(Part 3) Best office electronics products according to redditors

A Brother laser printer, that is.

Or at least a laser printer, but I second your recommendation of Brother.

I was in a similar situation in my first year, commuted 1.5h each way daily, didn't do so hot. You're actually actively trying to improve within the first month of your first year, that's better than me, which is impressive to say the least. And your post is not stupid! In your first year you end up taking a bunch of classes in different disciplines so you naturally will have a harder time. I also have a sneaking suspicion that professors try to make first year harder to weed out people, but it might just be my experience biasing things. Later on in your education you can sort of specialize into stuff you're good at. I improved most my second year, and did really well my third (even got $$$ from UBC for my grades :O). I settled in Computer Science so YMMV if you're in another science discipline, engineering, arts, etc.

If I would give advice to my former self, I'd say these things (sorry if this is a bit rambly, I will clean this up later) :

• Don't be overwhelmed, try any of the following stuff in piecemeal and try to iterate on what works for you.
  
  
• Do most of your studying/homework AT SCHOOL. Make time for that if possible, and treat it like a job. The library is your second home now. Actually the library is your home. Your other home is only for sleeping (7-8 hours), showering, relaxing, and potentially family stuff. After you're done commuting you should relax, or do light review. Never bring your stress home. There were only ~3 days where I was thinking of school at around 7+PM last year (excluding late evening exams, it was always traceable to something that would have been easier if I started earlier...).
  
  
• Go to all classes, sit at the front, say hi to your neighbor, and then take ALL the notes. I never read notes before class (BAD high school habit), but when I started doing pre-readings or skimming through to get a sense of what the topic would be, the lectures were about refining knowledge instead of racing to grasp it. Also it helps immensely if you start reading through textbooks and doing the problems in them. I read all my textbooks for my courses now and make my own notes before class (a good litmus test is can you summarize what the paragraph(s) just said in a few sentences?). Though make sure you're learning the same material the professor is teaching (keener problems :P). You should also skim/re-read your notes and it should take you 5-10 minutes to read a set of notes, which helps fill in the gaps between lectures!
  
  
• Simulate all your practice midterms/quizzes/exams in quiet places in the library, and time yourself. If you get a midterm/quiz back and you didn't do well, DO IT AGAIN on your own with the same time set as the original one. A bad grade is helpful in a weird masochistic way, it tells you EXACTLY what topics you need to do better in.
  
  
• Learn how to take better notes. Use techniques like the Cornell method, paraphrasing, etc. Also, when the professor says something that isn't on the slides, make note of it, it might be on the exam.
  
  
• Go to all labs, tutorials, etc and make an effort. Be attentive and alert in your work here. Don't be afraid to ask questions about stuff you don't know, you are wasting your tuition by not doing so - however - do prep though to figure out the gaps in your knowledge and aim your questions to bridge those gaps.
  
  
• Track all deadlines/deliverable in your courses using Google Calendar/Keep (or equivalent). Technology is not your friend if you don't use it right, i.e. if you play games, facebook, etc, it's only going to hurt you. This involves using piazza, connect, canvas, and etc on your phone/laptop to find what's up in your courses.
  
  
• Quit time sinks like gaming. I completely gave up gaming and my grades improved. I occasional can play games now, but in M O D E R A T I O N. Turns out if you stop playing games, you really just don't find them fun anymore. Removing stuff like gaming will cause time to just open up in your schedule.
  
  
• Start your homework/assignments ASAP (make personal deadlines HALF of what the actual deadline is), and go to office hours to clarify on stuff you aren't making progress on. Depending on the professor or TA, they might multi-cast the explanations they give to other students to spread the learning to you, so it might be beneficial to go even if you don't have any direct questions, just general uneasiness.
  
  
• Start a hobby. Reading, playing an instrument, a sport, etc. It helps relieve stress and ground you in reality that life is a lot more than just grades (seriously, think 60 years down the road).
  
  
• There is light at the end of the tunnel, think of how in XYZ amount of years you'll look back and enjoy your many accomplishments, including finishing UBC first year. :)
  
  
• Print out all your assignments (this is my best friend), homework and practice questions/midterms/quizzes/finals and do them in a quiet place. To give you an example, I print out my assignments, then whenever I work on them I manually make notes of how far I got, circling what questions I'm stuck on, what questions I can ask on piazza, office hours, etc.
  
  
• Grab all PDFs/Doc files from your courses and organize them into Onedrive/Drive/Dropbox etc. using a hierarchy structure. For example for every term I have folders for each class (and folders for stuff like co-op, etc), and in each class folder I have folders for the lecture slides, assignments, syllabus (for future reference), solutions, and practice materials. If you want to scan your notes you can do that too (get an auto feed duplex scanner, not a manual one!), and shoebox your physical notes! You can also save web pages as PDFs (should be built-in for chrome), some courses or labs were just HTML pages and you can't download them easily.
  
  
• Check out material from your courses from the internet, or other universities, or even online courses. For instance there was a concept in one of my classes that I didn't really get, I watched a few youtube videos and checked out some online lectures that shared topics and was able to understand.
  
  
• Know how your brain learns materials! An online course called "Learning how to learn" is a useful investment, but you are already overloaded it seems like. If you have a lazy saturday, or some spare cycles, read this reddit summary and/or watch the videos on coursera.
  
  The following stuff is really situational (and you should talk to your department advisors instead of some random redditor over them)
  
  
• Try spreading out your courses over summer - I took a few courses in the summer to stay ahead and have more breathing room.
  
  
• You might want to take a year break for work (co-op or non-co-op) - I did co-op, my grades got better when returning from my job, but I think this was more because I was the one paying for my tuition, not my parents.
  
  
• You may want to spread out your degree to 5 years - I'm doing this already because of co-op (16 month of work spread in between my terms), but you can just repeat a standing of a year (ie. be considered X year twice) if you don't meet promotion requirements.
  
  
  
  Specific to commuting:
  
  
• Try coming to school earlier to avoid the traffic and get in some extra study time.
  
  
• Listen to audiobooks or read a book (not a text book) while listening to music.
  
  
• Practice Anki flash cards or do some light review. I wasn't able to effectively zone out the transit crowd well enough to actually study new things.
  
  
• See if a family member can drop you off closer to a stop/sky train or pick you up. I skipped a bus transfer (and saved time in the commute) by just waking up earlier and hitching a ride with a family member to a Skytrain station.
  
  
  
  And on the health side of things:
  
  
• Bring your home made lunch or eat healthy on the campus. As a commuter it might be tempting to eat junk food, but try eating healthy.
  
  
• Drink lots of water, and if you can handle the weight, bring a refillable water bottle.
  

Some ideas that have worked well for me/others:

Aging Parents - Kind of expensive (fluctuates a ton) but if you have a parent with a ton of photos who talks about scanning them all in someday, this scanner is fantastic. I have the older version and it's literally so easy to use that even my mom and dad could figure it out when I let them borrow it. Not a great bulk doc scanner but exactly what you need for photos. Pair with a case like this to store the originals in and you've done a great deed.

Newlyweds- If they don't have specific interests, a picnic blanket goes over well. I have the one linked and it's nice for the cheap price. Pair with some wine, maybe some other picnic accessories. I'm also giving a minted gift for a custom designed print for wedding photos to my brother/new sister-in-law.

Teens- Move beyond the selfie stick - some phone lenses go a long way, get a self timer for the phone, or a PowerCore. The powercore isn't sexy but super loved by all. I usually hit up BaubleBar or Sephora for deals too.

Handyman- I shoved this cheap light in my husband's stocking last year and he loves it. It's super handy.

Homebody- This is out of stock in the best size right now but it always comes back in. It is the softest blanket ever, doesn't shed, and we bought them for every room of the house.

Dog- What dog doesn't love bully sticks? A good deal, really good quality and my dogs have loved them.

On my wishlist- A milk frother, The Food Lab cookbook, a magnetic pincushion, maybe some Ugg slippers, a bunch of Etsy art and Essie gel couture nail polish. Debating a special purchase for myself with a bonus I received, I'm thinking a camera for a big trip coming up if I can find the right holiday deal.

I did 1500 so far, I used IDImager to catalog. Would really recommend it. Really the only solution I could find for cataloging large amounts of photos.

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-CanoScan-9000F-Color-Scanner/dp/B003JQLHEA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1303811339&sr=1-1

Used that scanner, but it was a few years ago I bought it. Might be better now. Scans negatives great, which is what I mostly have. There are some auto negative scanners, but I couldn't see them working too well since you have to select the photo area.

I scanned into png since it was the best solution for lossless I could find. TIFF's were too big.

I hosted on smugmug since they would do pngs. Though their customer service has gone downhill in the 3 yrs I have had them, might not renew next year.

There are very affordable brother laser printers for less than $80. I've gone 2 years on the same toner drum

Edit: here is the model I was speaking about: http://www.amazon.com/Brother-HL2240D-Monochrome-Printer/dp/B004A16L2Q/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&srs=2529075011&ie=UTF8&qid=1374841143&sr=1-7

Found the calculator - https://www.amazon.com/Egoelife-Musical-Desktop-Calculator-12-Digits/dp/B076WWTM2P/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1550415542&sr=8-2&keywords=calculator+that+plays+sounds

most telcos don't support rotary any more. You can get a converter to use an old phone.

https://www.amazon.com/Converter-Antique-Rotary-Telephone-Modern/dp/B00DUDAR5M

I second monochrome laser printer. I have a Brother HL2240D and it is quite nice. Even has no trouble occasionally printing card stock paper.

I'm curious for a source too, but it's not at all far fetched. Scanners are tiny nowadays and could easily be put into the feed chute of a shredder. The guts of this would do nicely. Data over power lines certainly isn't a new technology. Hell. You could use a wifi scanner and not even screw with that.

I could cobble this together in my garage over a weekend probably.

Edit to fix link.

I found a shortcut to this either on tv or reddit comment I don't really remember. This will ruin the book so sell the digital copy accordingly. You also need a scanner that works on a feed system aka ADF like a fax machine (rather than a slow flatbed ) but beware of low end ones which are more trouble than they are worth. This does 40PPM which means 1000 page book in under 30 minutes. Put the book on a table clamp and use an angle grinder to grind off the binding don't forget to get goggles to keep paper out of your eyes. Take the covers off and feed the pages. Looking at the price of the materials startup at 500 is costly which could be cut down by buying a cheaper scanner to 300 or finding someone who already owns one which would cut the cost down to <50$. Of course if you already have all the materials what the hell are you waiting for. If not you could or could not use the amazon links provided to do this.

Oh, right. So what's with HAVING to have a certain calculator? Surely you have one maths class, and can use any one you want, seeing as any calculator will give you the right answer? What I have is http://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-FX-85GTPLUS-S-UH-FX-85GTPLUS-Scientific-Calculator/dp/B00364NNU6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394058512&sr=8-1&keywords=Casio+calculator which seems nothing compared to some super expensive TI one.

A graphing calculator definitely helps a lot for the SAT Math Level 2 test, I would highly recommend getting one.

The TI-84 is not worth it though. Most of the people who recommend it do not know about Casio or HP and simply suggest it because they're only familiar with TI calculators. That's why TI is only popular in the US.

The Casio fx-9860GII is half the price of the TI-84, and has all the programs/functions required for SAT and SAT Math II preloaded (unlike the TI-84) along with a faster processor, better display and more space for programs (even though you won't need to program anything).

For less than the cost of a TI-84, you can even buy the fx-CG50 with a color display and 3D graphing capabilities, which just shows how overpriced the TI-84 is.

Even a used TI-84 is overpriced, because the fx-9860GII usually sells for the same price NEW.

If you want even more value, there is the fx-9750GII which is basically a fx-9860GII without a backlight (if you flash the 9860 firmware on the 9750).
It's still ~$20-$45 cheaper than buying a USED TI-84.

The Casio calculators are approved for use in SAT 1, SAT 2, AP, ACT, IB and A-Level exams internationally, so you will not have any problems regarding approval, at least in high school standardized tests.

Now, there are touchscreen calculators and/or a CAS (Casio ClassPad, HP Prime, TI-89, etc.) which are still cheaper than a TI Nspire (or even a new TI 84) but they are not allowed in the ACT, and may or may not come in handy while in college (depending on major, course and professors) so I would just go for the fx-9860GII or the fx-CG50 to be safe.

https://www.amazon.com/Converter-Antique-Rotary-Telephone-Modern/dp/B00DUDAR5M

This is the closest thing I can find. Hopefully this is a decent lead for you let me know if this is what you’re looking for

Love our Brother printers - recently bought this one - 2240D- http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004A16L2Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1397002810&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40
Low cost to operate, last a long time. Note that it's monochrome which may not work for you.

Especially now when last year's TI-Nspire CAS is $57 on Amazon. Fifty-seven dollars! http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000QSX9EK/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1323459570&sr=8-1&condition=new

Disregarding not being able to use it on certain exams I haven't seen a calculator better than my TI-nspire CAS. As far as I know it can do just about anything and personally I find it much easier to type things in and do it quickly. the screen is also fairly big

I got the non color version from Amazon new for $60 like 5 years ago

edit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000QSX9EK/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all&qid=1486517993&sr=8-4

For only $19ish!

The ones on the end at AR-8001, the three on the middle are AR-7778.

Edit: here's an Amazon listing. Change the colour to find the 8001

https://www.amazon.com/Egoelife-Musical-Desktop-Calculator-12-Digits/dp/B076WWTM2P?th=1&psc=1

Seconded.

I know it's like a meme by now, but everyone who is in a position to buy a laser printer should buy a laser printer. Of those, Brother printers have very good value, good drivers and support (imho - none of them are perfect). Automatic duplex printing is also convenient, as is the case for the device I linked.

http://www.amazon.com/Prizm-FX-CG10-Color-Graphing-Calculator/dp/B00481K4KS/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1314277358&sr=1-1

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Actually, It's probably the TI-Nspire now.

FYI I wasn't calling your position naive, you actually identified some significant factors. I was just building on your argument. If perfect competition existed, competitors would naturally emerge. Thus there are factors that prevent significant competition from emerging.

The fact that that TI-83 is the recommended calculator in some classrooms—and they are required in others—means that the instruction is geared towards use of the TI-83. Sometimes, even the textbooks give instructions on how to solve problems with a TI-83 specifically. From a student's perspective, the mathematics course gets much more difficult without instructions on how to solve the problem with their most useful tool. From a teacher's perspective, it is much easier to teach a classroom with a single brand of calculator than it is to teach a classroom where every kid has his or her own. The same economies of scale apply to the county level.

The other calculators in the TI-83 price range of $100 from competitors are much more sophisticated, including a color graphing calculator from Casio and a calculator with the capability for 3D graphing from HP. Meanwhile, calculators with similar competency cost about half what the TI-83 costs. I would say that is significant undercutting.

TI gained a monopoly because of economies of scale in education from having a standard calculator. There's nothing necessarily malicious about that. But it is pretty clear that they are exploiting that position to serve their own self-interest, as businesses are wont to do.

You can sign up for a free Google Voice account as it includes talk and texting. Always nice to have as a backup. You can have that number also ring on your cell phone (after your line issue is corrected). And you can also buy a Obi Talk adapter so the google voice can make/receive calls as a house phone with no monthly bill.

What about something like this? VTech DS6621-2 DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone with Bluetooth Connect to Cell/Answering System, Silver/Black with 2 Handsets https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KJJCL9K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_EmKxCbFHS7RQ4

What you are looking for is an "AR-7778 musical calculator" (amazon link)

second question. yes. you will need an n-type antenna. I recommend this for your project: http://www.amazon.com/Engenius-Outdoor-High-Antenna-EAG-2408/dp/B000VIA4CA

about the 1 mile question. Not likely at all. You can add power to "yell" your signal louder from the WAP but your reception is limited to the size and style of your antenna. that Engenius antenna will work for maybe a block reliably. You can extend your range by having equivalent antennas on both sides of the connection.

Yes. you will need a device like this : https://www.amazon.com/Obihai-OBi200-Adapter-Support-Service/dp/B07FCS1NGM/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=oova+google+voice&qid=1575045740&sr=8-1-spell

Digitizing old slides/negatives really comes down to a couple options:

• Good quality, but expensive using a service like ScanCafe. The biggest upside is that you're not doing it yourself, you send them out and have them done.
  
• High quality, but slow using something like a DSLR + macro lens and lightbox. You'll get great quality, but it'll take a long time and you'll need to hand-crop the images afterwards. You can get some extremely impressive results, but you'll be hand-retouching each image so that slows down the process.
  
• Lower quality, medium speed using something like a cheap 35mm slide scanner. You'll have to load the images in one-by-one, but you get results more quickly than you would if you're doing it using a digital camera + macro lens.
  
  Also I would cull the number down if possible. Five thousand slides is a LOT, I'd start by determining what needs prioritization to be digitized and then saving the rest for later if you end up doing it yourself.

Just a normal scientific calculator??

Casio FX-85 GTPLUS is a good calculator.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00364NNU6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_iqiKybN458YPN

Even better, a Casio FX-991ESPLUS, it's even silver!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0034BAQS8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_KqiKyb5W2A10F

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Having a home office can get confusing. this could help! :)

Ah, I see. Well good on you for thinking of your residents then.

Another post reminded me: my department had a pretty nice scanner, the ScanSnap S1500. Another department in the building had their students scan homework. They also had a scanner, but their students always came to our lab to scan homework because our scanner was far, far superior in usability and scan quality. I realize it's pretty expensive for what it sounds like your budget is, but definitely go for that over anything that isn't of academic value - buy whiteboards first, then the scanner, then a dvd of Real Genius (trust me on this one), and then whatever else you have in mind.

http://www.amazon.com/Prizm-FX-CG10-Color-Graphing-Calculator/dp/B00481K4KS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323465336&sr=8-1

That's the one I have. The screen is fucking amazing and the calculator doesn't feel like a brick in my hand.

http://www.amazon.com/Pantum-P2502W-Wireless-Monochrome-Printer/dp/B00N517VDK/ $38 on prime. Not bad... but paradoxically the toners are super expensive haha. I have seen $50 brother wireless laser at Home Depots and Office Maxes when they are changing out models. Still its only like $84 for a wireless brother laser on amazon. Life is short, buy good shit.

I mean, you have to scan it somehow if you want it on your computer. :-)

There's no magic method; pay a lab to scan them, scan them yourself on a scanner or use a digital camera with macro mode, or... well, that's about it really.

I suppose if you don't mind it looking terrible you could use one of the cheap things on Amazon, but you're already a third of the way to the price of a PrimeFilm XE, which is one of the better 35mm scanners out there right now.

I still shoot quite a bit of film and develop my own black and white.

I use Ilford developer and fixer.
Find development times for any brand of developer here.

Decent scanners are fairly inexpensive.
This one will do.
Having a lab develop film and scan images to a cd cost around $10 a roll, so the scanner will pay for itself soon.

I don't deal with a darkroom for prints anymore. I like film and still use it, but for me, photoshop is so much easier.

Yeah, ditch Cox phone completely and get an Obi200 for $50 and set it up with a free Google Voice number. :)

https://www.amazon.com/Obihai-OBi200-Adapter-Support-Service/dp/B07FCS1NGM

Depending on confidentiality concerns, you could outsource the scanning or grab something like this Fujitsu Scan feeder or similar.

Cloud storage is iffy when the service gets cancelled, there might not be the option to retrieve your files. A good mantra is "If your data is not in 3 separate places, it's nowhere."

1. Local
   
2. Cloud
   
3. Offsite
   
   Perhaps something like Bittorrent Sync to simplify the local + offsite.

if mom needs phone and sprint coverage is good in your area i suggest you get her on this plan tonight

https://social.ringplus.net/discussion/7850/blt-2-free-plan-discussion/p1

if you can.. its 6000 mins txt mms 6gig data... pay zero per month if you don't go over and a one time signup/topup fee of I think $38 .. they may or may not have phones for sale .. you can get a cheap one .. flip phone or basic android.. and then swap in a more expensive one later like your samsung or iphone .. phones must pass their check which looks to see if you are paid up on your plan with your current provider and that its unlocked.. if you miss the sale watch them on twitter for the next sale...

then if mom likes her home phone you can get a Vtech Connect to Cell cordless phone that will use moms cellphone to make and answer calls.. it works by bluetooth and it automatically connects when you come home and put the cellphone near it.. just get a wall jack usb charger hook the cellphone up to charge and leave it on and she can use the homephones

https://www.amazon.com/VTech-DS6621-2-Cordless-Bluetooth-Answering/dp/B00KJJCL9K/


as for television you have to talk with her about what she likes and needs.. antenna offerings can be excellent in areas near cities .. you can get 2 dozen stations.

https://www.amazon.com/Converter-Antique-Rotary-Telephone-Modern/dp/B00DUDAR5M

Switch to a Laser Printer, something like This : https://www.amazon.ca/Brother-HL-L2320D-Monochrome-Printer-Printing/dp/B00LEA5EHO

As for Adhesive Labels you can find plenty available as well : https://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Shipping+Labels


If you sell quite a bit then a Thermal Printer might be worth a investment though i'm not to keen on those.

here you go

I think that’s an fx gt85 Plus. Standard calculator that every school has

Phone+Tone to Pulse Converter+VOIP box+Google Voice=My daughters first and only phone I provided.

For all other tech; people need yards raked, poop scooped, dogs walked, babies sat.....

BTW she loves it her friends can call her, she can call them, the old who gets to the phone first game is live. And yes slamming the phone is the only way to hang up.

Someone in the other thread found this https://www.amazon.com/Egoelife-Musical-Desktop-Calculator-12-Digits/dp/B076WWTM2P/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1550415542&sr=8-2&keywords=calculator+that+plays+sounds

In the US, throughout much of the time rotary telephones were in use, the customer didn't own the phone. The equipment was the property of the phone company. This may affect the availability.

Anyway, you can buy replica rotaries on Amazon and probably other sites. You can also buy the one your found and replace the cord (also sold online).

Yes! I bought a label maker on sale ages ago and I put labels on everything. It's a little more high tech than I probably really need, but it's waterproof and tidy.

It's pricey but I picked up a Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500. Best thing ever. Everything gets scanned and backed up to cloud storage. Original thrown away unless it is some sort of special document like a car title which goes in a filing cabinet.

My desk went from a sea of paper to empty. Highly recommend.

I was a bit quick to state that about the depth and lighting from looking at a couple comparison photos online. I was looking at scanners on amazon. How much do you think a decent one would cost? Here's one I found http://www.amazon.com/Jumbl-High-Resolution-Negative-Slide-Scanner/dp/B00ICOB78K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448986208&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=film+scanner&psc=1 . Do you think I would get a better shot with all this or a low tier (around $200) DSLR? Thanks so much for the feedback!

No one can steal your data from this phone: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A66R3YY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_HEZ1DbDHRPA49

You can get a Brother laser printer for like $50.

Edit: Ok I like its more like $80 dollars. I got mine for like $50 on sale sometime.

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-HL2240D-Monochrome-Printer/dp/B004A16L2Q/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1375377960&sr=8-5&keywords=brother+laser+printer

This looks consistent with what my own investigation in preforming the same project led me. I have a similar plan, but need a more suitable antenna. This lead me to looking for an omnidirectional. I looked at several comparable antennas to the one you found. I found them slightly cheaper on Amazon (crap, there was a 15dBi somewhere, this is a 12).
When expanding again, you should note that you can get a 8dBi outdoor omni for less than half the price. Don't forget you likely need a pigtail to convert to SMA

• This nice connector chart should be helpful.
  
  My project is intended to provide an offline Wikipedia mirror, TeamSpeak (chat and VIOP), Friendica (Facebook clone), Gallery3 (image host), and anything else I can think of.

I use the Reflecta film scanner: https://reflecta.de/en/products/detail/~id.840/reflecta-Film-Scanner-Super-8-%E2%80%93-Normal-8.html

In the US it goes by the name 'Wolverine': https://www.amazon.com/Wolverine-Super8-Digitizer-Film2Digital-MovieMaker/dp/B01KA32HH0

I believe there are two versions available; one which has support for large reels and one which doesn't. In other words, there's a version which has the film-holders extended to the left and right to hold the larger reels. My version doesn't support the larger reels, but I just jerry-rigged my own reel holders. You can find plenty examples on the internet.

The quality is reasonable, especially for the price. It's not the best in the world, but it's not that bad either. I can't really give a good opinion on that though, as the films I'm scanning have degraded pretty bad so they already look really bad which isn't really the scanner's fault. But from what I've seen and read it's pretty decent :)

Depends on how much time you have and how many photos/negatives you have. If its only a few, try your local photo print house (preferably a nice professional non-chain shop). If it is more than a few, try an online place like ScanCafe. If we are talking boxes and boxes and you have time on your hands and are tech savvy, consider a film scanner with infrared channel ($400), a flatbed scanner with touchup software ($150), and scanning software ($80). If you know nothing about photo restoration/touchup, you'd be best to just pay ScanCafe to do it.

My scanner is on an HP all in one ink jet printer that just works with great support by Ubuntu.

My laser printer is a Pantum P2502W it's am inexpensive laser printer ($40) that the manufacturer provides .deb files for the drivers. It also supports network printing but not Google cloud print. I share the printer through an Ubuntu box for my wifes Chromebook to print.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N517VDK

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828731010

Driver info, top answer gives a good walk through:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/573839/how-can-i-install-a-pantum-2502w-laser-printer-on-ubuntu

Bought this B/W monochrome wireless laser printer for $25. Still working through the starter cartridge (prints about 700 pages).

Wireless setup is slightly painful and print quality is decent (but not OH GOD SO SHARP!)... But I hardly need to print a ton of important stuff. So for $25, it is a hell of a convenience for my sparse printing needs.

Congratulations! I bought my first Super 8 camera 45 years ago and shot with a Chinon Pacific 12SMR in film school - I wish I still had it.

> Where can I buy Super 8 film cartridges for cheap?

You can get [Black & White Tri-X cartridges for $21.95] (http://adorama.evyy.net/c/60286/51926/1036?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adorama.com%2Fkktxr464.html) and [color Vision3 cartridges for $34.95] (http://adorama.evyy.net/c/60286/51926/1036?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adorama.com%2Fsearchsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsearchinfo%3Dkodak%2Bvision3%2Bsuper%2B8) [Referral Links].

Each cartridge will run for about 3 minutes and 40 seconds at 18 fps or 2 minutes and 30 seconds at 24 fps.

> will i have to take the film somewhere to be developed or is there a way of doing it on my own?

Yes, you will have to send your film off to be developed. There are very few local film processing labs left. You can [get your film processed for about $20] (http://www.pro8mm.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=01&Category_Code=proc).

At that point you can pay to have it digitized and sent back to you on an SD card - or you can buy a [$299 digitizer] (https://www.amazon.com/Wolverine-Super8-Digitizer-Film2Digital-MovieMaker/dp/B01KA32HH0//ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20) and do it yourself.

Hope this is helpful and good luck with your new camera!

If it it 9mm or Super8 Hammacher Schlemmer has advertised these for a while. it looks like now they also offer conversion services...best of luck with your neat film :D

8mm/16mm to DVD Conversion Service - $74.95 - $999.95

Super8 to digital - $1,300.00

Super8/8mm to digital - $499.95

Non-H.S. version - $265.95 (looks to be the same unit found at H.S.)

Here is an article explaining the difference in Super8 and 8mm film, they also offer conversion services.

Im not sure if its allowed to ask about printers here, but lets try:

Would you recommend this printer? Its to print simple things like PDFs (text and simple images like charts)

Brother HL-L2320D Mono Laser Printer

and what's the difference to this one:

Brother HL-L2300D Monochrome Laser Printer with Duplex Printing

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LEA5EHO/?coliid=I1QWMRSEGBE9UY&colid=1CEG8SQ3FOV3G&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Better buy a label maker like this

Here is what I have.

http://www.amazon.com/Antenna-RP-SMA-Extension-Cable-Router/dp/B005C8AYG0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-ANT2415D-Omni-directional-connector-resistant/dp/B004I5J2XY?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01

http://www.amazon.com/Engenius-Outdoor-High-Antenna-EAG-2408/dp/B000VIA4CA?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00

I have 2 different antennas so I posted both.

There are a few new organizations building applications and infrastructure for digitizing archaeological data. As HappyArchFunTime said, check out the forthcoming Codifi app from the Center for Digital Archaeology (http://codifi.org/) and the FAIMS app/db system (https://www.fedarch.org/).

In the short term though, I'd suggest scanning the field notes so you at least have images of them, and linking the images to the database records. I use a ScanSnap S1500 scanner (http://www.amazon.com/Fujitsu-ScanSnap-Instant-Sheet-Fed-Scanner/dp/B001V9LQH0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1409886865&sr=8-3&keywords=scansnap+s+1500) to quickly scan separated pages, but you can also cheaply build a book scanner with a cardboard box and a digital camera to scan bound notes (http://www.diybookscanner.org/). While you can use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to extract text from the notes, I've found it doesn't work very well with handwriting - transcription of fieldnotes is better left to humans at this point.

Going forward, you might suggest that the excavators start recording digital while still in the field to avoid the data entry time. The fastest way to "go digital" at this point is to import use Filemaker Pro ($300) and run a mobile version of the database on iPads. John Walldrodt has some great demonstrations from the multiuser database he built for recording in Pompeii (http://paperlessarchaeology.com/the-database/). FileMaker can handle most data, so you should be able to import your current database into it. This is a significant task though, so I'd recommend waiting until the field season is over and then testing the mobile database before next year.

If you just want to try digital recording immediately, and only need to support a few users, try the MementoDB app (android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luckydroid.droidbase&hl=en) or TapForms (iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tap-forms-organizer-secure/id291405311?mt=8) as they are very simple to get up and running, but more limited in what they can do vs FileMaker.

Once you have digital datasets, consider talking to the Digital Archaeological Record (http://core.tdar.org/) which is focused on archiving data for future access and OpenContext - which is built to publish data sets (http://opencontext.org/about/) to see about preserving and sharing data with other professional archaeologists.

[Edit - model # and link for scanner]

Stop buying HP or any other assholes products.

Buy a separate scanner and one of these:

Pantum P2502W Wireless Monochrome Laser Printer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N517VDK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_j7O4xbS9VGYN8

I purchased one two years ago and I am still using the same toner cartridge it came with.

That is a newer version of the one I have. Depends on how much you're scanning... If not a ton, this one is great too, and super small. Not as fast, and you can't "stack" asuch stuff, but insanely compact.

Fujitsu ScanSnap iX100 Wireless Mobile Scanner for Mac and PC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NWGGUAS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Tk0pDb7X039V3

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>HP Prime is a great modern choice
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Still on the HP website:

https://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/prime-graphing-calculator/overview.html

Available from multiple sellers on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00CMWCT26/ref=olp_f_new?f_new=true

Another good choice; CASIO PRIZM FX-CG50

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0711D5RNZ/

And, just for completeness, here is the cheapest ($32.99) graphing calculator on Amazon unless you want to try buying used instead of new: CATIGA CS121

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J65SZ46/

I got very good results with that Minolta scanner from Vuescan, but after giving the scanner back I ended up buying a Canon flatbed. Its film scans are decent, if not razor sharp, and the price was right.

Thanks for all the replies! I can't decide between thermal or laser printer, which one would you suggest me? I will take one of those:

https://www.amazon.ca/Brother-QL-570-Professional-Label-Printer/dp/B000ZHEVZ8/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1491361089&sr=1-6&keywords=thermal+printer

https://www.amazon.ca/Brother-HL-L2320D-Monochrome-Printer-Printing/dp/B00LEA5EHO/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1491361083&sr=1-2&keywords=laser+printer

What about something like this?

Do you own a DSLR and a macro lens? If so, you can get results that rival professional drum scanner, and beat the typical (Epson V700) consumer level scanners. It's kind of a PITA to set up though, and you have to do a bunch of post processing if you do the multi-shot/stitch method for higher resolution. I just do them as a single frame since I'm not making prints or anything. Here's my setup in action.

I also did a bunch of experimenting with different backlights etc. trying to get my regular all-in-one printer scanner to get decent results, but nothing came out anywhere near as good as just taking a picture of a picture.

I am curious if anyone has tried one of those cheapie negative scanners you can get on amazon for under $100.

You can get a pulse to tone adapter to make them support tone exchanges. ENTS (ents.ca) had a rotary phone on the voip system we had going there. A quick search turns up https://www.amazon.ca/Converter-Antique-Rotary-Telephone-Modern/dp/B00DUDAR5M. I don't remember where I bought the one we put in at ENTS but it was about the same price. It's painful to call anyone though, especially with 10 digit dialing.

Just get a label maker for $25 - they have infinite uses:

Brother P-touch Easy Hand-Held Label Maker (PT-H100) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008HPTR9U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_gVmZCbZWT0B28

Yo te recomendaria esta: Casio CG10

La use los ultimos 3 años del colegio por que me pedían gráfica y realmente te la enseñaban a usar. Lo que fue contraproducente a la hora de rendir matemática en el CBC y me digan che u/ZellahYT que mierda haces con eso, tenes que aprender todo de nuevo y a mano ahora.

My in-laws gave me a Fujitsu ScanSnap 1100i for Christmas a couple of years ago. I was skeptical, but I really like it. Easy enough to use that I actually do use it, and included OCR. The software isn't perfect, but it's good enough. I recommend it. I don't think they make it any more, but they make something similar (and a lot of more expensive ones that deal better with high volume if you need that).

EDIT: I think this is the current version. Mine isn't wireless.

If all you want is the handset, those are still sold as retro kitsch:

https://www.amazon.com/Native-Union-Phone-Retro-Handset/dp/B004Z6M918

Or you can buy the whole phone:

https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-ROTARY-fashioned-Rotary-Telephone/dp/B00A66R3YY

I had to get a new line for the BOGO phone. I'll be turning the new line into a home phone and buying a home cell connection set so my kids will have a phone to use to call for help. I don't trust them enough with an actual phone yet.


I'll also probably bring it with when we go on trips as a hotspot.

I have this one. - https://www.amazon.com/Fujitsu-ScanSnap-Wireless-Mobile-Scanner/dp/B00NWGGUAS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1495974000&sr=8-4&keywords=scansnap

It makes scanning very convenient and easy.

I just found an led light pad used for tracing that works well as a portable light box; works pretty well for proof sheets: http://www.piccoach.com/tipsandtricks/make-proof-sheets-without-scanner/

I don't know anything about this scanner but it's cheap and has pretty good reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Jumbl-High-Resolution-22MP-Scanner-Digitizer/dp/B00ICOB78K/

Buenos dias muchachada (No me peguen, ya me voy).

Calculadoras graficadoras para la facultad? Si, no, por que?

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Dado a que mi calculadora cientifica no hace ni siquiera resolvente, estaba viendo de traer con Grabr una Casio FX CG50 pero no se.. ya veo que al final es una de esas pelotudeces que no necesito (Dicho sea el paso, hago ing informatica y en este momento estoy cursando Analisis 1). La otra opcion era traer algo mas sencillo como una Fx-115ES Plus o similar pero ahi ya no se si vale la pena con Grabr.

Edit: Y si tienen recomendaciones de modelos, se las tomo también.

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Saludos!

> Also I recommend a cheap printer. It took until my third year to get a printer in my room and I'm so mad I waited so long.

You can sometimes find this laser printer on sale for $25.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N517VDK

Since you have many tapes, then this would be a cheaper option.

https://www.amazon.com/Wolverine-Super8-Digitizer-Film2Digital-MovieMaker/dp/B01KA32HH0

i was actually doing some poking around and found a graphing calculator that dosen't suck as hard as the TI shit, and it looks like the price has gone down since the last itme i checked http://www.amazon.com/Prizm-FX-CG10-Color-Graphing-Calculator/dp/B00481K4KS

You really need to get a scanner that can handle slides, like the Canon 9000F. It's only $150 and you can digitize that entire collection.

Would something like this be fine: http://www.amazon.com/Texas-Instruments-NSCAS-PWB-1L1/dp/B000QSX9EK/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1343931357&sr=8-24&keywords=ti84
It seems like the best price at the moment.

You won't find calculators like that in England. The only one you'll find is a Casio FX 85GT PLUS

Go buy one on amazon then. They still make them. Rotary dial phone

If you check https://voice.google.com/rates?p=fi it says it’s free for the United States as well as Canada so if you can buy an Obihai adapter on Amazon it should work

Found one

What about this sort of thing? I have an old cell phone that I could hook-up to it for them? Seems like it would work with any phone or plan that way, right?

https://www.amazon.com/VTech-DS6621-2-Expandable-Bluetooth-Answering/dp/B00KJJCL9K/ref=pd_sbs_107_t_1/135-0766618-2293469?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00KJJCL9K&pd_rd_r=ca81653e-babc-4e46-b789-ece757397218&pd_rd_w=uMbkA&pd_rd_wg=CQmkR&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=R7QJTECZJ125SYGXQD07&psc=1&refRID=R7QJTECZJ125SYGXQD07

http://www.amazon.com/Jumbl-High-Resolution-All-In-1-Scanner-Digitizer/dp/B00LU0XO3O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420322204&sr=8-1&keywords=negative+scanner

Its actually a digital camera with some special software and light bed to illuminate the negative all built together.

We have towers with an antenna like this on a Ubiquiti Bullet M2 and trucks with the same Bullet M2 and this antenna. We're able to get out about a mile; onmi antennas should work just fine for you. You might want to investigate if you need 5Ghz though since the 2.4Ghz range might already be saturated if everyone else has a similar setup; run a tool like Inssider (version 3 was free) to see what's out there and to select your channel once you have it up and running.

here is a ti nspire cas for $30 plus a little shipping. You can get it for a little less but I don't trust the sellers for those. This is the calculator I used and this is where I bought it.

My cousin raves about his Jumbl slide/film scanner. He's been digitalizing his father's photos for a while now.

> FX Cg 50

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0711D5RNZ/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Debes estar mirando refurbisheds.

you will need a major boosted antenna, and Ubiquiti won't do it.

get two open mesh devices the OM2p units

www.open-mesh.com and a nice boosted outdoor antenna or two with an amplifier.

I have one unit setup with this bad boy and get a 2 mile radius pretty easily out of it


http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Broadband-Amplifier-Extender-Repeater/dp/B00HJ1NQLS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1407269268&sr=8-3&keywords=wifi+amplifier

http://www.amazon.com/Engenius-Outdoor-High-Antenna-EAG-2408/dp/B000VIA4CA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1407269306&sr=8-3&keywords=outdoor+wifi+antenna

Not really. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00364NNU6/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_BU3Qwb7XXRKZT amazon sell the same calculator for the same price.