Three weeks ago, I wrote a tip in the DocumentSnap newsletter recommending that if you are going to be using cloud backup or syncing services, it is worth being aware of any security implications this might have and what your options are with respect to encryption. It turns out that my timing was impeccable, because […]
Continue readingOK, enough writing about the Paperless Document Organization Guide. It’s time to get geeky again. Many people think of Dropbox as a way to sync files across your computers and devices, but the service is also a great way to share a file that you can’t or don’t want to send via email. By the […]
Continue readingOne area of computing that has really exploded in the last year or two is document scanning on mobile devices. Both cameras and apps are getting better and better, and the quality and price (sometimes even free) is pretty remarkable. I’ve had a number of document scanning apps on my iPhone 4 for quite some […]
Continue readingA month ago, I posted about how to use Hazel to process downloaded PDF files. It was getting pretty technical, so I decided to end it before taking it one step further: how to use Hazel to apply OpenMeta tags to the files. Both in the comments and in my email, there have been a […]
Continue readingIf you use NeatWorks by the Neat Company, you may be wondering where it actually stores your data. NeatWorks is a document organization software for Windows and Mac that comes bundled with the NeatDesk and NeatReceipts scanner, but on the Mac is also available for purchase standalone. Once you have scanned your documents in, it […]
Continue readingThis is a guest post from Michelle Muto, author of the newly released book The Book of Lost Souls. I’ve slowly been going paperless for about two years. It was part of my new mantra, “Everything you must have owns you.” I cleaned out closets, rooms, cabinets. I saved the worst for last – the […]
Continue readingAs I have mentioned earlier, the question of “what do I do with my files once I have scanned them?” comes up quite a bit. If you use Windows, it can be hard to decide which paperless office software package to use (or if you even need one). In a strange role reversal, a client […]
Continue readingBack in January, DocumentSnap reader Jos van de Voort van de Kleij wrote in with a question: How could he use his ScanSnap S1300 to scan directly to his OmniFocus inbox? Now, despite the writing and podcasting of David Sparks, Ben Brooks, and Merlin Mann, I have not yet taken the plunge and started using […]
Continue readingAs much as I like Evernote there is one thing that has always been a bit annoying: when you bring up a note that contains a PDF, it displays it inline. What do I mean by that? Here’s a screenshot: As you can see, when you view the note, the contents of the PDF are […]
Continue readingYou know how sometimes you come across a tip that is so clever you are both happy to have learned it and annoyed that you didn’t think of it yourself at the same time? That’s how I felt sitting in Katie Floyd’s Going Paperless presentation at Macworld 2011 (more on my Macworld roundup here). It […]
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