One thing I appreciate about Evernote is how they are constantly adding new product improvements. This post, however, is about Quick Note: an improvement that was introduced to the Mac client five months ago. Why am I posting about it now? Two reasons: I realized that I have never posted about it before, and I […]
Continue readingThe Transporter is a “personal cloud device”, which means it is a storage device that plugs into your network and lets you store and share files without having to have your sensitive information stored on a third-party service. By default a certain amount of your files are cached locally on your computer, which means that […]
Continue readingSo you need to send someone a PDF, but it contains information that you consider private. Should you hit that “Attach” button in your e-mail client? In my opinion, it is not a wise move. Awesome DocumentSnap reader and bookkeeper extraordinaire Laura Kenway asked me a question on this very topic, and it has turned […]
Continue readingA year ago I wrote about a service that takes most of the pain out of paperless billing called FileThis Fetch. FileThis allows you to set up connections to a slew of online services such as financial institutions, utilities, and stores, and automatically download statements to a destination of your choosing. I know lots of […]
Continue readingWhen you’re working with PDF forms that require signature or other input, you want to make sure that everything that needs to get filled out does. Awesome DocumentSnap reader Doug Ransom wrote me about some neat dynamic flags that he made for Adobe Acrobat. He uses them heavily in his investment advisory business. You can […]
Continue readingBack in 2010, I wrote a review of Joe Kissell’s excellent Ebook Take Control Of Your Paperless Office. In the intervening two-and-a-half years, I have received countless e-mails from DocumentSnap readers telling me what a great resource it is. Also during that time, a lot has changed in “going paperless” world. I was happy to […]
Continue readingReaddle makes some great apps for iPhone and iPad, including some tools that I use quite a bit for going paperless. I just saw that it is their 6th birthday (congratulations Readdle) and they’ve discounted six of their apps. Here are three that are relevant from a paperless perspective: Scanner Pro – on sale for […]
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In July 2013, Fujitsu released a big software update for the ScanSnap iX500. The iX500 now supports wireless scanning to a Mac or Windows computer. This works well, but what if you have more than one computer that you’d like to scan to over Wi-Fi? You can switch between them, but it is not obvious […]
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In a comment to his ScanSnap iX500 review, some obviously uninformed person wrote this: I’ve been thinking about the Wi-Fi to [computer] thing, and I really doubt Fujitsu is going to do it. The reason I think that is because I would imagine that they would be afraid of it cannibalizing sales of their network […]
Continue readingThis is a guest post from Michael Hourigan at Shoeboxed. The key to effortless expense reporting lies in implementing a few crucial best practices that will allow you to seamlessly track your expenses while you’re on the go. Know What’s Expected Get clear on what’s expected from you in terms of your reporting. How detailed […]
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