The Windows taskbar (that area in the bottom-right of the screen) has a feature that is both helpful and annoying at the same time. By default, most icons will not show unless they have something they need to tell you. This is nice because it stops the area from becoming cluttered up, but it can […]
Continue readingEven though people call me “Mr. Paperless”, I have long maintained that there can be some very good reasons to use paper, and this amazing project is a perfect example. As you may or may not know, the majority of Nairobi’s population live in slums, and lack of sanitation (and the diseases that come along […]
Continue readingIt can be helpful to see what other people are doing when they go paperless, and part of that is the products that they use. In 2013, many of you chose to support the DocumentSnap site by making online purchases through some of the links on the site. For example, when you purchase a scanner […]
Continue readingI am in the process of moving my paperless documents to a new location, and am taking that opportunity to clean up my folder structure a little bit. After getting everything set up in the new location, I wanted a way of comparing the contents to the old directory tree to see if there are […]
Continue readingI did some digging through the archives, and it looks like my earliest mention of the Mac Power Users podcast was an issue of the DocumentSnap newsletter back in August 2010. Needless to say, I’ve been a listener for a long time, and it has been fun seeing David Sparks and Katie Floyd at Macworld […]
Continue readingI love it watching when an idea starts, and different writers come up with different solutions and build on the work of others. It all started on the Technical Difficulties podcast when Gabe Weatherhead and Erik Hess were talking about the documents that they put into Evernote and the documents they do not. I wrote […]
Continue readingIn December I did the fourth annual survey of DocumentSnap blog readers and readers of the DocumentSnap newsletter. In the surveys, I asked four main questions: What is the biggest problem that you have right now with going paperless? What would you like to see more of on the blog or newsletter? What would you […]
Continue readingGiven events of the past year or so, you may prefer not to store your documents on a third-party server. There are many alternatives for synchronizing your files while keeping them on your own devices. One option is to use a hardware device like the Transporter to create your own private cloud. If you are […]
Continue readingAt the moment, a number of people are having problems using the Fujitsu ScanSnap’s built-in “Scan To Evernote (Document)” functionality. I’ve received many emails, the forums have a number of complaints, and the people who are hit by the issue are getting the following error message: Scan To Evernote (Document) Failed to start up Evernote […]
Continue readingIt is always helpful to see examples of how others have taken the plunge to go paperless. I came across this article by Jason Frasca where he described a big transition for his company: How I Saved More Than $20,000 Using Evernote To Run My Business. (How’s that for a headline?) Evernote increased productivity exponentially. […]
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