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Archive your receipts and account info with PDFs
Merlin Mann | Sep 2 2004
Mac OSX bases much of its interface on Adobe’s PDF format and opportunities to use and make PDF files are ubiquitous. My favorite PDF trick helps me create an archived digital receipt every time I make a purchase online.
You now have a single location for all your receipts and account info . If you’re really cool, you might want to create sub-directories for each type of item (“Receipts,” “Accounts,” “MySQL Setups,” “Affiliate Reports,” etc. 11 Comments
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I scan all my paper...Submitted by Fazal Majid (not verified) on September 12, 2004 - 9:25am.
I scan all my paper documents to PDF using a Canon DR-2080C batch document scanner (Windows-only, unfortunately). It can batch scan 20 pages per minute, duplex (both sides) if needed. And I keep PDFs of vital documents like passport, invoices of items I carry with me for customs, and so on on a USB flash memory stick in my wallet. » POSTED IN:
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