Comments on: The Paperless Web Worker

By: Backup Paperless Office

Backup Paperless Office — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:30:38 +0000

I had a hard drive crash the other day on the system I store my scanned documents on. Good thing I backed them up!!!

By: Yay for Paperless Office

Yay for Paperless Office — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:07:11 +0000

I went paperless recently — I was shocked how quickly I was able to scan in all of my files. It really only took a few hours with a high-speed scanner, and now I have access to all of my files from everywhere, they’re all backed up and I will never lose them.

By: Brian Edwards

Brian Edwards — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:06:31 +0000

It’s interesting that computers have actually led to the use of more paper, not less since it’s so easy to print stuff out. I find huge stacks of paper on the family printer that just piles up. Why did this stuff get printed out? I keep thinking that tablet PCs should do away with the need to print and write stuff down for those with a pen fixation. In my case, I have managed to eliminate a lot of paper by moving information to my Nokia E61i smartphone, and I’m thinking hard about a Kindle to get rid of printed books. Still, in meetings everyone sits around with a printed copy of agendas. And when it comes to signing contracts, it’s typically fax, print, sign fax, even though there are affordable online signing services like DocuSign available.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:26:59 +0000

I print all my receipts as PDFs and keep them in a place on the computer which is backed up regulallry to my USB drive and automatically and remotely to the .Mac service. Now if only more local shops would email their receipts, then I would be truly paperless. Of course if I buy more online then I’ll be more paperless.

By: Brian Sherwood Jones

Brian Sherwood Jones — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:48:02 +0000

I have paper for diary record of the day as I do it, a day book for meetings, and a note book for jottings for a book. Print and shred for document reviews.
As regards scanners; camera to digital document is getting better with finereader 9 – also TopOCR (not tried yet); might get rid of the flatbed apart from high quality work.

Now people have gone electronic, any paper has to be of a high standard – Kristine isn’t alone.

By: Joe Flood

Joe Flood — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:48:34 +0000

In my last job, I switched cubes four times in two years – once every six months. My fourth move returned me to the cube I had started in. Random.

After the second move, I ditched all my paper files. They were filled with notes and articles on years-old projects which were completed. Since I work on web sites, it seemed absurd to have a huge cabinet full of paper. Everything I really needed was already on my computer or a network drive.

Plus, I realized that paper stuck in cabinets was useless because I never checked for information there. Instead, I looked on my computer.

So now all my work is electronic. I keep a single pile of paper on my desk which is like an archive. Every few months I cut the pile in half and throw the oldest stuff out. I also have a few slips of paper on my desk related to active projects.

By: kurt

kurt — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:11:25 +0000

So much of the paper we generate is through forms, applications, etc. For example – it drives me nuts every time we have to deal with our public school – we have to fill in 100s of forms; not only that but every form requires me to duplicate information.

I stumbled upon a great internet based application that could solve the problem if it is picked up. It is called Middlepost (www.middlepost.com)

Not only does it have a great tool to create forms online – it also has an eSignature feature. This could potentially avoid having to use faxes or endless FedExing back and forth.

This could be one step closer to both the paperless home AND paperless office.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:26:14 +0000

I’ve managed to switch a lot over, but my head is still old-school when it comes to writing. A pen and a pad of paper seems to be the only thing my brain can work with, particularly when I’m working on something like satire. The pen seems to pace better than the keyboard.

I’m hoping the more blogging I do, the more the mental flow will become more comfortable with a keyboard. Less paper scattered around, more room for toys. :-)

By: Khürt Williams

Khürt Williams — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:33:38 +0000

I strive for a paperless wife … er .. I mean’t life. But my spouse … she loves paper. Lot’s of it. I find little pieces of it everywhere. Little stickies that seem to multiply. The children of large scraps with long forgotten phone number, shopping list and to dos.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:54:32 +0000

Pulp fiction… I love paper, I love my drawing pad, I love die cut stationery, I love to receive thank you notes and Christmas cards and most of all I’m upset with anyone that forwards an email Wedding Invitation. Where’s the romance?

Don’t get me wrong Paperless offices make me happy! Stuffing documents and important papers in an overstuffed file cabinet is the worst!

The environment is very important and I agree to save a tree, but the little luxury’s such as card art are important too… where’s humanity going? Lifeless and still?