Call me crazy, but i bought a portable scanner with 8GB sd card and it works like a charm. So easy to use. I scan everything i need to keep and then save them on the computer, and also on an external hard drive.
Here is the model (i bought it from Amazon):
VuPoint Solutions Magic Wand Portable Scanner (PDS-ST410-VP)
I still like to look at the magazines but i know i have a safe copy just in case. I lost one of my Love of quilting magazine fom last year, so lesson learned...