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For Sale / Wanted / Events / Scan heirloom photos with this app (BBC review)
« on: Friday 21 March 14 17:55 GMT (UK)  »
BBC tech diva Kate Russell reviews Pic Scanner, the app that can scan, automatically crop and save a hundred photos in 20 minutes. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VONIBPw3f4Q

"40 Best iPhone Apps" (The Guardian, Jan 2014), "iPad App of the Week" (iPad Insight, Oct 2013), "Fabulous" (South China Morning Post), "Improved...works as advertised" (TUAW)

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Useful Links / Hidden History of British India
« on: Wednesday 05 February 14 07:21 GMT (UK)  »
Just spotted this. Might be useful for some:

Hidden history of the British In India

* 2.5m records chronicling the lives of early expats from all walks of life now online
* India Office Records spanning over two centuries of the British In India from the East India Company to the Raj through to Indian Independence - scanned and fully searchable

http://pressandpolicy.bl.uk/Press-Releases/Hidden-history-of-the-British-In-India-677.aspx

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For Sale / Wanted / Events / iOS7-compatible Pic Scanner now available
« on: Monday 23 September 13 09:12 BST (UK)  »
Pic Scanner, the photo scanning app that digitizes, auto-crops AND saves 3 photos with just 2 taps on iPhone, iPad and iPad Touch, is now available for iOS 7. It also includes bonus new features.

* Download free at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pic-scanner/id644278663?mt=8
* Watch demo at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrTZPggkEs
* Get '5 Minute Guide' in 14 languages at http://www.appinitio.com/picscanner
* Know anyone who might like to scan old photos? Let them know about Pic Scanner

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For Sale / Wanted / Events / Free '5 Minute Guides' to Pic Scanner photo scanning app in 10 languages
« on: Wednesday 28 August 13 10:32 BST (UK)  »
Pic Scanner, the photo scanning app for iPhone and iPad, provides downloadable user guides in 10 languages at www.appinitio.com/picscanner/guide.html. More translations coming soon.

Pic Scanner is an innovative app that lets you digitize three photos with one tap, then automatically crops and saves them all - thus taking the tedium out of scanning. The app is gaining popularity with genealogists and family historians. 

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The Common Room / 1000memories shutting down : Reclaim your photos by 15 Sept
« on: Wednesday 14 August 13 15:19 BST (UK)  »
See announcement below from photo scanning and uploading site Shoebox by 1000memories:

http://blog.1000memories.com/171-1000memories-is-closing

Users must either download their photos or export them to Ancestry.com by September 15.

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For Sale / Wanted / Events / "Fabulous debut app..." says South China Morning Post
« on: Thursday 08 August 13 21:03 BST (UK)  »
Pic Scanner, the iPhone / iPad app that scans 3 old photos simultaneously and then automatically crops & saves them, endorsed today by South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's #1 newspaper:

http://www.scmp.com/magazines/48hrs/article/1293919/toy-box-camera-apps

There's nothing as handy as this app for digitizing old photos for genealogical research. Get it now, free at Apple's App Store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pic-scanner/id644278663?ls=1&mt=8

Pic Scanner. It's Free But Won't Always Be.

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The Common Room / 7 Tips For More Accurate Google Search
« on: Sunday 04 August 13 04:38 BST (UK)  »
Adapted from Popular Mechanics magazine. Should be useful for genealogical research:

1) SEARCH scanning site:rootschat.com

searches the site rootschat.com for scanning

2) SEARCH 1900..2000 presidents

finds presidents between 1900 and 2000

3) SEARCH William * Clinton

searches for William and Clinton with any word between

4) SEARCH ancestor

finds results relating to ancestor and to synonyms of ancestor

5) SEARCH related:illinois.gov

finds websites related to illinois.gov

6) SEARCH airplanes filetype:ppt

finds PowerPoint files that include airplanes

7) SEARCH recipes -bananas

finds recipes that don't include the word bananas

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For Sale / Wanted / Events / Watch 1m:45s Demo of Photo Scanning App on Youtube
« on: Saturday 03 August 13 12:55 BST (UK)  »
Watch short demo of Pic Scanner. Click:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrTZPggkEs

You can download it free at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pic-scanner/id644278663?ls=1&mt=8

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For Sale / Wanted / Events / Free App Pic Scanner Makes Photo Scanning Super-Easy
« on: Friday 02 August 13 12:22 BST (UK)  »
Genealogical Research is Labor of Love. Less Labor, More Love With Pic Scanner

Pic Scanner is a free app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that lets you scan old photos THREE at a time. Photograph the photos with your iDevice, and Pic Scanner will automatically crop and save them all. You can also enhance, add captions, apply special-effect filters, create albums and share photos via email, Facebook and Twitter.

Download free at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pic-scanner/id644278663?ls=1&mt=8

Watch short demo (1m:45s) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrTZPggkEs

Drop by our home at http://www.appinitio.com/picscanner

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