Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Scanners normally come in three flavors: flatbed, film and ...

I always scan at the highest "optical" resolution that my scanner can handle. After all you can always resample/resize an image smaller without losing too much image quality but increasing the image ...

So I'm using Windows Vista64 with a shiny new Cannon 8800F scanner which has an optical resolution of 4800x9600 dpi. When I go to scan (using either Photoshop Elements or Paint.NET) the highest ...