Friday, April 18, 2008

Scanning, Part 2

In my last post, you saw what the buttons on top of the scanner are used for. Now watch this video to see what happens when you press Scan.

Scanning video: http://screencast.com/t/YXFfRdDqp


Friday, April 11, 2008

Scanner Buttons

You've just purchased a new scanner, and might be wondering what all of those buttons on the lid are. Here's a photo of the buttons on a HP scanner, and how they're used.




"Scan" just scans docs/pics to a file.

"Negative/slides" is used for scanning film.

"Printer" acts as a copier and sends docs directly to be printed.

"Email" attaches the scan to send as an email.

Monday, April 7, 2008

Saving Files to a Flash Drive

Files have gotten bigger. Unfortunately floppies disks have not, and sometimes copying/burning your files to CD is not an option.

Here's a short video on how to use a Flash drive:



Click to Play

View the original file on Blip.tv at : http://mzscils598s08.blip.tv/file/808818/

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