[extropy-chat] finding old (and new) sf

[David Lubkin]

Jef Allbright wrote:

>(I've already converted several hundred books in my paper library to PDF 
>and have discretely disposed of the corpses.)

I've recently begun the process of massively ridding myself of paper, and 
having a digital backup for paper I want to retain.

I heartily recommend the Fujitsu ScanSnap fi-5110EOX2 (about $400, 
including shipping, from newegg.com). It's about the size of a shoe box. It 
will scan a stack of documents from business card to A4. Both sides are 
scanned simultaneously, optionally skipping blank pages. Color to 600 dpi, 
B&W to 1200 dpi. Automatically deskews crooked pages. Saves to pdf or jpg. 
Comes with Acrobat (which includes OCR software) and CardMinder (global 
business card recognition). Lots of other bells-and-whistles. A few 
limitations.

I'm easily able to feed it a couple thousand sheets a day while I'm doing 
other work. Its small footprint and fast idle-to-scanned time also makes it 
trivial to integrate one-off scans into your workflow. I.e., I can scan in 
my electric bill in roughly the time it takes to open the next envelope in 
a stack of mail.


-- David Lubkin.