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.
Office Document Strategies Blog
IT World Canada Tells What Went Wrong With SOPA and PIPA
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 10:01 AM
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.
Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Document
There are several ways to go about setting up scanning in your office. Here are 5 reasons why you will want to consider a centralized system.
Topics: Scanning, document filing, document management, Document, Kodak, Fujitsu
Going paperless (my definition is reducing your dependency on paper, not a totally paper free environment), in your office is a task that should be easy but is something that I have learned most people cannot do. I say most as I have clients who have successfully cleared their own offices of paper clutter and work with a virtually clean desk.
Topics: document filing, Document, Paper shredding, Paperless office
I was dealing with a client the other day and they were trying to decide if they need to add a fax option to their MFP. I asked them when the last time was that they got a fax or sent one? The client said they could not remember when a fax was used. When we discussed it further it was determined that the things they used to do with faxes they now do using scanning capability.
Hosting Location Matters For Data Storage Using Cloud Applications
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 09:09 AM
There was a recent article published in ITBusiness.ca entitled Worries over Patriot Act drives NDP to cloud encryption.
Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Document, privacy, office document strategy, Canadian Legislation
Anti-Idling Bylaws Create New Document Security And Shredding Risk
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 @ 08:08 AM
So what does anti-idling have to do with document security and shredding?
It seems that due to municipal anti-idling laws in Burlington, Hamilton and other jurisdictions the mobile shredding services are being restricted from doing on site shredding. It appears that running their engines for the time it takes to complete shredding projects onsite violates the anti-idling bylaws and they are not permitted to operate in this manner.
Topics: document storage strategy, document management, Document, Paper shredding, shredders
Your Paperless Office and Document Management (Video)
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 @ 08:07 AM
This video outlines the issues and some tips to understand as you look to embrace the convergence and move into a more electronic filing system.
Understand the trends in the office which make it feasible to build a single system which works with your traditional paper structures and takes advantage of the advances which make electronic capability easier and lead to a better ROI.
Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Document, privacy, office document strategy
Recently I had this discussion with one of our clients who was complaining that their colour MFP service rate was too high. Of course rates are not set arbitrarily, they are based upon the real operating costs of the device being used.
Topics: Software, Document, Colour printer, cost of colour, toner, Copier, colour multifunction, colour multifunction printer
Workflow Tool Makes Document Scanning Viable - 9 Step Process
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Apr 29, 2011 @ 14:04 PM
I recently configured a workflow design for a client who is planning to use a multifunction printer (MFP) for document scanning to support a service work order application.
Topics: Software, Multifunction Printer, document filing, document storage strategy, software tools, document management, MFP, Document


