eReaders hardware / paper waste reduction

[Tom Sparks]

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 <boden.matthews at gmail.com>
>To: Tom Sparks <tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au>
>Cc: Bevin Watson <bevin_watson at optusnet.com.au>; ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
>Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2011 1:12 PM
>Subject: Re: Re: eReaders hardware / paper waste reduction
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>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.
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>On 9 November 2011 11:20, Tom Sparks <tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
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>>Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:45 AM
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>>>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.
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>>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
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>>tom
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>>>Regards,
>>>Boden Matthews,
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>>>On 9 November 2011 10:07, Bevin Watson <bevin_watson at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
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>>>>>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
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>>>>>>the question still remains Can I replace the clipboards and papers with eReaders?
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>>>>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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