OCR Automator
Do you OCR more scans than you'd like to recall, and tend to do it using Abbyy Reader Sprint 5.0, the pack-in software that came with many scanners? Overall, the "freebee" software from Abbyy does very well, but it's difficult to OCR more than one scanned image at a time, and you save a ton of time scanning every image first rather than scanning the files using Sprint's clunky interface.
Luckily Abbyy Reader Sprint 5.0 has a command-line interface. If you, say, execute "Sprint C:\file1.jpg C:\myFolder\anotherFile.jpg", Sprint will OCR each image and combine them into a single file (rtf or txt) of your choosing. Very nice, and makes batching possible.
Unfortunately creating batch files can be a pain, so we finally, after a few years, broke down and created a VB app that'll do it for you (and us). Open the app, ensure the opening line points to the location where you installed Sprint.exe, select the files you want to scan (mouse required, we're afraid), and let 'er rip.
Once again, enjoy AT YOUR OWN RISK. This application will likely wack anything important on your computer and transmit your credit card numbers to Tony Blair.
