Scanning in books
I’ve always dreamed of scanning in notes from several of my more interesting math class, so I could have easier access to them, and share them with others. But I thought it would be too much of a bother to do so. However, last night I discovered that one of the school computer labs has an awesome piece of software (Omnipage Pro), which allows you to scan in as many pages as you like in one go– it prompts you to scan another page or stop– and then saves them all to a single pdf, which it can also automatically upload via ftp. Perfect! On a slightly less legal note, you can also use that feature to scan in books. That’s what I was using it for last night: the library recalled one of the book I’m using for a class, so I started scanning in the relevant chapters. What’s cool is now I can print those pages out and stick them in my class folder; no more carrying the bulky disintegrating book around. I will definitely be using this feature more.