How to Go Paperless and Sell Your Soul to Internet Heaven

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Go Paperless

  1. PURGE- Eliminate unnecessary paper documents
  2. DIGITALIZE- Scan all the essential papers, like health records, bank statements (you should set up online banking if not already!), and tax forms. (Fujitsu Portable Scanner)
  3. SAVE- Store digitalized documents on a small flash drive. Or, store them in an online database (evernote.com)

Even if you decide not to go paperless, Evernote is a great tool to check out. It’s like an online extension of your brain that helps save useful webpages and photos you like.  It will even search text within images when it comes to digging up what you’ve saved. Items are organized by a “notebooks” system, allowing you to save things under different categories, much like having a folders system for emails.

Now, how are you going to survive without paper?

Life after the Purge: Sell your soul to the Internet Cloud

  • Store your computer files online with Mozy.com or Dropbox.com. Both will automatically sync your computer files to the online storage system at timed intervals.
  • Compose, save, and share documents and spreadsheets online with Google Docs or Zoho.com.
  • Receive and send faxes by email for free with k7.net and faxaway.com, respectively.

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