When I did my initial review of the ScanSnap SV600, I focused mostly on the device’s book and object scanning capabilities. In the comments, a few readers had questions about its suitability for users with visual impairments. How does the SV600 fare with accessibility in mind? Serendipitously, Jordyn Russell did a post over on the […]
Continue readingIn line with my quest to manage my life without paper, I came across this cool Kickstarter project via the folks at Tools And Toys. The Wipebook is a reusable whiteboard notebook. There are 25 pages, and each page is covered with a UV gloss. You can either write in it like a normal notebook […]
Continue readingThe iOS app GoodReader is great for working with all sorts of files on the iPad and iPhone. You can create a startup password, but you can also create an extra password to protect extra-sensitive files and folders. This video shows how to set that up. View the video below, or click here to watch […]
Continue readingI am becoming increasingly enamored with the Technical Difficulties podcast by Gabe Weatherhead and Erik Hess. They do a great job tackling a single topic every episode. A recent show is about a topic that is, of course, near and dear to my heart: Scanning.[1] During the episode, Gabe described his scanning workflow, and how […]
Continue readingRecently I wrote about Sync.com, a secure (and Canadian) file synchronization service similar to Dropbox but with some enhanced security features. In my Sync.com post, I whined: This is just personal opinion, but I find the sharing functionality limited. You can share a folder with someone, but you can’t create public links to individual files […]
Continue readingYou may not know this, but much of the content and ideas that I write about here at DocumentSnap comes directly from you: the awesome reader. Every year (this will be year #4), I pause the regular tips and ask you what you would like to see on DocumentSnap. How can I help more? What […]
Continue readingThe Gutenberg Bible is one of those items that I suspect everyone has heard of, but just in case, here is what Wikipedia has to say on the subject: The Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42-line Bible, the Mazarin Bible or the B42) was the first major book printed with movable type in the […]
Continue readingFor some reason that I will never understand, the Windows version of Evernote has included the ability to define an import folder for years, but that functionality has never made its way to the Mac version. The easiest way on the Mac is to import to Evernote using Hazel, but if you don’t use Hazel […]
Continue readingThere are many business card apps for smartphones out there, but once you capture the card, what do you do with the data? In the comments to my post about CamCard, awesome DocumentSnap reader Torkjh asked: Hi, thanks for the post. I have tried to export my contacts into Outlook, but I don’t manage to […]
Continue readingThis is Day 2 in a 12 Post series: 12 Days Of Paperless Gifts. If you know someone who could use some help going paperless, or if you’d like to drop some hints, this series is for you. Don’t worry, the regular DocumentSnap tips will still be flowing. The last gift suggestion desktop document scanner. […]
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