At some point in the future, I'd like to follow the recommendations of some various sites I've seen online and scan most of my paper archives to PDF. It looks like this would be the best solution (I'm a Mac user) – or, at least, that's the device I've seen recommended a few million times. However, I really can't see having the discretionary $417+ to purchase this device, not for a very, very long time. Does anyone offer this device for rental? (I live in Chicago.) Is there a RipDigital equivalent for this kind of thing (a very long time ago, they did the initial move of my music from CDs to MP3s)? Are there cheaper alternatives that are just as good?
posted by WCityMike on Nov 21, 2009 - 9 answers

Is there any way to deal with corrupt pages in non-OCR'd PDF files that occur after copying? [more inside]
posted by mjklin on Oct 15, 2009 - 2 answers

I'm looking to digitise all of my documents or as many as possible, but am slightly weary about shredding everything what sorts of documents should i keep original paper copies of and which should I digitise? I ask because I don't want to end up in a sticky legal situation where I would require the original paper copy. [more inside]
posted by Chamunks on Apr 10, 2009 - 6 answers

Where can I buy cheap blank notepads. [more inside]
posted by chrisalbon on Oct 4, 2008 - 16 answers

Is there a program for OS X which can monitor *exactly* what an installer does, so that I could find out every file or setting it's modifying? [more inside]
posted by alaaarm on Jul 26, 2008 - 10 answers

I want to go paperless. What should I keep an original hardcopy of? [more inside]
posted by Spurious on Jun 26, 2008 - 9 answers

Where do I go to rent a ScanSnap scanner? (Specifically, in the upstate of South Carolina?) [more inside]
posted by JDHarper on Nov 10, 2007 - 9 answers

Graphically editing multi-page PDFs quickly (erasing things, mostly) [more inside]
posted by anonymoose on Oct 18, 2006 - 8 answers