“How a lifestyle experiment and a disaster made me realize the value of turning atoms into bits” — Mike Elgin A couple of months back, Mike Elgin of Computerworld posted an article on his foray into the paperless world: Paperless office? Ha! How about a paperless life? In this followup article, he considers how lifestyle changes and [...]

This afternoon was kind of lazy and rainy, and I found myself sifting through stacks of CD cases again, full of enthusiasm as I discovered some lost Rolling Stones and David Bowie albums, imagining how few discs remained before I could declare victory. But then I stumbled across a huge cache of classical music discs [...]

Do you ever send documents to other people that might have … sensitive information embedded in them? Not everyone who works with documents in the home will run into this problem, but sooner or later you are probably going to find yourself in a situation where you would like to email someone a useful document [...]

Last week I wrote about some different ways that you can get around having a photo printer in your home. Indeed, the ubiquitous photo inkjet printer tends to introduce frustration in a life that has no pressing need of more. In this article, I address the photo printer’s more formal companions: laser printers and their [...]

Even in a paperless home we occasionally need to print something. Why put up with all of the aggravation that comes with the care and feeding of a printer when there are so many other options available?

Organize Your Digital Life: How to Store Your Photographs, Music, Videos, and Personal Documents in a Digital World by Aimee Baldridge If you are looking for step-by-step checklists and good solid advice about putting your digital life in order, then this book is for you. The author covers a very broad swath of digital media, discussing [...]

We all have them tucked in some corner of our house—a stack of old greetings cards that we can’t bear to throw out because of the sentimental value. As a paperless warrior, you have at your disposal the tools to reclaim those corners of your home, with no guilt at all! On my last birthday, [...]

Paperless office? Ha! How about a paperless life? “Is it possible to make everything digital? Is it desirable?” In this article, columnist Mike Elgin describes his attempts at going paperless and the bumps he encountered along the way. He discusses several products he has used, including Evernote, Shoeboxed, Earth Class Mail, reQall, and the new [...]

From time to time I catch myself focusing on dealing with paper after it is in my home, rather than finding ways to slow the flow. Here’s an interesting list of general greenness, reducing the total amount of paper in the home: 19 Tips to go Paperless at Home I like the ideas in Julie’s [...]

Just wanted to share the article from Macworld that gave me my original inspiration to quit nibbling ’round the edges of the home paperwork mess and get serious, with the right hardware, software, and workflow. The real paperless office A couple of months back, the author, Joe Kissel, wrote a followup article to the original. [...]