Comments on: Get Organized and More Efficient By Going Paperless http://www.moneybluebook.com/get-organized-and-more-efficient-by-going-paperless/ Personal Finance Beyond Credit Cards and Balance Transfers Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:56:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Julian http://www.moneybluebook.com/get-organized-and-more-efficient-by-going-paperless/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Julian Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:39:54 +0000 http://www.moneybluebook.com/get-organized-and-more-efficient-by-going-paperless/#comment-635 If I may add a hint to that already great list: You don't have to worry about local folder structures or entering all of that information, nor back-ups if you use shoeboxed.com for your receipts. It's a free project we (a bunch of Duke students and alumni) started to make it easier to organize your online & offline expenses automatically. Check it out, the sign-up is free: http://www.shoeboxed.com If I may add a hint to that already great list:

You don’t have to worry about local folder structures or entering all of that information, nor back-ups if you use shoeboxed.com for your receipts.

It’s a free project we (a bunch of Duke students and alumni) started to make it easier to organize your online & offline expenses automatically. Check it out, the sign-up is free: http://www.shoeboxed.com

]]> By: Plan Your Escape http://www.moneybluebook.com/get-organized-and-more-efficient-by-going-paperless/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Plan Your Escape Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:51:15 +0000 http://www.moneybluebook.com/get-organized-and-more-efficient-by-going-paperless/#comment-631 I've only had limited success going paperless. I've always fallen back to the paper and pen. Since I'm not currently as organized as I should be, I'm willing to give it another shot though! I think a robust backup strategy would be essential for the paperless office ... I'd want this automated if possible since, as I said, I tend to be a bit disorganized. Thanks for the tips. Peter I’ve only had limited success going paperless. I’ve always fallen back to the paper and pen. Since I’m not currently as organized as I should be, I’m willing to give it another shot though!

I think a robust backup strategy would be essential for the paperless office … I’d want this automated if possible since, as I said, I tend to be a bit disorganized.

Thanks for the tips.

Peter

]]> By: Shimon Sofer http://www.moneybluebook.com/get-organized-and-more-efficient-by-going-paperless/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Shimon Sofer Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:02:47 +0000 http://www.moneybluebook.com/get-organized-and-more-efficient-by-going-paperless/#comment-629 I am one of the 42Tags developers and I would like to comment on the second part "I Use a Digital Scanner and Digital Camera...". I think that folders are a bad idea, I have started like you with folders saving the scanned images but when the time comes (half year+) it is started to mess up. The main problem is that every file is under one folder hierarchy and when things get complicated you got multiple choices for putting a new file (for example : You have a directory 'Finance' and directory 'Home', and after that you want to archine a document 'home mortgage' and you don't know where to put it or later where to search it). Another problem is the lack of support in multipage, I have started scanning page by page with awkward naming "manual_p1.jpg", etc.. This is the reason I have started developing 42tags a small yet sophisticated sw which does exactly what you are talking about - enable the digitization of papers. The main idea behind it is that you will not folder your scans like in win-explorer but tag it using one or more tags so you can later find it easly in any of the tags. multipage is also trivial there. But the way the cost is 50$, and if you will answer some survey it is reduced to 25$ (only for few days). Regarding passwords I recommends using keepass which is also free and encrypted locally on your desk. I would be more than happy to have comments and feedback on my SW. Thanks Shimon (shimon@42tags.com) http://www.42tags.com I am one of the 42Tags developers and I would like to comment on
the second part “I Use a Digital Scanner and Digital Camera…”.

I think that folders are a bad idea, I have started like you with folders saving
the scanned images but when the time comes (half year+) it is started to mess up. The main problem is that every file is under one folder hierarchy and when things get complicated you got multiple choices for putting a new file (for example : You have a directory ‘Finance’ and directory ‘Home’, and after that you want to archine a document ‘home mortgage’ and you don’t know where to put it or later where to search it).

Another problem is the lack of support in multipage, I have started scanning page by page with awkward naming “manual_p1.jpg”, etc..

This is the reason I have started developing 42tags a small yet sophisticated sw which does exactly what you are talking about – enable the digitization of papers. The main idea behind it is that you will not folder your scans like in win-explorer but tag it using one or more tags so you can later find it easly
in any of the tags. multipage is also trivial there.

But the way the cost is 50$, and if you will answer some survey it is reduced to 25$ (only for few days).

Regarding passwords I recommends using keepass which is also free
and encrypted locally on your desk.

I would be more than happy to have comments and feedback
on my SW.

Thanks
Shimon (shimon@42tags.com)
http://www.42tags.com

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