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Document Storage: The Yahoo or Google Philosophy?

by Brooks on 31. Jul, 2008 in Processing, ScanSnap, Software

Once you have your documents scanned you then of course need to put the PDFs somewhere. There are basically two schools of thought for document storage: storing in a folder structure (the Old Yahoo model), or dumping it all in one place and letting search take over (the Google model). Old Yahoo Model – Folders [...]

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Offline vs. Online Backups – Which is Better?

by Brooks on 06. Jul, 2008 in Backup

There has been a lot of debate lately about “living in the cloud” and whether to keep data and applications locally or stored out on the Internet with backup services like Mozy or Carbonite. Which is better for backing up your documents? Online Backup Pros: The data is (hopefully!) encrypted Depending on the service you [...]

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What Software Do I Need?

by Brooks on 06. Jul, 2008 in Backup, ScanSnap, Software

Possibly None It could be that you already have all the software that you need. If you have a ScanSnap or other scanner, it will come with software to scan and possibly even convert it to a searchable PDF. It might even come with some simple document management software. If you have an external backup [...]

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10 Tips For Achieving Paper Zen

by Brooks on 04. Jul, 2008 in Backup, Processing, ScanSnap, Scanners, Software

Photo by unimatrixZxero Many people dream of the mythical “paperless office”. While these tips aren’t going to take you all the way there (and I don’t think anything truly will), they will take you a long way towards making friends with paper again. 1. Switch to paper-free option when possible. When at all possible, get [...]

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