Re: barcode scanner with memory

From: Michael B. Klein <mbklein_at_nyob>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:15:47 -0800
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
I think Kyle's point was that you could use a hardware keylogger *without*
the computer behind it. Just have it "snoop" on your barcode scanner and
then download the data from it daily. You'd still need to feed it USB
power, but that's not hard.

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Nate Vack <njvack_at_wisc.edu> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Kyle Banerjee <banerjek_at_uoregon.edu>
> wrote:
> > Since a barcode scanner is just a keyboard wedge, a hardware keylogger
> > would work well for this purpose. It'll cost you less than $50
>
> It'll only work well if you don't mind your scanner spamming
> keypresses to the rest of your apps all day.
>
> -n
>
Received on Mon Jan 30 2012 - 14:17:48 EST