Once you’ve done your huge scan-a-thon and gotten rid of most of your paper, what do you do with all the empty drawers? The folks over at the ScanSnap Community have a great list of 10 Fun and Creative Uses For Empty Filing Cabinets. I think my favorite is the healthy snack bar, but maybe […]
Continue readingBeing in Canada I don’t really have this issue personally, but from what I understand, in the United States when you have to pay for medical services there is (and I believe this is the official term) a crapload of documents. Over on Unclutterer there is an interesting (to me anyways) forum thread on organizing […]
Continue readingGiven the spirit of this site, it might surprise you to know that I still have a thing for print magazines. I have no idea why that is, but there is just something about holding a magazine and reading that appeals to me (maybe if I get an iPad that will change). One of my […]
Continue readingUsing the Kelly Clarkson quote was just way too easy, I know. This post is not in fact about American Idol winners, but is about Hazel, a Mac-only rules-based file management application. It does a ton of stuff, but today I am going to talk about how you can use it in a paperless workflow. […]
Continue readingSo, what do you think about the iPad? Are you going to get one? (In case you’re curious, I haven’t decided yet).
Continue readingAs much of a paperless geek that I am, I normally wouldn’t sit and watch a video of someone scanning and shredding paper. However, I just wanted to point you to this YouTube video by user allenday. He’s got a really cool setup of a ScanSnap S300M, Adobe Acrobat, a Mac Mini, a wall-mounted Sharp […]
Continue readingOne common comment about Evernote is that the service is awesome, but people wish that it supported encryption of notes or notebooks. To address this, Evernote introduced the ability to encrypt text inside a note, but for those that want something a bit more comprehensive, here is a 2 part guide on how to encrypt […]
Continue readingBack in October, Amazon released the International Wireless version of their blockbuster Kindle, but it was only the 6″ version. The larger DX was still just for the US Market. Well, as of January 19, 2010, the Amazon Kindle DX is now available in a Global Wireless version. The Kindle DX is 9.7″ and holds […]
Continue readingPhoto by leokoivulehto According to this article in the Herald & Review, a study was done by IDC that shows the amount of paper being printed is actually going down. “It was like going over a waterfall,” said Wang, an analyst for the business consultant and market-research firm IDC. “Starting with the fourth quarter of […]
Continue readingChris Blatnick over at the Interface Matters blog has just done an absolutely epic post about his paper processing workflow. He has included a diagram in which he mapped out his process, and two great videos in which he explains and demonstrates the whole thing. So I recognized a problem: too much paper. That was […]
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