You can also call me at +60169839715 (Malaysia handphone)
   
   
2. Biz Idea 4 U 2: Online Niche Store (via PostMe.com.my)
   
   
   
   Big opportunity to gather small retailers and present their products in a big way on the Net.
   
   Pos Malaysia has now set up PostMe.com.my which gives sellers the chance to not only set up their online store but also provides shipping and logistics for real products.
   
   The concept is to define a niche (we are looking at Halal products first in a store called Only Halal but the concept can be extended to any niche market) and would give small producers and non-Internet users a chance to sell their products widely throughout Malaysia (and internationally).
   
   I have the outline of the biz model ready for those who see it as an exciting new future.
   Interested? Email at biz_ideas4u@gbjvt.com with the name of the Biz Idea above that you like, and why the idea excites you.
   
   You can also call me at +60169839715 (Malaysia handphone)

Day 2 Biz Ideas 4 U

Hey everybody

Biz Ideas 4 U today brings you another 2 ideas whose has, (or may have anyway:), come:

1. Biz Idea 4 U 1: Branded hourly maid service
   
   
   
   In Malaysia there are live-in maids and there are the daily or hourly maid services, who supply maids by the hour for cleaning etc.
   
   These are mostly "cottage industry" maid agencies, although there are a few more professional outfits.
   
   But nowhere near enough to meet demand, especially with the Indonesian maid ban.
   
   There is an opportunity to set up a branded, high-quality daily maid service particularly in KL but also other parts of Malaysia. This requires management and operational procedures to be developed to ensure high quality maids / cleaners and service delivery, so will probably take it down a licensed or franchised model.
   
   Can even be tied to a branded cleaning goods maker for easier brand recognition.
   
   Biz Plan ready, just needs young local entrepreneur to work with me on this
   
   Interested? Email at biz_ideas4u@gbjvt.com with the name of the Biz Idea above that you like, and why the idea excites you.
   
   You can also call me at +60169839715 (Malaysia handphone)
   
2. Biz Idea 4 U 2: Re-charge Infrastructure for electric bikes / motorbikes
   
   
   
   Now that the Malaysian government has approved electric bikes / motorbikes for use on the roads, the electric bike makers (both here in Malaysia like Modenas and Eclimo and I guess the big Chinese and Indonesian makers) will be on a sales push.
   
   But just like the electric car or the hydrogen powered car, the big thing missing is the infrastructure.
   
   As someone who used to ride an electric motorbike in Australia, I know that the re-charge has to be simple, easy and convenient. And at both ends of the ride - home and work (because your bike may as well be re-charging at work while it's doing nothing right?)
   
   So this Biz Idea 4 U is to set up the motorbike re-charge facilities in work spaces, carparks and condos.
   
   Needs some tech and design work to design the re-charge ports (I am seeing that as a ppost with charging outlets) but also needs a payment facility (coins / notes based on re-charge time or amount of electricity).
   
   I have the outline of the biz model ready for those who see it as an exciting new future.
   Interested? Email at biz_ideas4u@gbjvt.com with the name of the Biz Idea above that you like, and why the idea excites you.
   
   You can also call me at +60169839715 (Malaysia handphone)
   
   

Day 1 Biz Ideas 4 U

Day 1 Biz Ideas 4 U

Hi

Welcome to Biz Ideas 4 U - the place where I get to spin out my latest biz ideas and you get to see if I have anything you can get excited about.

There will be 2 new biz ideas ideas a day, but because today is Day 1, I am starting with 4:) To read more about me, you can check out the About Me page or go to www.gbjvt.com


New Green Stuff I am working on - interested in working with me on these?

I haven't got the time to pursue all of these (as I have roughly 2 new biz ideas a day:), but would love idealistic young entrepreneurs to pick up any of these ideas and run with them (with my help and mentoring). Biz, marketing and operational plans are prepared for all.


Send me an email with the name of the Biz Idea and why you think it's exciting - the best answer gets the Biz Plan and my mentoring / support to take the idea to the next stage.

NB: I am based in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, but many of these solutions will be suitable for many countries / cities in Asia, so if you live somewhere else in Asia that needs recycling programs, let's discuss.

• Commercial building re-fits - looking for pilot projects in Klang Valley for HVAC / Boiler refit under a no cost / shared returns model - allied with U Watertech http://www.uwatertech.com/ and partnering with Malaysian service provider companies
  
  
• KL (Kuala Lumpur) Condo Recycling Program - working on a model that not only provides the equipment for recycling but actually gets waste recycled (rather than just separate at source / combine at dump) Somehow I have to get rid of all the newspaper and recyclables I have built up:) - early stage discussions commencing wth Alam Flora to see what, if anything, is possible with the current infrstructure.
  
  
• Pothole Central - community-based pothole repair model - seeing if we can't reduce the wasted time, fuel and cost of pothole damage by using a community-based (but profitable) model - research stage, but we figure that local council / authorities the world over have failed in this area - not just Malaysia - so there must be a better way!
  
  
• Condo Feeder Bus - another concept that needs a lot of collaboration with many parties., both private and public. This project is designed to shuttle condo residents in Kl from condos to feeder locations (LRT / KTM / buses) in a way that is efficient, attractive and cost-effective. This is probably a long way from reality at this time!

Remember - email me at biz_ideas4u@gbjvt.com with the name of the Biz Idea above that you like, and why the idea excites you.

You can also call me at +60169839715 (Malaysia handphone)

Thanks

Dennis www.gbjvt.com

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