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Fujitsu ScanSnap vs. All-In-One Flatbeds – Which is better?

by Brooks on 18. Nov, 2008 in ScanSnap, Scanners

Often when there is a review or article about the Fujitsu ScanSnap, there are commenters saying that they already have a multifunction all-in-one or flatbed scanner, so why would they need to pay for something that just scans? I’ve decided to outline some of the pros and cons of each. Multifunction All-In-One/Flatbed Often cheaper – [...]

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What Is Up With The Green Checkmarks?

by Brooks on 10. Nov, 2008 in Backup

We all know that staying up to date with software is generally important, but sometimes it can have unexpected side effects. Recently, a whole bunch of people started getting green checkmarks beside their document icons. For example, if you had a Word document, when you looked at it in Windows Explorer there would be a [...]

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Carbonite CEO and I Join The Idiot Club

by Brooks on 04. Nov, 2008 in Backup

Dave Friend, the CEO of Carbonite, wrote a blog post the other day about his experience actually using his product. According to a recently released survey by Compuware, most data loss is attributable to either user negligence or malice. Only 1% of data loss is due to hackers. I loved the headline on this story: [...]

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What To Do When ScanSnap Manager Has Grayed Out Profile Options

by Brooks on 01. Nov, 2008 in ScanSnap, Software

One of the most efficient ways to use ScanSnap Manager is to set up different Profiles for different scanning scenarios. For example, in my ScanSnap workflow series I talk about how I set up four different Profiles. One problem that a lot of people run into (and I have received questions on), is what to [...]

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