Digitizing a life: Tips for tackling a giant scanning project<article>
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<p>Photos are among our most prized possessions, so when you realize your entire family photographic history exists in one vulnerable—and in my case, tornado-riddled—place, spread across dozens of envelopes and stacks of albums, you’ve got to put your scanning boots on. (Besides, how else can you use those pictures in projects you make on your Mac?)</p><p>You can mail your beloved mementos to a scanning service, but the fulfillment you get from doing it yourself and reliving all those memories is huge. While a giant scanning project can feel overwhelming, all you really need is patience, a scanner, and these essential scanning tips.</p><h2>Buy a $70 scanner</h2>
<p>Scanners used to be huge, heavy and costly but today’s desktop scanners are small, inexpensive, and highly intelligent. How is this exciting? Let us count the ways. For example, you can pack the
Epson Perfection V19 into your laptop case so you can take it with you to Grandma’s house (it’s barely thicker than a 15-inch MacBook) and at $70 it’s a steal.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3019571/home-tech/digitizing-a-life-tips-for-tackling-a-giant-scanning-project.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Digitizing a life: Tips for tackling a giant scanning project
