OCR, short for Optical Character Recognition, is the process of extract text information from scanned documents and photographs. You can even perform OCR of PDF documents with Google Docs.

Use your Mobile Phone to Scan Business Cards

14 jul 2011

Reviews of mobile apps that let you use a camera phone as a business card scanner. Snap a picture to import a business card into your phone’s address book.

Adding Screen Captures in Gmail and Google Docs

07 oct 2010

iClippy is a free screen capture tool that lets you capture screenshots and paste them into Gmail, Google Docs and other online web applications without having to save that screenshot image locally.

The Best OCR Tools for Converting Images to Text

25 aug 2010

Meet the best online OCR software that can help you convert images to text that’s both editable and searchable.

Scan your Paper Documents to Google Docs

17 jul 2010

Meet a free document scanning software that will let you scan and upload paper documents directly to Google Docs as scanned PDF files.

Perform OCR with Google Docs – Turn Images Into Editable Documents

29 sep 2009

Google Docs can now perform OCR on digital images. You can upload an image containing typewritten or printed text (like a fax document or a scanned newspaper clipping) to your Google Docs account and it will turn that image into editable text.

How to Create PDF Documents Optimized for SEO

04 sep 2009

Duff shares some good tips on how to get your Adobe PDF documents and presentations rank higher in Google and other search engines using simple techniques. Excerpts: Verify that each PDF file has a proper Description and file-name before you upload them on to the web.

How to Manage Your Collection of PDF Files

10 aug 2009

Learn how to efficiently manage your library of PDF documents using free software. Also learn how to use Scribd as an online PDF organizer with full-text search for your ebook and other private files.

Abbyy OCR for iPhone Applications

24 mar 2009

Abbyy Mobile OCR Engine SDK that provides tools for developers to create optical character recognition (OCR) applications for mobile or other compact devices now supports the Apple iPhone.

Extract Text from Images & Scanned PDF Manuals Online

26 feb 2009

Meet a free online OCR service that lets you perform Optical Character Recognition without having to install new software. You can convert scanned images and PDF documents into searchable and editable text from the web itself.

Performing OCR with Google Search vs Commercial OCR Software

09 feb 2009

OCR software help you convert scanned PDF images to searchable text, Word or HTML. We compare Google’s free online OCR software with commercial utilities like Abbyy FineReader and Adobe Acrobat Professional.