Comments on: Help! I’m buried under paper and I can’t get up! http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:07:20 -0700 hourly 1 By: Dave http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/comment-page-2/#comment-10848 Dave Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:12:35 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant-get-up/#comment-10848 I just realised I posted the completely wrong link before... but since you don't have an iPhone, it is no longer necessary :) I just realised I posted the completely wrong link before… but since you don’t have an iPhone, it is no longer necessary :)

]]> By: Dave http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/comment-page-2/#comment-10847 Dave Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:11:18 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant-get-up/#comment-10847 You could always try the Windows Marketplace and search for "Business card reader" and have a browse through the results - you might find it more expensive than the others, but still probably cheaper than a stand alone card scanner (which would likely come with plastic packaging). As for AT&T, I'm in Australia so we don't have that issue! You could always try the Windows Marketplace and search for “Business card reader” and have a browse through the results – you might find it more expensive than the others, but still probably cheaper than a stand alone card scanner (which would likely come with plastic packaging). As for AT&T, I’m in Australia so we don’t have that issue!

]]> By: Beth Terry http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/comment-page-1/#comment-10844 Beth Terry Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:37:22 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant-get-up/#comment-10844 Hi Dave. Unfortunately, my phone is not iPhone or Android. It's Windows Mobile. I have it because I wanted to support Credo Mobile rather than AT&T or the other mainstream phone companies. I don't know if my MFC will send faxes to email, but I receive so few faxes, it really doesn't matter. I may get one a year! I use it more often for scanning. Hi Dave. Unfortunately, my phone is not iPhone or Android. It’s Windows Mobile. I have it because I wanted to support Credo Mobile rather than AT&T or the other mainstream phone companies.

I don’t know if my MFC will send faxes to email, but I receive so few faxes, it really doesn’t matter. I may get one a year! I use it more often for scanning.

]]> By: Dave http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/comment-page-1/#comment-10843 Dave Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:24:24 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant-get-up/#comment-10843 In regards to your comment on OCR for business cards. I believe that if you have either an iPhone or an Android phone you can download an app that will convert business card details into contact details automatically. iPhone link here: http://lighterfootstep.com/2009/07/chickens-in-suburbia-one-couples-foray-into-urban-homesteading/ - costs money, but not a whole lot I can't quickly find one for the Android based phones out there but I'm sure they exist, and they're probably cheaper than the iPhone version :) On the whole they won't be perfect, but it's a start! Also - it appears you have a MFC there too... do you know if it came with software to send incoming faxes to email? In regards to your comment on OCR for business cards. I believe that if you have either an iPhone or an Android phone you can download an app that will convert business card details into contact details automatically.

iPhone link here: http://lighterfootstep.com/2009/07/chickens-in-suburbia-one-couples-foray-into-urban-homesteading/ – costs money, but not a whole lot

I can’t quickly find one for the Android based phones out there but I’m sure they exist, and they’re probably cheaper than the iPhone version :)

On the whole they won’t be perfect, but it’s a start!

Also – it appears you have a MFC there too… do you know if it came with software to send incoming faxes to email?

]]> By: Carrying Our Own Containers: Powerful Action or Pointless Inconvenience? | Fake Plastic Fish http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/comment-page-1/#comment-10818 Carrying Our Own Containers: Powerful Action or Pointless Inconvenience? | Fake Plastic Fish Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:45:56 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant-get-up/#comment-10818 [...] In my quest to find the best tips for organizing and remembering to bring our to-go supplies, I met San Francisco personal organizer Debra Baida, who blogs at Liberated Spaces. Oh boy am I glad I met this woman! Not only is she deeply committed to the environment, I’m hoping she can help me clean up my desk, which is still just as messy as when I wrote about it here last July! [...] [...] In my quest to find the best tips for organizing and remembering to bring our to-go supplies, I met San Francisco personal organizer Debra Baida, who blogs at Liberated Spaces. Oh boy am I glad I met this woman! Not only is she deeply committed to the environment, I’m hoping she can help me clean up my desk, which is still just as messy as when I wrote about it here last July! [...]

]]> By: Notes on a Plastic-Free, Shopping-Free Holiday | Fake Plastic Fish http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/comment-page-1/#comment-8726 Notes on a Plastic-Free, Shopping-Free Holiday | Fake Plastic Fish Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:34:59 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant-get-up/#comment-8726 [...] Chores and projects that get ignored when I’m glued to the computer. And I cleaned up the pile of papers and boxes by my desk. Yeah, the one I wrote about earlier this [...] [...] Chores and projects that get ignored when I’m glued to the computer. And I cleaned up the pile of papers and boxes by my desk. Yeah, the one I wrote about earlier this [...]

]]> By: No Impact Man Book Discussion: Chapters 2 & 3 | Fake Plastic Fish http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/comment-page-1/#comment-8249 No Impact Man Book Discussion: Chapters 2 & 3 | Fake Plastic Fish Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:26:06 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant-get-up/#comment-8249 [...] an example: I have a pile of stuff on the floor by my desk. Oh yes, the same pile I wrote about here. Except it’s bigger. Why? Because I can’t bear to send anything to a landfill or have [...] [...] an example: I have a pile of stuff on the floor by my desk. Oh yes, the same pile I wrote about here. Except it’s bigger. Why? Because I can’t bear to send anything to a landfill or have [...]

]]> By: Warm Plastic-Free Quilt Handmade Just In Time For Winter | Fake Plastic Fish http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/comment-page-1/#comment-7753 Warm Plastic-Free Quilt Handmade Just In Time For Winter | Fake Plastic Fish Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:01:48 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant-get-up/#comment-7753 [...] when I wrote about how the stuff on and around my desk was overwhelming me? A lot of you left some really great suggestions for ways to get organized. One of the most helpful [...] [...] when I wrote about how the stuff on and around my desk was overwhelming me? A lot of you left some really great suggestions for ways to get organized. One of the most helpful [...]

]]> By: Bridget http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/comment-page-1/#comment-6886 Bridget Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:03:45 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant-get-up/#comment-6886 If you need new three ring binders, Naked Binder is great:<br /><br />http://www.nakedbinder.com/<br /><br />Also, using thrift store purchases (vases, cups, etc) can make good containers for little things that tend to get lost in desks. If you need new three ring binders, Naked Binder is great:

http://www.nakedbinder.com/

Also, using thrift store purchases (vases, cups, etc) can make good containers for little things that tend to get lost in desks.

]]> By: blueberries http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant/comment-page-1/#comment-6732 blueberries Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:43:12 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/07/help-im-buried-under-paper-and-i-cant-get-up/#comment-6732 For business cards (and I also collect ALLOT) I have a binder with dividers labeled by the type of contact (advertising, merchandise, industry, other business contact & personal interests). I staple them to used copy paper (that would otherwise be thrown away. Two columns of five cards and file them in the binder so when I need a contact I just check in the binder. I am in such a habit if I ever meet someone that I think could fit in 2 categories of my binder I automatically ask for 2 cards, lol. Also for organizing rather than buying new plastic bins, I re-use boxes that I saved from packages and just paint or decorate them to look a little more appealing then label whatever I plan to put in them and keep all my boxes on book shelves in my office. Keeps everything easy to toss in bins when cleaning up my desk and looks a little eclectic & unique. For business cards (and I also collect ALLOT) I have a binder with dividers labeled by the type of contact (advertising, merchandise, industry, other business contact & personal interests). I staple them to used copy paper (that would otherwise be thrown away. Two columns of five cards and file them in the binder so when I need a contact I just check in the binder. I am in such a habit if I ever meet someone that I think could fit in 2 categories of my binder I automatically ask for 2 cards, lol. Also for organizing rather than buying new plastic bins, I re-use boxes that I saved from packages and just paint or decorate them to look a little more appealing then label whatever I plan to put in them and keep all my boxes on book shelves in my office. Keeps everything easy to toss in bins when cleaning up my desk and looks a little eclectic & unique.

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