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justment, while a single slider allows for manual ad-
Kodak Mobile Film Scanner justment to the color before shooting.
Digitize your film and slides with this foldable scanner. The app editing tools include cropping and allows me
to adjust the orientation (horizontal shots will need to
By Jasmine Blue D’ Katz
be rotated). The app also includes filters, exposure,
I am always look- saturation, sharpness, warmth, and a hand full of
ing for the purrfect other editing tools.
way to scan in The software works with Android and iOS system,
those old nega- but you can use other film scanning apps it you pre-
tives and slide that fer. I don’t plan on winning any contest with the
we have collected scanned photos, but it was a quick way to get old
back in the days. family photos from relatives who have photos in the
Now I have found a way to use my smart phone with photo album, picture frames and attics that wish to
a collapsible film scanner that also comes with an get copies of when I visit them.
app for editing and make my photos pop. If you do
not want to invest in a full photo scanner or pay for The Kodak Mobile Film Scanner, retails for around
expensive services, then this may be the scanner for $40 thanks to the cheap cardboard construction and
you. – outside the AA-powered LED and no fancy tech-
nology inside.
The Kodak Mobile Scanner supports three compati-
ble film types (35mm Color Negatives, 35mm Black
and White Negatives and 35mm Color Slides) and How to Fix
the app has over 10 editing options. The scanner is
illuminated by a LED backlight.
Outlook's Blank Email Bug
Just by putting my smartphone of the top and a click
to turn my old photos into digital photos in seconds.
Resolution will vary depending on the slide or nega-
tive and the quality of your smartphone camera. The
main tip is to adjust the focus functionality of your
smartphone. The Kodak Mobil Scanner app lets me
control everything and edit image on my smartphone
screen.
My film strips just slide into a slot positioned directly
on top of the LED backlight. Using an old-fashioned
manual feed – i.e., my paws – l push the film strip Microsoft is rolling out an Outlook update to fix a
until the image is aligned on the preview display on
my smartphone screen. Tapping the screen to focus strange bug for Microsoft 365 users that’s causing
the smartphone camera and use the app’s auto ad- email text to disappear as it’s typed and incoming
messages to show up blank. In other words: a
productivity-killing nightmare, whether you rely on
Outlook for work or for fun.
While Microsoft says the bug is confined to the Out-
look desktop client, some users have also reported
issues with blank messages and disappearing text
on the web and mobile versions. Luckily, Microsoft’s
says it identified the issue and it released a patch
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