Scanned files, redux

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Screw the CD-Rs. Grabbed a 4GB SanDisk cruzer micro USB stick for $30. Removed f--silly* annoying U3 firmware. Will keep updated, and store in safety deposit box. Nice little archive, and many boxes worth of space are freed up in the house. At the current rate, 10 full large file storage boxes will fit on that little stick.

* Just for you, gwyneira. :D

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Oh, and forgot to add... this if for the massive batch scanning. For scans moving forward, the PDF engine in MacOS X is scriptable, so I'll just set up scripts to add new pages to existing files as needed. Every January, (or quarterly, etc) start a new file.

I know others use apps like DevonThink Pro to do this organization - it does heuristic analysis of the words in the pages to figure out where to file them. Apparently it does a phenomenal job. (I just don't need to spend the money right now when this works fine for archiving.)

[franktheavenger.livejournal.com]

Ah, so what if you don't have software to make PDFs and OCR crap? :p YOU ARE NOT HELPFUL

[kickaha.livejournal.com]

1) Get a Mac.

Kidding. ;)

The software comes with the scanner, dude. Fujitsu ScanSnap. Go forth.

[franktheavenger.livejournal.com]

I have a damn scanner already! I'm not buying a new one. :p

[kickaha.livejournal.com]

Flatbed? You'll claw your eyes out before you get anything done.

Right tool for the right job. This one does double-sided, with an ADF, about 25 sheets a minute, color. It's optimized for exactly this task.

I can't imagine doing this on a scanner made for artwork.