One key area of frustration for newcomers to the Linux OS is using document scanners. Most hardware makers do not provide Linux drivers on discs that accompany their scanner models. So Linux users ...

The software drivers needed to operate a wide variety of document scanning devices are preinstalled on distributions of Ubuntu Linux. In additon, Ubuntu includes a basic scanning application that lets ...

One of my favorite kinds of apps is simple utilities that solve a common problem and are straightforward to use. That’s exactly what Greg Pierce has created with Simple Scan, a scanning app for the ...

Linux: The default image scanning app on most Linux desktops, XSane, has many, many buttons and sliders. When all you want to do is make a PDF from text, or scan a picture, Simple Scan is there for ...

John Breeden II is an award-winning reviewer with more than 20 years of experience covering technology. Follow him on Twitter @TheLabGuys. Document scanning is a critical activity for many colleges ...

There are quite a few PDF scanner apps available in the Google Play Store. Some are better than others, and here we decided to hand-pick our favorites. In the list below, you’ll find 9 PDF scanner ...