Comments on: The green home office: my new project http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2009/12/the-green-home-office-my-new-project.html Some useful information, some anecdotes, some rantings, and some inspiration <br>from my quest to make my family and perhaps the world around me A Little Greener Every Day Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:42:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Alison Kerr http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2009/12/the-green-home-office-my-new-project.html/comment-page-1#comment-870 Alison Kerr Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:09:30 +0000 http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/?p=810#comment-870 Robin, I do think a publisher should snap up this opportunity. You're a great writer. Robin, I do think a publisher should snap up this opportunity. You’re a great writer.

]]> By: robin http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2009/12/the-green-home-office-my-new-project.html/comment-page-1#comment-868 robin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:16:06 +0000 http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/?p=810#comment-868 My in-house technical support (my husband, of course) has us backed up really well. But great advice that I'll make sure to put in my book - which I am confident will be picked up by a publisher. Just throwing that out there! My in-house technical support (my husband, of course) has us backed up really well. But great advice that I’ll make sure to put in my book – which I am confident will be picked up by a publisher. Just throwing that out there!

]]> By: Alison Kerr http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2009/12/the-green-home-office-my-new-project.html/comment-page-1#comment-867 Alison Kerr Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:11:24 +0000 http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/?p=810#comment-867 Can't wait for the updates Robin. There's way too much paper in my life. Just make sure you have a rock-solid computer back-up system, including an off-site storage component, if you're moving to electronic storage of vital information. Can’t wait for the updates Robin. There’s way too much paper in my life. Just make sure you have a rock-solid computer back-up system, including an off-site storage component, if you’re moving to electronic storage of vital information.

]]> By: robin http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2009/12/the-green-home-office-my-new-project.html/comment-page-1#comment-864 robin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:14:52 +0000 http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/?p=810#comment-864 Scanning is a good idea. I'm hoping to get as much as possible sent to me electronically, and one of my big challenges is finding or creating a system to organize all my electronic documents. I'm just as disorganized on my computer as I am in my office. Scanning is a good idea. I’m hoping to get as much as possible sent to me electronically, and one of my big challenges is finding or creating a system to organize all my electronic documents. I’m just as disorganized on my computer as I am in my office.

]]> By: Despairing http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2009/12/the-green-home-office-my-new-project.html/comment-page-1#comment-862 Despairing Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:20:49 +0000 http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/?p=810#comment-862 About a year ago I, too, decided to get rid of all the junk paper I kept tripping over. All the mail I now get is scanned into the computer. If it's important (like insurance documents) I'll keep the hardcopy in the file. If it's not important (the insurance company confirming my payments) then I'll shred and recycle - if I absolutely have to look at the letter again then there's a copy on my computer. It doesn't take that much to keep on top of - once a week or a fortnight I'll stick the radio on and plow through it. You'd be amazed at how many bits of paper we realise aren't that essential when we take a second look at them. About a year ago I, too, decided to get rid of all the junk paper I kept tripping over. All the mail I now get is scanned into the computer. If it’s important (like insurance documents) I’ll keep the hardcopy in the file. If it’s not important (the insurance company confirming my payments) then I’ll shred and recycle – if I absolutely have to look at the letter again then there’s a copy on my computer.

It doesn’t take that much to keep on top of – once a week or a fortnight I’ll stick the radio on and plow through it. You’d be amazed at how many bits of paper we realise aren’t that essential when we take a second look at them.

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