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I'm considering going paperless at work. Just keep notes electronically, using a tablet. Anyone else done this? Any reason to keep a notebook, file cabinet for projects this day and age?
Any good tips about backing up, securing files if going fully paperless?
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That is going to depend on what type of work you do as going paperless in some fields is a lot easier than others.
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That is going to depend on what type of work you do as going paperless in some fields is a lot easier than others.
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That is going to depend on what type of work you do as going paperless in some fields is a lot easier than others.
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Any reason to keep a notebook, file cabinet for projects this day and age?
Yes, it will depend on:
The kind of work you do: Some jobs still require to keep physical, paper copies of things. This is specially true for accountants, legal jobs, tax records, etc.. Many jobs now days could still require papers at least to some degree.
Company Culture: Some companies require (by politics, handbook, etc.) to have paper copies of things. Or to send written letters for some procedures (which have to be stored somehow). Sometimes the receipts you get are printed in paper, and it would be wise to have those organized. And also, some companies may be a bit more "old-school" and expect their workers to at least write down notes on a notebook or paper, or use such means for drafts, drawings, brainstorms, etc..
Personal preference: Some people (like myself) prefer to have things written in paper or notebook. This could be for various reasons, but in my case it's because of the ease of writing, drafting and sharing, compared to doing all that with some digital tool.
External factors: Perhaps you and your whole company goes paper-less... but even though, other companies you interact with may not, and eventually some of their output may be in printed paper. This has to be kept somewhere in your paper-less company, and here is where cabinets come to the rescue.
Any good tips about backing up, securing files if going fully paperless
There are repositories and tools, say Google Drive with their Docs, where you can save your notes and have it backed up and linked to your account. Personally, I also use tools like Asana, and there I write comments on the things and tasks I have to do.
Or, if you prefer to write them on Notepad or your preferred text editor, then doing regular backups is the way. This can be done by doing backup to some external drive or to your cloud (say Dropbox).
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Any reason to keep a notebook, file cabinet for projects this day and age?
Yes, it will depend on:
The kind of work you do: Some jobs still require to keep physical, paper copies of things. This is specially true for accountants, legal jobs, tax records, etc.. Many jobs now days could still require papers at least to some degree.
Company Culture: Some companies require (by politics, handbook, etc.) to have paper copies of things. Or to send written letters for some procedures (which have to be stored somehow). Sometimes the receipts you get are printed in paper, and it would be wise to have those organized. And also, some companies may be a bit more "old-school" and expect their workers to at least write down notes on a notebook or paper, or use such means for drafts, drawings, brainstorms, etc..
Personal preference: Some people (like myself) prefer to have things written in paper or notebook. This could be for various reasons, but in my case it's because of the ease of writing, drafting and sharing, compared to doing all that with some digital tool.
External factors: Perhaps you and your whole company goes paper-less... but even though, other companies you interact with may not, and eventually some of their output may be in printed paper. This has to be kept somewhere in your paper-less company, and here is where cabinets come to the rescue.
Any good tips about backing up, securing files if going fully paperless
There are repositories and tools, say Google Drive with their Docs, where you can save your notes and have it backed up and linked to your account. Personally, I also use tools like Asana, and there I write comments on the things and tasks I have to do.
Or, if you prefer to write them on Notepad or your preferred text editor, then doing regular backups is the way. This can be done by doing backup to some external drive or to your cloud (say Dropbox).
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Any reason to keep a notebook, file cabinet for projects this day and age?
Yes, it will depend on:
The kind of work you do: Some jobs still require to keep physical, paper copies of things. This is specially true for accountants, legal jobs, tax records, etc.. Many jobs now days could still require papers at least to some degree.
Company Culture: Some companies require (by politics, handbook, etc.) to have paper copies of things. Or to send written letters for some procedures (which have to be stored somehow). Sometimes the receipts you get are printed in paper, and it would be wise to have those organized. And also, some companies may be a bit more "old-school" and expect their workers to at least write down notes on a notebook or paper, or use such means for drafts, drawings, brainstorms, etc..
Personal preference: Some people (like myself) prefer to have things written in paper or notebook. This could be for various reasons, but in my case it's because of the ease of writing, drafting and sharing, compared to doing all that with some digital tool.
External factors: Perhaps you and your whole company goes paper-less... but even though, other companies you interact with may not, and eventually some of their output may be in printed paper. This has to be kept somewhere in your paper-less company, and here is where cabinets come to the rescue.
Any good tips about backing up, securing files if going fully paperless
There are repositories and tools, say Google Drive with their Docs, where you can save your notes and have it backed up and linked to your account. Personally, I also use tools like Asana, and there I write comments on the things and tasks I have to do.
Or, if you prefer to write them on Notepad or your preferred text editor, then doing regular backups is the way. This can be done by doing backup to some external drive or to your cloud (say Dropbox).
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Any reason to keep a notebook, file cabinet for projects this day and age?
Yes, it will depend on:
The kind of work you do: Some jobs still require to keep physical, paper copies of things. This is specially true for accountants, legal jobs, tax records, etc.. Many jobs now days could still require papers at least to some degree.
Company Culture: Some companies require (by politics, handbook, etc.) to have paper copies of things. Or to send written letters for some procedures (which have to be stored somehow). Sometimes the receipts you get are printed in paper, and it would be wise to have those organized. And also, some companies may be a bit more "old-school" and expect their workers to at least write down notes on a notebook or paper, or use such means for drafts, drawings, brainstorms, etc..
Personal preference: Some people (like myself) prefer to have things written in paper or notebook. This could be for various reasons, but in my case it's because of the ease of writing, drafting and sharing, compared to doing all that with some digital tool.
External factors: Perhaps you and your whole company goes paper-less... but even though, other companies you interact with may not, and eventually some of their output may be in printed paper. This has to be kept somewhere in your paper-less company, and here is where cabinets come to the rescue.
Any good tips about backing up, securing files if going fully paperless
There are repositories and tools, say Google Drive with their Docs, where you can save your notes and have it backed up and linked to your account. Personally, I also use tools like Asana, and there I write comments on the things and tasks I have to do.
Or, if you prefer to write them on Notepad or your preferred text editor, then doing regular backups is the way. This can be done by doing backup to some external drive or to your cloud (say Dropbox).
answered 27 mins ago
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Any reason to keep a notebook, file cabinet for projects this day and age?
Yes, it will depend on:
The kind of work you do: Some jobs still require to keep physical, paper copies of things. This is specially true for accountants, legal jobs, tax records, etc.. Many jobs now days could still require papers at least to some degree.
Company Culture: Some companies require (by politics, handbook, etc.) to have paper copies of things. Or to send written letters for some procedures (which have to be stored somehow). Sometimes the receipts you get are printed in paper, and it would be wise to have those organized. And also, some companies may be a bit more "old-school" and expect their workers to at least write down notes on a notebook or paper, or use such means for drafts, drawings, brainstorms, etc..
Personal preference: Some people (like myself) prefer to have things written in paper or notebook. This could be for various reasons, but in my case it's because of the ease of writing, drafting and sharing, compared to doing all that with some digital tool.
External factors: Perhaps you and your whole company goes paper-less... but even though, other companies you interact with may not, and eventually some of their output may be in printed paper. This has to be kept somewhere in your paper-less company, and here is where cabinets come to the rescue.
Any good tips about backing up, securing files if going fully paperless
There are repositories and tools, say Google Drive with their Docs, where you can save your notes and have it backed up and linked to your account. Personally, I also use tools like Asana, and there I write comments on the things and tasks I have to do.
Or, if you prefer to write them on Notepad or your preferred text editor, then doing regular backups is the way. This can be done by doing backup to some external drive or to your cloud (say Dropbox).
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