<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[scanlog.co]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scanlog]]></description><link>https://www.scanlog.co/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:04:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.scanlog.co/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping Track of Camera Gear Across a Busy Team (With an Equipment Tracking System)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's shoot day. The Sony is supposed to be here. It was signed out to Jake on Tuesday, which was fine because Jake was done by Wednesday. Except Jake left the kit bag in the edit suite, someone moved it to the shelf "for safekeeping", and now it's 7am and nobody can find a wide-angle prime with two hours to go. Great start. Production Teams Have a Gear Management Problem They Mostly Ignore Here's the thing about camera gear. It's expensive, it's shared, it moves constantly, and everyone on...]]></description><link>https://www.scanlog.co/post/keeping-track-of-camera-gear-across-a-busy-team-with-an-equipment-tracking-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa3cd0e6cd293e43774925</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:06:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d684a_0e48c6b3d3e9441491981fbce8a5e517~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_444,h_440,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scanlog marketing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How QR Code Equipment Tracking Solves Your Return Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Person scans QR code on a phone from a laptop in an office with blue drawers. Natural light filters in, creating a focused, tech-savvy mood.]]></description><link>https://www.scanlog.co/post/how-qr-code-equipment-tracking-solves-your-return-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa3844438dc58e2c8c9191</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:45:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f2bbb_29a9f6a9047c4d1dbb1b141a66cf6aeb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scanlog marketing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Using a Spreadsheet to Track Equipment Loans? Here's Why That's Hurting You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be honest. Right now, your equipment booking system is a spreadsheet with a tab called "FINAL v3" and a sticky note near someone's monitor that says who has the document camera this week.   If that sounds familiar, you're not alone. But that setup is costing you more than you realise — in time, in lost equipment, and in the kind of low-grade stress that follows you home on a Friday afternoon.   Let's talk about what's actually going on, and what fixing it looks like.   The Spreadsheet Wasn't...]]></description><link>https://www.scanlog.co/post/still-using-a-spreadsheet-to-track-equipment-loans-here-s-why-that-s-hurting-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ed683e81e17196bd29236c</guid><category><![CDATA[general]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:23:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d684a_6a81461c894544aeabff7858e0bca150~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_925,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scanlog marketing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Cost of Not Tracking Who Has Your Equipment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without proper asset tracking software, the losses are quiet. A laptop goes missing. The projector is somewhere in Block C. Someone took the camera kit and nobody knows when it's coming back. Each incident feels small in isolation. Together, they add up to a real and measurable cost — one that rarely shows up on a budget line until it's too late.   If you work in a school or university IT department, you've probably inherited some version of the same system. A Google Sheet or excel. Maybe a...]]></description><link>https://www.scanlog.co/post/the-hidden-cost-of-not-tracking-who-has-your-equipment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ed61b781e17196bd29162a</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:10:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f2bbb_c31bfbc54ac34437875630455f6c9fda~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scanlog marketing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Does Our Equipment Keep Going Missing? (And What To Do About It)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is Tuesday morning. Third period starts in 40 minutes. You need the document camera for the science lab demonstration and the portable speaker for the hall assembly at 10am. You check the AV cupboard. The camera is gone. The speaker shelf has a sticky note that says "Taken - Room 14" but Room 14 is locked, the teacher is not in yet, and nobody signed anything out anywhere. So, you start the search. Corridors. Staff room. Deputy head's office. Twelve Slack messages. Two phone calls. The...]]></description><link>https://www.scanlog.co/post/why-does-our-equipment-keep-going-missing-and-what-to-do-about-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ea1dddbbc0f3ff7448bf93</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:38:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f2bbb_f320142da7614caeac15b56376be19b9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scanlog marketing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Spreadsheets Are Killing Your Equipment Management (And What to Use Instead)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still using a spreadsheet to track shared equipment? Here's why it stops working — and what actually does the job properly.]]></description><link>https://www.scanlog.co/post/why-spreadsheets-are-killing-your-equipment-management-and-what-to-use-instead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dde67fe72e8bb038a9f04d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:05:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f2bbb_77709d8a5aa7409494a6ffdd11900550~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scanlog marketing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Real Cost of Losing Track of Your Equipment (And How to Fix It)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Losing track of equipment costs more than you think. Here's an honest look at the real price — and a simple fix that takes less than an hour to set up.]]></description><link>https://www.scanlog.co/post/the-real-cost-of-losing-track-of-your-equipment-and-how-to-fix-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ddda4ce72e8bb038a9ccdf</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:17:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f2bbb_851ff56de08a4730b3779f7667f76051~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>scanlog marketing</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>