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Looking for suggestions on current scanning/OCR technology to save time on blogging by posting in handwritten entries

I like to do my writing by hand in my notebook on the Metro, and I love to blog, but it's lighter and more convenient for me to go lo-tech, mostly because I haven't purchased one of the new ultraportables yet (yet, I say - I definitely have my eye on them).  I have a Palm Treo 700p, however, even though I purchased a lightweight, wireless keyboard to go along with it, I don't really have the space in which to use it when I'm on public transit (where I get most of my writing ideas and inspiration).  If I just use the Treo keyboard with its awkward, tiny keys that drive me bonkers, it would take me days to write one post.


I really like the idea of writing my posts (albeit, neatly) and then scanning them in via some kind of device or software.  I have not messed around with scanning technologies in a while, so I was wondering if anyone could supply me any advice on this.


I always seem to have more to say than time to blog, and I'm constantly missing out on good opportunities to write.  Any suggestions?


Also, I like the idea of the handwritten images, which I think may add some character as well to my blogs.


I will still type into my blog, so it will be kind of a mixed media project online.


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Check out MyTago, you can take photos of stuff with your phone and then send it to yout MyTago account to be OCR'd...that's a bit hard for you as you can't take a picture with your phone of something on your phone

http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2007/01/11/mytago
http://www.mytago.com/readtext


Maybe you can send your content to ScanR or Realeyes3D which will create a PDF, and then OCR it at MyTago
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Sante J. Achille
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Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt ... 

You can take a look at a recent blog entry that will most likely give you some insight on OCR software and some ideas on how to work mobile
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Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt ... 

http://blog.achille.name/2007/01/27/how-ergonomic-is-your-workplace/

There is information on software for hand writing recognition and some tips on how to work with a computer (based on my experience of course)

 

Hope this helps,

 

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Forget scanning. Use Voice Recognition on your computer to dictate your handwritten notes. Vista has Voice Recognition built in. If you are using an earlier operating system then Office 2003 has Voice. If you are not a Microsoft user just buy a good Voice recognition program via Amazon or Ebay etc.
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