![]() (Sure, I’d love a ScanSnap - who wouldn’t? But over $400 for a single-function device? Yikes!) Any all-in-one printer with an automatic document feeder and the ability to scan in duplex mode 2 will do the job. It took a while, but I finally figured out a scanning system that works well for me without breaking the bank or taking too much time. If it’s something I need to keep a copy of, it gets scanned and sent to Evernote first. If I need to keep the receipt for warranty purposes, I use Evernote’s document camera on my phone to capture it.Įverything else gets recycled or shredded, as appropriate. Receipts go into an envelope until I can check them against my credit card statement, then get recycled. That leaves me to deal with the paper that simply can’t be avoided. I create my course materials in either Evernote (which I use for lesson plans and notes) or Google Drive (which I use for assignment sheets and slide presentations). I can do that from within the app itself if I’m on the go, but Notability can also back up directly to Dropbox (helpfully, it makes a PDF of the note), so if I’m at my computer I can also just drag the note into Evernote’s desktop client. If it’s something I might want to refer to again, I send it to Evernote. If I don’t need to save the note I’ve created there, I just delete it when I’ve finished with it. Rather than write on paper, I use Notability on my iPad. When I take notes, I often prefer to write longhand.1 Fortunately, I don’t need to keep most of my receipts once I’ve paid my credit card bill I forward the few exceptions to Evernote. Some merchants offer to email a receipt instead of printing one for me I always say yes. When I can use Google Wallet to pay for a purchase with my phone, I do so. I get electronic receipts whenever possible.The first part of my system is to avoid creating paper in the first place, if I possibly can, so: If you have recommendations for readers who use Windows or Linux, please share them in the comments! It’s Mac and iOS-heavy, because the primary tools available to me are a Mac Mini and an iPad. I try, though, (a) not to generate paper and (b) to be sure that paper that comes my way doesn’t stay around very long. I’m not convinced a fully paperless life is possible somehow, the stuff still keeps landing on my desk and in my mailbox (yes, I do still have mailboxes that collect paper mail, both at home and at work). The paperless life: it’s a dream for a lot of us here at ProfHacker, and we’ve certainly covered a fair number of paperless strategies for various aspects of academic life in this space before.
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