posted on July 9, 2003 02:45:07 PM new
i customized my Vendio automatic emails (eoa, payment received, item shipped, etc), to say just what I would say in a time consuming one at a time email. I have received many compliments on the checkout system because of this. quick, easy and saves me hours of typing.
posted on July 11, 2003 09:55:40 AM new
Okay, I'll share my most recent efficiency improvements. That's really what we're trying to talk about here, right? Doing more in less time.
1) I scan lots of small objects. One day it occurred to me that the actual scanning time (about 30 second on my single-pass scanner) didn't have to be spent on each object. Now I group four or five items on the scanner glass and make one master scan. The master scan is held as a temp file, then I cut each image out of it as I post the item. For five items that saves me two minutes.
2) I use USPS Shipping Assistant to make labels. I used to use Virtual PC on a Mac to run this software, and it could take up to three minutes per label. Grindingly slow. So I bought a cheap Windows laptop that does the same job in 30 seconds per label. Worth the price and then some!
I am not a bathtub full of brightly-colored machine tools on Vendio.
