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2 Weeks Paperless (with some minor exceptions)

I'm now two weeks into my paperless experiment. On the work front it's going great - just today I attended a three hour workshop where I viewed a multiple-page excel spreadsheet (via DocsToGo), and a large PowerPoint deck (via Keynote) on my iPad, instead of the multiple-page paper print outs used by the other attendees.

With multi-tasking I was able to quickly, switch over to Notes Plus for taking handwritten notes with a stylus. I'll file the notes later in AwesomeNote for easy retrieval when required.

All in all, I am finding the experiment to be very successful. While I've had to break the habit of reaching for the print button, I now feel a little like a recovering addict who has kicked his paper addiction... And it feels good.

Confessions? Ok, I forgot and pulled out a pen to scribble a note on a napkin yesterday (I then remembered and typed the note into my iPad). I also printed something for a colleague, on request (which sort of fits within my guidelines - I don't want to be a pedantic Pratt).

At home, shopping lists are on the iPhone, planning is on the iPad. All pretty good.

@Home confessions:
1. I am not planning to use any Apple device to replace toilet paper, yet.
2. Wrapping paper, birthday cards... Still use them
3. Ok, I still get snail mail of various varieties... I may switch bank statements to electronic form, but some people just want to send me paper... Sigh.

Still, I think I'm becoming living proof that the paperless offices notasfar fetched as it might seem, when a device as useful and accessible as the iPad (with the all important 10 hours battery life) is available.

Till next time ...