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DocumentSnap NeatWorks Software Review

As mentioned in my NeatDesk review, Neatco sent me a review copy of their NeatDesk For Mac scanner. I liked the scanner, but even more so I liked the NeatWorks software so I decided to do a separate review. This review is for the NeatWorks for Mac version. I don’t know to what extent the [...]

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DocumentSnap NeatDesk Scanner Review

I just got back from a quick road trip to Portland (love Powell’s), and I had a nice surprise waiting- a review copy of the NeatDesk scanner from Neatco. There is a Mac and Windows version, and I will be reviewing the Mac version. I’ve gotten a number of requests from readers asking me to [...]

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Do You Really Need A Printer?

Photo by caterina When you have an office, buying a printer usually isn’t even something you would think about. It’s just one of those things you need. Or do you? The Paper Jammed blog has a series of articles asking that very same question. To me, Part 2 is the most interesting one. If you [...]

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Fujitsu Video: How To Replace Your ScanSnap Consumables

Some time ago, I wrote an article called Paper Misfeed Problems With Your ScanSnap? It Might Be Your Consumables. To go along with that, Fujitsu has posted a video stepping you through the process. So, if you need to replace your pad assembly or your pick roller, this should help. It’s great to see companies [...]

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Tim Ferriss, Fujitsu ScanSnap Troubleshooter

Many of you might be familiar with Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week. He has talked about getting a Fujitsu ScanSnap before, but the other day on Twitter he ran into a problem: Here is the error he was getting: I have to say, the solution he came up with isn’t one I [...]

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Use Acrobat Batch Processing To OCR Your PDFs Easily

As you may know, when I want to OCR a bunch of PDFs at once as part of my scanning workflow, I use an Applescript droplet to have Adobe Acrobat OCR the files. The other day I came across this blog post from Jonathan Bowman over at Adobe. He shows how to use a feature [...]

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