Document Management
First Video Of The Foxit eSlick e-Reading Device
Previously we’ve covered the announcement of the Foxit eSlick, a competitor to Sony Reader and and Amazon’s Kindle — now we have footage of the first prototype of the Foxit eSlick to share with you.
Foxit Software has also posted a video on YouTube demonstrating the hotly anticipated reflow feature in the eSlick.
The reflow functionality is [...]
Plastic Logic Reader Prototype 2 Demo’d At CES 2009
Patience makes the heart grow fonder, as they say. Perhaps that’s why I’m longing after the Plastic Logic Reader. We first got to see a short demo of this nifty electronic reading device back in September of last year and now a few more videos of the new prototype have shown up.
These videos are from [...]
Everyone’s Going Paperless These Days
I get daily Google Alerts sent to me for the keywords “paperless” and “paperless office”, as you might have noticed, it’s a topic I’m interested in.
Through this I have noticed a strong trend towards people embracing the concept of a paperless office; people openly acknowledging that paper is inefficient and costly and that a move [...]
Panasonic To Launch World’s First Fully Paperless Fax Machine, But Why?
According to a report on CrunchGear, Panasonic intend to launch the world’s first fully paperless fax machine in Japan on January 23, 2009.
Just like sending emails on a cell phone, users can use the built-in keypad to type messages.
Alternatively, it’s possible to send documents saved in Word or other formats without having to use a [...]
User Feedback On The Xerox Travel Scanner 100
We covered the Xerox Travel Scanner a couple of months ago, but since we hadn’t actually tried it ourselves yet, we weren’t able any details on how usable it is. Luckily a visitor has been kind enough to share their experience with this compact scanner:
Comment by Floris on November 29, 2008 @ 10:14 am
I bought [...]
More thoughts on the less-paper office
Well — early-to-mid November has been non-stop discussion in the hotly debated topic of the so-called “paperless office”. Early on, Stephen Partridge — Business Development Manager for Acrobat in the UK fired off the first volley with his blog posting, “Paperless Office”. In this piece, Stephen talked about merits of paper as a “technology” and [...]
Re: Spartacus of Acrobat On The Paperless Office
I recently posted a comment on the Spartacus of Acrobat blog asking Stephen why he doesn’t subscribe to the the “paperless office” theory. After reading his reply I realized that our opinions are roughly the same — I also don’t think that the current technology (hardware mainly) is good enough to replace paper, but I’m a bit [...]
BeBook Technical Review
Courtesy of Ian P. Christian, a review of BeBook, an E-Ink reader:
The Paperless Paper Revolution
The biggest problem with the implementation of the Paperless Office is that we tried to run before we could walk. That is to say, we tried to go paperless, before we had a compelling alternative to paper.
I think you’ll all agree that lugging around an awkwardly sized, and piping hot, laptop everywhere you go, just isn’t practical. And [...]
From the morgue: So much for the paperless office
billbennettnz has republished an article he originally wrote in 1987 about the myth of the so-called paperless office. While the article was written over twenty years ago, unfortunately much of the sentiment holds true, even today.
One of the greatest myths of the computer era is the so-called paperless office. A few years ago, the phrase was [...]
The Great Debate: The Paperless Office
AccountingWEB.co.uk and accountsIQ have teamed up for a Great Debate about the Paperless Office. The arguments from both sides are presented very well and provide great insight. Definitely worth reading if you’re at all interested in the concept of The Paperless Office.
The Great Debate: The Paperless Office
“This house believes that the paperless office is a myth.”
First proposer:
Rob [...]
