Office Document Strategies Blog

Too Many Fingers in the Paper Filing Cabinet- A Disastrous Recipe

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, May 11, 2012 @ 10:05 AM

IAAP (International Association of Administrative Professionals) were in agreement…  Too many fingers in the paper filing cabinet equals lost files, wasted time and an overwhelming, aggravating and stressful mess.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Document, paper filing

Professional Administrators Say Paper Filing Overwhelms Them

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 @ 09:04 AM

Last night along with a couple of others from our office I participated in a Vendor Fair at a conference for the Administrative Professionals Association in our area.  The attendees at this event were administrators from a variety of organizations from both the private sector and the public sector throughout southern Ontario.

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Topics: document filing, document management, paper filing

Electronic File Storage - the Range of Options

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Apr 24, 2012 @ 09:04 AM

I have been involved in configuring and supporting electronic filing in southern Ontario for almost fifteen years.  In the past few months I have been pleasantly surprised to have more people inquiring about electronic file storage.  I think one of the reasons that it is more acceptable for people to consider a less paper storage option is because they are becoming familiar with personally focused online file storage options.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Hosted document management, Document, Less paper office

Hosted Document Management is the Easy Way to Go

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Mar 30, 2012 @ 05:03 AM

Hosted document management is the right solution for you if you have most of the following characteristics.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Hosted document management, Document, Paperless office

Strengthen Your Burlington Business With Document Management

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Mar 12, 2012 @ 11:03 AM

For the last fifteen years I have been involved in the design, setup and sales of document management systems as part of my work in our business here in Burlington.  During that time there have been weeks when we would not be able to engender any interest in this enabling technology.  What seemed to us to be such a 'no brainer' was just not high on very many business agendas.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Hosted document management, docucapture, Document

In-house or Hosted Document Management System - How To Decide

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Feb 29, 2012 @ 09:02 AM

There are two basic ways to establish a document management system for your office.  You can acquire and install an in-house system or you could contract for a hosted document management solution.  The choices for each of these are varied and there are hundreds of packages each with their own features to choose from.  In the end it is about what system provides you with access and security for your documents.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Hosted document management

10 Useful Cloud Tools For Your IT Network Courtesy of SMB Nation

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 @ 09:02 AM

I subscribe to the SMB Nation newsletter and in their most recent edition they published an excellent article with 10 useful cloud IT tools that can help you in running your IT network.  I'm pleased to share these great featured products as they have some neat utility that can be of value to all.  Thanks to Joseph Walker for compiling this great list.

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Topics: Computer, document filing, IT network

IT World Canada Tells What Went Wrong With SOPA and PIPA

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 10:01 AM

There has been a lot of interest in the results of the one day protest that was undertaken by a large number of internet sites to protest the proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation in the US.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, Document

Document Storage Clean Up is a Necessity - 7 Reasons Why.

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sat, Jan 28, 2012 @ 10:01 AM

Most businesses spend little time doing clean up on their document storage systems.  This is especially true of electronic data but also true of paper records as well.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Document

SMB Operating Choice Affects MFP Ability For Scanning

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 @ 07:01 AM

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Topics: Software, Multifunction Printer, Scanning, document filing, document management, MFP