Category Archives for "Scanners"
2 What Is The ScanSnap S1300?
Update: The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 has been released in the US! See this post for details. OK, well, this is pretty hot. It looks like Fujitsu in Japan has a new ScanSnap cooking up called the ScanSnap S1300. Basically, it looks like the love child of the ScanSnap S1500 and the S300, with the “M” […]
Continue readingGetting Your Paper Ready To Scan
Photo by ricardodiaz11 Even the best scanners or copiers with document feeders can jam or pick up double sheets sometimes. Aside from picking a great scanner, there are some things you can do with the paper to get it ready to scan. Our friends over at the ScanSnap Community site have posted a primer on […]
Continue reading44 Fujitsu ScanSnap Update For Mac OSX Snow Leopard Now Available
Just got notified from Fujitsu so I am posting now. I haven’t tried it yet so I am sure there will be updates later. Fujitsu announces ScanSnap Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard Update for ScanSnap S1500M, S300M, S510M, and S500M. Updating select ScanSnap models listed above is a two part process. The first update […]
Continue readingVideo: Use Quick Menu With The Fujitsu ScanSnap
A few of my posts have discussed how to disable the Quick Menu in ScanSnap Manager. Well, recently Fujitsu posted a good video on all the features of the Quick Menu and how to use it. How do you roll? Quick Menu on or off? Sound off in the comments.
Continue reading10 Video: Scanning A Book With the ScanSnap
We all know that a desktop scanner like the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 or S1500M is good for scanning a whole bunch of documents, but how about scanning an actual book? Came across this video from Japan (I think) where the guy used a heavy duty paper cutter (like this one?) to cut the spine off […]
Continue reading50 ABBYY Finereader And Snow Leopard – File Not Created With ScanSnap
One issue with the Fujitsu ScanSnap and OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard that I forgot to mention the other day is the ABBYY FineReader that comes bundled with it. When scanning with the version of Finereader that ships with the ScanSnap S510M and S1500M, you may get an error message like “File not created with ScanSnap”. […]
Continue reading68 Fujitsu ScanSnap on OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard – Your Experiences?
Update Nov 13, 2009: The Snow Leopard fix has been released. See this for more information! Since Apple’s new version of OSX – 10.6 aka Snow Leopard is released today, I thought I’d make this post so that we can share our experience using the Fujitsu ScanSnap with it. I haven’t found any indication that […]
Continue reading9 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 […]
Continue reading2 ScanSnap Product Manager Demonstrates ScanSnap S1500
Just came across this video that was posted by Michael Sidejas, the Product Marketing Manager for the ScanSnap at Fujitsu. He gives a good demonstration of all the features (new and otherwise) of the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 and its bundled software. I like it when companies use video like this so thanks Michael.
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