Food List on a CDrom or in a PDF file that one can download?

[curlywurly Profile]

janeymac nellie every superquinn has had them for years for you to scan ur own stuff as you shop so u can get out quick. Have u no superquinns in Cork?

no we have no superquinns down here just as well really though or i would spend a fortune

i would love to go around with a scanner thingy - it would make shopping much more fun and i could send himself to the shops without worrying he would come back with something unsuitable

[nellie Profile]

Have u no superquinns in Cork?

No mob, no superquinn stores in Cork, we must not be lucrative enough for them!!!!

[Joanne Profile]

Ooh DAvey boy, you are sooooo in trouble with my dear Mum now!
Lots of elderly people are computer literate, can use Teletext etc....shame on ya boy

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Hi Joanne,
I never said all!!
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I have a neighbour ( in her 60's) whose old push button television gave up the ghost! and she had to buy a new one.
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Speaking to her recently, I asked had she seen a programme on BBC ?
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She said her new TV only gets RTE 1, there's no buttons for the other channels !!!!!
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I showed her how to switch channels on the remote, turn the TV on and off.
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She still pushes the power button to turn it on and off and only watches RTE 1
The remote control is too complicated for her.
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Not all Seniors are as smart as your mum, and I'm not trying to be facicious.
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Best Regards,
David

Dave

I was only having a laugh with you, as I know you were with me, I fully understand what you mean, I'll pass your comments on to my Mum, I imagine your life is safe now

[colster Profile]

Of course the coolest would be a hand-held barcode scanner that beeps when something you scan is gluten free. It could have a downloaded database that could be synchronised with the Society's database. Manufacturers could sponsor these, perhaps?

Taken to their natural conclusion, they could have recipes etc., for the products listed.

Good idea.
There may however be applications available soon that will allow mobile phones which have camera to read 1 dimensional barcodes.
Currently there are applications which allow you to read mobi/QR codes (2 dimensional) e.g. http://www.i-nigma.com/.
What do you think?

[Dr.UAE Profile]

hi,

There are several advantages to this:
1. Save postage costs.
2. Lighter to carry around.
3. Faster to search for a named product
4. Could enable more frequent updates throughout the year.

Has this been considered by the Irish Coeliac Society?

u are right this will be much better I'll be studied with the Irish Society

thanks

[BJ Profile]

What would your thoughts be on a small PDA with searchable database rather than a barcode scanner.

Updates for the database would be available to download from the internet.

I have also looked at database update by way of data messaging via internal phone sim - this would need to carry a small fee whereas the internet update would cost a lot less possibly no fee at all.

Also recipes etc. can also be added to either update method.

Comments on the above are most welcome!

BJ

[BJ Profile]

Sorry! I should have also mentioned the possibility of integrating the above type of technology into a compatible mobile phone rather than a PDA.

Again, all comments would be appreciated

BJ

[Lynnea Profile]

Would LOVE this. Am always afraid I have missed updates and would be just as handy to carry around as the book.

[Rafe Profile]

Hi,

Just wondering if there has been any movement on this?
I was diagnosed in 2009, signed up and got "the list" on paper.
In 2010 I emailed in asking about the possibility of the doc being made available electronically and was told that it was a good idea which would be looked into.
In 2011 I emailed in again for an update and got no reply.
In 2012 I've decided to take it to the forum to try to get a definitive answer. Will this ever be made available electronically? If so, when and if not, why not.

Thanks

Rafe

[glutenator Profile]

I request an application that can be purchased (as a subscription fee of sorts) from either the Apple app store or the Android Market. The Australian coeliac society have an app for ingredients in the Apple app store. Also the restaurant cards would be brilliant available on an app or downloaded to a phone. It would be so much easier to search for product in an application than with the book leafing through page after page, particularly considering the updates that come along, my book now has tabs and postits sticking out of it and is dog eared from great use. The problem is that I sometimes forget to bring it with me but I never forget my phone. Updates to the list could be handled through app stores and for free as part of the subscription. For this to be developed an electronic copy of the list would needed to be provided. That being said the book should always be available to those that don't have or want smartphones.

[coeliac]

The Society as always takes on members comments and ideas. We are looking into the various possibilities in relation to online availability of the food list. This is something that may be complicated to achieve but bear with us. We are currently developing the members area and online payments. When this project is complete, which will be in the Spring, we will be in a better positive to focus on the development of an ‘app’.

[Rafe Profile]

The Society as always takes on members comments and ideas. We are looking into the various possibilities in relation to online availability of the food list. This is something that may be complicated to achieve but bear with us. We are currently developing the members area and online payments. When this project is complete, which will be in the Spring, we will be in a better positive to focus on the development of an ‘app’.

Lovely.
I know you will look into it in more detail in the future, but for a lot of people a searchable PDF would be enough. For others a barcode scanning app with an online link to updates and all the bells and whistles would be the only think worthwhile. good luck to you finding common ground in that mess

[coeliac]

Thanks Rafe - it's a job!