OpticBook 3800 won’t scan on Mac

Problem After installing the provided drivers from the CD, you still can’t perform a scan with your OpticBook 3800 on a Mac. Solution Please note that after performing the below, you may still have difficulties scanning. Please change the settings of the scan to not have “Custom size” checked as sometimes only a tiny portion… Continue reading OpticBook 3800 won’t scan on Mac

ManyCam not working in Safari on Mac

Problem Manycam is not appearing as a valid webcam option on flash websites. Solution You need to run Safari in 32-bit mode. Quit Safari. Go to your applications folder. Right click Safari and click “Get Info”. Check the “Open in 32-bit mode” checkbox. Close the window. Open Safari. ManyCam should now appear as a valid… Continue reading ManyCam not working in Safari on Mac

“…file name might contain invalid characters…” when saving to Word in Readiris

Problem When you click the “Recognize & Save” button in Readiris, you get the following error: “Word cannot open this document. The document might be in use, the document might not be a valid Word document, or the file name might contain invalid characters…” Cause The name of your scanner contains a “/”, for example… Continue reading “…file name might contain invalid characters…” when saving to Word in Readiris