Think scanners are only useful in the workplace? Think again! From important family documents to recipes and instruction manuals, these customers have found uses for their ScanSnap outside of the traditional office. Read a few of their tips below to see how people are using ScanSnap scanners for personal use.

“I use my ScanSnap for everything. I scan all my bills, tax info, IDs, instruction manuals, recipes… You name it! I think I scan just about any and every piece of paper that comes across my desk. I could never find anything when I needed it before. Now with ScanSnap Organizer, everything is at my fingertips. I scan all my documents in PDF format and I can print, fax or email it to anyone or anywhere I need on the spot. This solution has saved me so much time; I can’t even begin to tell you. I also get to help with the environment as well by not needing to copy so many pieces of paper and storing everything in boxes. All I need is 1 hard drive, 1 backup drive and a recordable DVD and I am good to go. It’s also portable, so I can take it with me. I take all my info on an 8 gig USB drive with a free program called Truecrypt and it’s a safe as Fort Knox.” – Joseph Gluckstern, New York

“My family is very unorganized – pilers and stuffers. It’s so bad that I could probably get them on Oprah or on one of those “fix-it” reality shows. I will be scanning all their important paperwork with a ScanSnap and then have them purchase an external USB storage device. Because they are not the most computer literate bunch, I’ll also take a copy of everything with me so when I get the inevitable call, I’ll be able to e-mail them the documents that they are looking for or walk them through the folders for them to find it – empowerment is a beautiful thing! Thank you for this wonderful device.” – MJ Billadeau, Indiana