| | HOME / MISC / PAPERLESS WORLD | | | LESSON 1 | ALL YOU NEED: 1 AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER, 1 SHREDDER, 2 FILES, 1 LAPTOP.
LET'S START: SCAN ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS YOU HAVE COLLECTED SO FAR, SAVE THEM INTO JPEG FORMAT. THE SHREDDER WILL HELP TO GET RID OF THE PAPER AFTERWARDS. YOU WILL NEED 1 FILE FOR YOUR ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS LIKE CONTRACTS, CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH ETC. ON THOSE DOCUMENTS STAMP "DIGITIZED" TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THEM ALREADY DIGITIZED. ON THE OTHER
FILE PUT ALL THE TEMPORARY STUFF (IE BILLS). HIDE THEM AWAY.
DIGITIZE ALSO ALL OF YOUR PHOTO ALBUMS IN GOOD QUALITY AND FEED YOUR SHREDDER. DO NOT SCAN EVERYTHING, THROW AWAY USELESS OR OLD THINGS INSTEAD. | LESSON 2 | NOW YOU HAVE TO ARCHIVE
YOUR SCANNED STUFF. DO NOT USE ANY SOFTWARE FOR THIS MATTER. SOFTWARE MAY NOT BE UPDATED AND NOT BE RUNNING ON FURTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE FUTURE. BUT JPEG WILL LIVE LONG. SO, WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS FINDING YOUR OWN SYSTEM. START WITH A FOLDER NAMED "A" FOR ARCHIVE. WORK YOUR WAY DOWN, CREATE FOLDERS LIKE "PAPERWAR", "ARTICLES", "KNOWLEDGE" ETC.
| LESSON 3
| ENCRYPT THE YOUR HARDDISK USING A 256 BIT SECURTY KEY AS MINIMUM. YOUR PASSWORD SHOULD BE AT LEAST 20 KEYS INCLUDING NUMBERS. I RECOMMEND TRUECRYPT.
| LESSON 4 | STOP PRINTING ON PAPER, PRINT AS PDF INSTEAD. SEND AND RECEIVE FAX ONLY VIA EMAIL. QUIT CONTRACTS TO COMPANIES, WHO ARE REPLACABLE AND WHO REFUSE TO SEND YOU BILLS IN DIGITAL
FORMAT OR DO NOT HAVE A DIGITAL BILL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. DRESS ANYBODY WORKING FOR YOU (LAWYEARS, COWORKERS) TO SEND YOU FAXES OR EMAILS, AND TELL THEM TO CALL YOU, INSTEAD OF SENDING LETTERS. SEND ALL PRODUCT CATALOGUES BACK TO THE ADDRESSER. BUY ONLINE, WHEREVER YOU CAN, PAY VIA CREDIT CARD ONLY. DO NOT COOPERATE WITH ANYONE, WHO CAN NOT GET ALONG WITH THIS AND YOU ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON.
| LESSON 5 | MAKE A THREE-LEVEL-BACKUP EVERY WEEK. ALWAYS MAKE SURE, YOUR BACKUP IS ON THREE DIFFERENT PLACES.
| LESSON 6 | ENJOY A PAPERLESS LIFE. |
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