With DEVONthink 2.4 we have introduced our new scanner/camera import window, and just yesterday we have released an update that makes scanning with Image Capture compliant flatbed scanners or all-in-one devices a lot more comfortable. Today we have published two new tutorials that guide you through the new scanner/camera import window (all editions of DEVONthink) and through setting up a Fujitsu ScanSnap document scanner for use with DEVONthink Pro Office. Check them both out directly in DEVONthink (Help > Tutorials)...

In a recent article on TidBITS Tonya Engst talks about how she manages school papers digitally: The ScanSnap is addictive, and I’ve hardly begun to learn how to use it. Here’s how cool it is: My son comes home from the first day of school with a fistful of forms and handouts. I open the scanner, stick them in, choose an option from the ScanSnap icon in the Dock, and push the big blue button on the scanner. Within moments...

In a recent post blogger and  Ryan Irelan describes how he uses DEVONthink Pro Office for working remotely: Last Fall, with the impending arrival of our first child and initial plans to sell our house, I decided to simplify our life by reducing the amount of stuff we kept around. Part of this was my Great Paperless Office Initiative 2010 (affectionately referred to as “sigh” by my wife). […] My tools are: DEVONthink Pro Office because of its ability to...

Mac user Boris Nienke has published a nice little video on his blog ‘nSonic‘ where he shows how fast one gets rid of a 16-sheet paper document using the ScanSnap S1500M and DEVONthink Pro Office. His commentary is in German language but it might be worth watching even if you don’t understand German. Click here to watch it.

On The Apple Press Philipp Eierund just published a very nice piece about The Mobile Mac Office, actually reviewing the combo of DEVONthink Pro Office and the ScanSnap S1300. He writes: In conclusion, the results of the quick and reliable ScanSnap S1300 in combination with the feature-laden DEVONthink Professional Office are hard to beat. Once set up and configured to your liking it is possible and — perhaps even more importantly — fun to maintain a paperless office with minimal...

For everyone using a ScanSnap scanner with Snow Leopard: Fujitsu has just posted an upgrade for their ScanSnap Manager software. You can download it from the Fujitsu website.

Just a quick information for all of you using a Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner who have problems getting the version of ABBYY FineReader that comes with it to run on Snow Leopard: There seem to be compatibility issues that need to be fixed by ABBYY. You can check the support status here and read a discussion about it. If you are planning to update to Snow Leopard and you are using DEVONthink Pro Office: don’t worry. It is not affected by...

By default the ScanSnap scanners create one large PDF of every pile of paper that you run through it. But there is a carefully hidden option that lets you split paper piles automatically at, say, every other page. In ScanSnap Manager open the Settings window. Choose the File Option tab and click the Option button. Here, select ‘Generate one PDF file per n page(s)’. Enter a number into the field for n. If you set the number of pages to, say,...

Fujitsu has opened a site dedicated to ScanSnap owners and those of you who want to become one: the ScanSnap Community. So if you own a ScanSnap or plan to to so, check out the Updates, Testimonials, Tips & Tricks, and Ask the Expert sections to learn more about what you can do with a document scanner. PS: As DEVONthink Pro Office is the third-party tool on the Mac for the ScanSnap scanner range I have also written a short...