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MacStories Weekly: Issue 55 - November 4, 2016

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John

Question: I have a job where I’ll be taking stock of inventory soon. My workflow records a product’s barcode and quantity, then asks to repeat the process. I want the name of the product associated with the UPC displayed in an alert. Can this be done with Get Contents of URL? (Todd)

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John Voorhees
John is MacStories' Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico. John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which explores the fun differences between American and Italian culture and recommends media to listeners, Ruminate, a show about the weird web and unusual snacks, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about the games we take with us.
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