Here are some of our posts from this week in years past. 2010 Hazel Rule To OCR Documents Using PDFPen Combining two great applications, Hazel and PDFPen. Carbonite 4.0 For Windows – The Highlights Big new version of Carbonite that focused on the new Restore Manager. OCR And Orphan Works Cool project scanning old works […]
Continue readingIn Tim Cook’s Apple Event in October, he gave the usual roundup of Apple achievements. One interesting quote was this one: In the cockpit, pilots are using it. They are replacing 40 pound flight bags full of paper manuals and logbooks and navigational charts and checklists, making the pilot more efficient and making the plane […]
Continue readingThis video on OCR and Searchable PDFs is part of a series of quick videos on paperless tips and topics. View more in the series here. If you’ve been reading DocumentSnap for a while, you know that I am always going on about OCR, or Optical Character Recognition. I’m a big believer in creating searchable […]
Continue readingFor those of you that have been following DocumentSnap for a while, you may have noticed that this year has seen a slight shift in the way I try to help you go paperless. In addition to the free blog, newsletter, and video content, I have released some targeted guides on specific topics that I […]
Continue readingFrom time to time, I like to feature interesting scanning projects here on DocumentSnap, and it is pretty difficult to find one more interesting than this. I’m going to guess that you have heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls, but if not, here is what Wikipedia has to say: The Dead Sea Scrolls are a […]
Continue readingThis video on Evernote Import Folders is part of a series of quick videos on paperless tips and topics. View more in the series here. A question I get asked quite a bit is “how do I use Evernote to store my documents and have them stored in my file system?” On Windows, one great […]
Continue readingI consider myself a generally low-vice person. I don’t smoke, I don’t really gamble, I am not a big drinker (my love affair with the Negroni notwithstanding), and I don’t even have cable TV. However, one addiction that I can’t seem to get rid of is Kickstarter. To me, Kickstarter is one of those things […]
Continue readingUsually I am not a fan of devices that try to do too much. For example, multifunction printers/scanners/copiers are rarely as good as their standalone counterparts. Update 03/26/2015: Since originally posting this, the mouse scanner is now available and gets pretty good reviews! It was with some skepticism that I clicked the link that awesome […]
Continue readingThis video on Installing A ScanSnap Without An Optical Drive is part of a series of quick videos on paperless tips and topics. View more in the series here. Both the MacBook Air and the new Mac Minis do not come with a DVD drive. I actually agree with this move as optical media is […]
Continue readingBack when I was running a Support team for a software company, I found myself in a situation where balls were starting to be dropped and I was letting members of my team down. There were just too many spinning plates, both at work and at home. While trying to figure out what to do […]
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