Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Preserving Old Research Notes and Documents?

Posted by Cliff on from the reclaiming-space-from-unnecessary-paper dept.

twistedcubic asks: "I have several thousand 8.5 x 11 inch dead tree pages of notes and research that takes up too much storage space. I would like to have all these notes scanned into PDF files (for example) so I can recycle the pages and reclaim storage space. Does anyone know of a store that provides this service, or an inexpensive machine that will do the job in a reasonable amount of time?"

4 of 101 comments (clear)

  1. In a few months time... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    In a few months time... coming as a duplicated story post...

    "I have several thousand PDF files taking up too much disk storage space. I would like to have all these files printed on to 8.5 x 11 inch dead tree pages of notes so I can delete the files, empty the recycle bin and reclaim storage space. Does anyone know of a store that provides this service, or an inexpensive machine that will do the job in a reasonable amount of time?"

    For future reference, I suggest a printer.

    --BladeMelbourne

  2. The unorthodox method by UnapprovedThought · · Score: 2, Funny
    1. Climb to the top of a tall building
    2. Find the side that is closest to the parking lot
    3. Shake all of the pages out
    4. Have an assistant below shoo away potential meddlers
    5. Pull out your 12Mpixel camera
    6. Take several pictures as the papers flip end-over-end
    7. ??? (do some really amazing 3-D stuff with GIMP)
    8. Convert pictures to PDF
  3. Children? by flyneye · · Score: 0, Funny

    Isn't that what children are for?
    Surely one of your kids has screwed up and needs the responsibility of justifying his food and shelter.Why not just make Jr. scan for a few hours whenever he screws up and stays out late,steals the car,etc.Hell,kids are taking up valuable processor cycles for hours as it is.Time to show them that computers are for more than games,www.,and pr0n.
    The patience taught by scanning even the first hundred pages or so will be priceless.The look on their face when they find out they have to convert and title them should be savored as a rare delicacy.The defeat at learning that they will or lose recreational computer time will be better than paladium.

    --
    *Repent!Quit Your Job!Slack Off!The World Ends Tomorrow and You May Die!
  4. simple by urdine · · Score: 2, Funny

    Print them in a book and wait for Google Print to scan them all for you.