A supplied cable allows you to daisy chain your printer so the printer and scanner can share the same port. The scanner comes with a lot of bundled software, including Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0, EasyPhoto, Pagis SE and ipublish. This software allows photo manipulation and scanning documents into word processors or to the Internet. The package also functions as a facsimile machine and a photocopier. Some Internet-aimed software is included for Web pages, animated greeting cards and such.
Installation is very easy.
If you can connect a printer, you can install the hardware. The software involves slipping the CD-ROM into the drive and getting out of the way. All the software performed as advertised. Storm Technology products are widely available. Questions and comments are welcome.