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

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.

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.

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. :-)

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?

On the contrary, there’s a lot of paper involved in my home office. I have (horrors!) seven “active” notebooks (two Moleskines, two cahiers, a Rhodia, and a small notebook, and a “little black book” that is actually a medium-sized organizer), which I use for many things–I compartmentalize myself too much, I guess. I have a notebook for all to-do lists and one for addresses. One is a personal journal while another is my reporter’s notebook. I’m afraid I am actually becoming wasteful. Is this bad? You’re welcome to give me a virtual slap. :)

It is quite expensive but the concept is interesting I think.

They are used to filing paper trails for every operation they do. They do that for the sake of the audits. And also, in thier existing systems, the approvals happen on the paper copy.

By introducing online approvals and also audit trailing every action we have eliminated paper based approvals and the need to print and file every approval. Not they are moving in to a system where they are doing electronic approvals and storing the electronic record for the audit.

Personally, I work paperless on my ISC career. I only bought a printer last year. I have all my documents on soft copy and never take a print out unless I am required to sign it and send it back!

I have also been using notebooks to jot down ideas and find that , recently , I have started to combine this with my cell phone recorder to put the noodle through it’s paces. The ideas eventually do end up in front of my camera , and then into my movie editor , so I would say that I am 50-50 on the paperless front. That’s allot of trees! Ah….trees ;-)

You will still need a flatbed scanner for photos and things like that.

Anyone know of any inexpensive (<$100) document fed scanners?