> Posted by: "Bob Werre" [EMAIL PROTECTED] gpnrr > Date: Tue May 8, 2007 1:41 pm ((PDT)) > >I too, have a few years of all kind of magazines that have >less and less value as the years past. I thought of the idea of using a >flatbed scanner to scan in the articles that were important to me and >giving the magazine away or recycling them. It is a great way to save >the articles on a CD or even DVD. The problem is it takes months of >free time to do that and then indexing the articles in some kind of >catalogue format requires another trick or two. > >Does anyone have a better way?
I recommend these techniques, which I myself use: * Clip articles for future reference and save them in folders according to subject. * Use the online model railroad index <http://www.index.mrmag.com/> to identify articles of interest. * Find a buddy who keeps all his magazines and rely on his good will for access. I do have 1948-1956 bound volumes of Model Railroader magazine that I skim periodically for general inspiration. These I plan to keep indefinitely without cutting up. My preferred reference medium is a piece of paper that I can hold in my hand, write on, carry with me, etc. I would not choose a digital, computer-based method to save information. I spend too much time in front of this screen as it is, while carloads of S scale okra and Brussels sprouts sit in the dark downstairs awaiting dispatch to hungry New Jersey gourmands. -- Bill Roberts, Receiver San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. Fast Friendly Service [select one] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
