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What Is | Scansoft Paperport 11

In the mid-2000s, before the cloud reigned supreme and before "going paperless" became a billion-dollar industry, there was one piece of software that sat on nearly every office scanner’s bundled CD: ScanSoft PaperPort 11 .

Shortly after version 11, ScanSoft bought Nuance (makers of Dragon NaturallySpeaking). They kept the "PaperPort" name but slowly let the core visual interface rot while pushing expensive "Pro" versions. what is scansoft paperport 11

Have a vintage scanner story? Share your memories of going "paperless" in the 2000s in the comments below! In the mid-2000s, before the cloud reigned supreme

If you’ve recently dug an old all-in-one printer out of a closet or bought a vintage scanner from a thrift store, you might have stumbled across an orange-and-yellow installation disc. But in an era of Adobe Acrobat and Evernote, is PaperPort 11 still relevant? More importantly, what exactly was it? Have a vintage scanner story

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Michael Milette

Michael Milette is the owner and an independent consultant with TNG Consulting Inc. in Canada. He works with government, non-profit organizations, businesses and educational institutions on Moodle-related projects. Michael writes about implementing Moodle LMS, developing in Moodle, Moodle administration, using the FilterCodes plugin (his own project), creating multi-language Moodle implementations and courses, and WCAG 2.1 accessibility.

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  • Great overview of using plugins in Moodle !
    I would just add, that when looking at a plugin to use, as well as the functionality and version compatibility, you MUST look at the release cycle, and developer. There is nothing worse that installing a plugin, building your site / course operation around this, to find that when you want to upgrade Moodle you can’t – because that plugin is no longer maintained 🙁
    I’ve seen some Universities and other large Moodle installations becoming years out of date because they adopted a plugin that didn’t;t then get upgraded.
    And this biggest impact with staying on an old and compatible version of Moodle means missing out on all the new features of Moodle core.

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