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The Best Image-To-Text App For Android

3:30AM August 12, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Android doesn’t have a ton of apps that can turn images into text documents, but of the ones available, Google Goggles is free and does everything it promises to do: copy text from an image and let you paste it anywhere. More »

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The Best Image-To-Text App For iPhone

3:30AM August 11, 2011 | Adam Dachis

There are quite a few choices on iTunes for apps that can turn images of documents, book pages, business cards and more into digital, editable text. Our favourite is TextGrabber for its ease of use, accuracy and reasonable price. More »

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Make Self-Service Checkouts Work Faster

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11:00AM July 12, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Back in May we ran a post discussing tactics for making self-service checkouts work better, which stirred up a fair bit of debate. Gizmodo has a similarly-themed guest post from a Woolworths staffer, offering tips on how to make your self-service journey speedier. More »

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ScanSnap S1100 Quickly Turns Your Paper Into PDF On The Go

7:00AM July 7, 2011 | Adam Dachis

With the constant stream of receipts, forms, contracts, and other paper we have to – but probably don’t want to – keep, the desire to digitise our lives is growing stronger. If you’re looking for a document scanner that’s easy to take with you and great for creating PDFs out of your paper documents, we like the ScanSnap S1100. More »

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Make Self-Service Checkouts Work More Effectively

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2:00PM May 26, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Self-service checkouts are increasingly common in supermarkets and chain stores, not to mention at airports. Lifehacker reader and frequent commenter 66biscuits offers a useful tip for ensuring your groceries (or tickets) are recognised quickly. More »

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ZBar Brings Barcode And QR Code Scanning To Your Desktop

10:00AM February 10, 2011 | Joshua Tyler

Windows/Linux/iOS: Ever wish you could scan QR codes and other barcodes from your computer, without pulling out your phone? (Maybe you miss your old CueCat?) ZBar is a simple cross-platform tool that scans barcodes from images and webcams. More »

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ScanDrop For Mac Sends Paper To The Cloud, Free For Lifehacker Readers

12:10AM January 22, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

Windows/Mac: ScanDrop, a scan-and-send solution previously available on Windows only, directly connects your Mac and scanner to Evernote, Google Docs, or its own service for quick filing. If you need to de-clutter, grab it now, while it’s free through this link. More »

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FreeOCR Is A No-Hassle Scan-To-Text Converter For Windows

2:30AM January 7, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

Windows only: Your scanner probably came with OCR software. Chances are, though, it’s both awkward and space-hogging. FreeOCR is an slim, efficient app that has just four main buttons and performs well at converting scanned images and PDFs into edit-ready text. More »

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Convert An Old Projector Into A Camera-Based Document Scanner

8:00AM November 22, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Lots of us have scanners in our home nowadays, but if you don’t have one yourself (or if it’s having one of its uncooperative days), you can easily throw your camera on a projector arm and take high-quality snapshots of your documents. More »

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Ask Lifehacker: What’s The Best Scanning Software?

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10:00AM August 31, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Dear Lifehacker, I recently bought a $69 HP Deskjet F4480 in an effort to go paperless (it was cheaper to get a scanner/printer combo) and was wondering if there are any programs that let me scan from paper -> PDF? The device came with HP software, but I’d rather not install it (I want something that doesn’t take over my system). More »