OT: going paperless?

[Oren Beck]

On 5/23/07, djgoku <djgoku at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 5/23/07, Tim reid <bewkard at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I know that the LUG is full of bleeding edgers.  Has anyone converted
> over
> > to all electronic banking/finaces?  do you receive all your statements
> > through email?  What are the pros?  cons?
>
> Bank of America does PDFs for monthly statements. It is alright I
> guess nothing to really shout about.
>
> When reading the title I was thinking more along the lines of scanning
> receipts and other documents. Then burning or shredding the real
> copies or put them in a safety deposit box. But I have been thinking
> about getting a scanner for documents I can't get digital copies.
>
>
The current "shrinkwrap appliance operator" best of breed is this:

http://www.neatreceipts.com/

It earns that niche mostly due to near seamless integration with a software
bundle.
Sadly however-the bundle is all Windows, and  closed source to my current
information. That last part about the software bundle- Scanners above or
bleow certain price points are "you get what you pay for"  and then better
or worse  in nonlinear progression both directions bad to good.  A sub-$200
scanner Vs a Canon "integrated document unit for $5500 both at the end of
the day still turn paper into digital captures.

The MAJOR differences being in time,sanity and total  cost of
ownership/operation..

When you consider the bottom line as total costs to own and operate-then you
can compare hardware and software merits. I admit bias towards the extremes
having lived with both. And in due disclosure- "paperless" should more aptly
be dubbed as "paper lessening"

Later today I will explain what I have worked with that did and not work-and
why.

But look in the meantime at the Neat receipts package for a "what the
mundanes use" item.. And at the upper end- Canon's CD-4070NW

Microfilm enhanced models start at 15K...

Oren Beck

www.campdownunder.com

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