While thinking ahead to moving this summer (to a house, not out of state or anything), this thought keeps coming up in my brain: I really hate moving. Why do I hate it? The packing, lifting, and setting up a new place. There are always things you can't find and can't remember what box it was in and then you have to remember if you put it in the basement or attic or maybe in the spare bedroom you hadn't touched yet.
It would be nice to be able to say to yourself "Self, where in the world did the salad spinner go in this move?". You could easily pull up a database and search for it and it will let you know what box id it is in and even the general location of the item.
What I would love is a system where you can easily place RFID chips on boxes and input what the contents are into a database. This would be an app or website that has a program to integrate with this. Scan the box, list what is in there, and be done. I was thinking almost something like a "moving help" box that includes the wand, chips, labels, and the reading chips that let you know where your items are and makes it very easy to track down what you need. (The wand to read the chips could potentially be replaced with an app.)
In the new place you are moving to, mark a corner of each room with a reading tag (is that a thing?) and the tag will mark the box in the program to be at that location.
This would also be nice to use in a reverse way where you would scan a box and mark it as "unpacked" and it could removed the items from a specific column. This way, 2 months down the line when you have your spouse tell you that they haven't seen something since before the move you can let them know it was unpacked. Or, for a more practical use, tell you if you lost anything in the move and can start to track down the box.
I'm pretty sure this is already a thing for large quantities and companies, but how could we utilize it on a smaller scale for people like me who don't want to open every box to rinse some lettuce?
I really hate moving.
Profiting from this would be from the sale of hardware, advertisements on the website, or even a fee to use bonus features; such as us having a free version and a paid version.
While thinking ahead to moving this summer (to a house, not out of state or anything), this thought keeps coming up in my brain: I really hate moving. Why do I hate it? The packing, lifting, and setting up a new place. There are always things you can't find and can't remember what box it was in and then you have to remember if you put it in the basement or attic or maybe in the spare bedroom you hadn't touched yet.
It would be nice to be able to say to yourself "Self, where in the world did the salad spinner go in this move?". You could easily pull up a database and search for it and it will let you know what box id it is in and even the general location of the item.
What I would love is a system where you can easily place RFID chips on boxes and input what the contents are into a database. This would be an app or website that has a program to integrate with this. Scan the box, list what is in there, and be done. I was thinking almost something like a "moving help" box that includes the wand, chips, labels, and the reading chips that let you know where your items are and makes it very easy to track down what you need. (The wand to read the chips could potentially be replaced with an app.)
In the new place you are moving to, mark a corner of each room with a reading tag (is that a thing?) and the tag will mark the box in the program to be at that location.
This would also be nice to use in a reverse way where you would scan a box and mark it as "unpacked" and it could removed the items from a specific column. This way, 2 months down the line when you have your spouse tell you that they haven't seen something since before the move you can let them know it was unpacked. Or, for a more practical use, tell you if you lost anything in the move and can start to track down the box.
I'm pretty sure this is already a thing for large quantities and companies, but how could we utilize it on a smaller scale for people like me who don't want to open every box to rinse some lettuce?
I really hate moving.
Profiting from this would be from the sale of hardware, advertisements on the website, or even a fee to use bonus features; such as us having a free version and a paid version.