Turbo Scan APP for Smart Phones

I have had this APP for a long time, but never used it much until today.  It has improved with upgrades and now it is quite functional. What does it do better that a mere photo?

1.     it has a camera to allow you to photograph a print document, such as an 8.5 x 11 document. Such as instructions for a device of some sort.  Or a newspaper article.

2.     if turboscan feels color is needed, it will make the output in color

3.     if turboscan sees it is purely black and white, it will make it that

4.     it allows the user to easily darken the blacks or vice versa to get a better image

5.     it then allows an easy cropping option

6.     then, the important thing, it converts whatever was photographed into a PDF file, not Jpeg.  But, if you prefer Jpeg, it will do that at the last minute instead

7.     then it offers fast option to email it to yourself – a great feature, because when you get to your desktop PC with printer, you can then print the PDF for filing and/or mailing to a client or something.  Or electronically filing it.

8.     it offers an instant option to send it to Drop Box, or Evernote or something like that instead of emailing it

This APP was introduced to me by my air conditioning service man.  He used it to scan installation diagrams, hand written or other billing notices he prepared on the jobsite and even took photos of the equipment serial numbers and made it into a PDF as well.  Saving much time.  He then sent them off to his office, a pre-programmed email address. 

Bottom line, by the time he left the jobsite, his office had all the data on the equipment, a signed receipt by the customer, and original photo-pdf of the equipment numbers and vital data to put in the customers drop box (or other storage location)_

Pdf’s are better for many things than photos, and this system enhances black print on white paper, the most common, for easy readability in pdf format.I think the APP is free, or nearly free.