I have had the pleasure of viewing a number of talks by david sparks at macworld. Some of you may be familiar with davids work at macsparky or mac power users, but he also has a series of field guides that he publishes. At times i wished i could literally see a step by step video of david scanning a do the format of this book is wonderful. For those of you who dont know, yep basically allows you to tag files regardless of where they are in your filesystem.
Managing email with david sparks project management for. David and katie talk about davids paperless book and the best tools and software to go paperless with your mac and ios devices. My paperless book received a best of award from apple in 2012. A guide to going paperless from david sparks of macsparky. David sparks paperless it comes from david sparks paperless book. I also use complex mindmapping and outlining tools and other collaborative technologies in my transactional and litigation practices to help get results for my clients.
At the time i had considered evernote, but i was too worried about security to embrace it. His intellect and warmth come through in this book, just like in all the other places where his work is made available. I appreciate the effort david sparks went through to compile all this information into a nice field guide. He wrote it in ibooks author and, in addition to being full of great information and howtos, its jam packed with slideshows, screencasts, and retina display graphics. Paperless is a brand new ibookstore book from david sparks. We also know the benefits of going paperless far outweigh the work youll need to do at the outset. So, i read david sparks book paperless and started a new process. Great book if paperlexs would like to learn how to manage your digital documents. His intellect and warmth come through in this book, just like in all the othe.
Im not too far into it, but i jumped ahead to see that he does go through his system in more detail than ive covered here, complete with video. If you own a mac and have aspirations of becoming paperless in either business or personal contexts, this book is a great place to start. Paperlese must less value if you have a windows pc and not a mac. The three of them gazed out the window and down at the moonlit plaza, filled with. I have completed this wonderful book, mac at work by david sparks. Going paperless on a mac the chronicle of higher education. Paperless takes the mystery and fear out of going paperless with your apple technology. As noted above, ive purchased david sparks paperless book on the ibook store, and highly recommend it even from the little ive read so far. He wrote it in ibooks author and, in addition to being full of great information and howtos, its jam. A macsparky field guide, and this one is all about getting control of your email. Of must less value if you have a windows pc and not a mac. Paperless is a new ebook from sparks that has one key goal to get you. Also get david sparks book called paperless on itunes.
This well crafted ebook is perfect for productivity nerds. David is also a podcaster, blogger, and author who writes about finding the best tools, hardware, and workflows for using apple products to get work done. Hes a lawyer, sure, but he also runs an incredibly useful website called macsparky, and i am not just saying that because my iphones home screen is internetfamous there david is also one half of the dynamic duo that produces a podcast called mac power users, and a recurring topic there is going paperless. The book includes 32 screencasts, 4 movies, over 26,000 words, and other. David sparks, author of the macsparky website and cohost of the mac power users podcast, has written a deceptively short e. David sparks is one of the hosts of the mac power users podcast. The one thing, simply put, features one thing on the internet that captured my attention and that i believe is worthy of yours the thought of going paperless is as tempting as it is terrifying.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle. Ive often threatened to go paperless but in the end allowed inertia to win the day. Ive been an avid listener of the mac power users podcast since jumping over to the apple cult, even before i got my first mac, as a sort of primer on what tools and apps to get and use. The book includes 32 screencasts, 4 movies, over 26,000 words, and other rich. No only did i start reading the book immediately, i finished all 27,000 words in a. Paperless by david sparks excellent ibook on going paperless this powerful software lets authors integrate text, pictures, videos and more.
Ive been doing some research and it seems the scansnap ix500 is the way to go. As part of the ipad part of the study we purchased a scansnap s0i document scanner as well as an ibook titled paperless by david sparks and a pdf productivity app called pdfpen for ipad. David has created a multimedia guide that includes images. The book is a deep dive on paperless workflows for the mac, ipad, and iphone. The ibook author textbook format of this book really works well. Paperless relay fm toggle navigation toggle search. As soon as paperless shipped, i began making a list of things i wanted to update. The worlds easiest, most awesome, hands off, set and. David sparks spent his career in politics and government. If you use a mac, have an ipad, and want a great guide to going paperless. Now hes written a debut novel thats full of suspense, greed, decency, and courage.
The book includes 32 screencasts, 4 movies, over 26,000 words, and other richmedia assets to turn you into a paperless ninja. As with sparks other guides, this 300page book is filled with almost two hours of screencasts and over 200 screenshots that support sparks premise that you can get control of your email with just a few key behavior changes. Sparks is an attorney in orange county, ca and he is well known for his macsparky website and the mac power users. Sparks is an attorney in orange county, ca and he is well known for his macsparky website and the mac power users podcast that he does with florida attorney katie floyd. A macsparky field guide by david sparks the format of this book is wonderful. Labster erik pelton has been completely paperless for years.
He lays out how to use tags and how to use nested folders in a filing system and discusses the reasons he uses nested folders because of the problems with tags. Go paperless with this ibook for your ipad ios tips cult of mac. Sparks, a selfproclaimed mac zealot, wrote paperless primarily for mac users, so just about anyone with a mac can use the. Their inhabitants wouldnt want extra mouths to feed, either. Please note that sometimes there is a delay between the order and the. Okay, so its 2014, and im a bit late to the parade. Paperless program book mayo performing arts center.
It was created using apples new ibooks author application. This book is first of all practically written, in nontechnical terms, that any lay reader can understand. We know the thought of going through one stack of paperwork is overwhelming, let alone your entire office. It is a big download at nearly 900mb so go make tea. The people of sparks knew of only three other settlements, and theyd heard from the roamers that those places were smaller and poorer than sparks. The inclusion of video demos takes the ebook reading experience to the next level.
David also writes for macworld magazine and speaks about om the authors website. David sparks field guide paperless gets you started with everything you need to know from why you should paperless to a selection of tools and davids own paperless workflow. According to sparks, the book is a deep dive on paperless. My guest this week, david sparks, literally wrote the book on email. Ive been slowly working towards setting up a paperless office here at my home, and so i bought my copy yesterday.
Go paperless with this ibook for your ipad ios tips. Using textexpander and hazel and a rigorous naming scheme together was new to me and is something i will adopt in my own office. David sparks is a practicing attorney, editor of the macsparky blog, cohost of the mac power users podcast, and author of in addition to paperless mac at work wiley, 2011 and ipad at work. David is the host along with katie floyd and in my opinion carries the show. David sparks is an orange county, california business attorney and a geek. The people of sparks delta county opportunity school. His intellect and warmth come through in this book, just like in all the other places where his work is. Mac at work paperback common by author david sparks on. Ipad owners although there is a pdf version of the book available. The one thing paperless by david sparks a better mess.
David sparks field guide paperless gets you started with everything you need to know from why you should paperless to a selection of tools and david s own paperless workflow. David sparks has just released his latest book, email. The purpose of these purchases was to investigate both how difficult it would be to adopt a paperless workflow and what the benefits would be in doing so. We will talk about his book, try to figure out why email is ruling the lives of many of us, and some strategies on managing email, email etiquette, and much more. This book is a must read for any mac user, new or experienced, or for anyone who is contemplating buying a new personal computer. Paperless is a new ebook from sparks that has one key goal to get. Presentation at aba techshow 2012 opening pdf crashes ie by david sparks and ernie.
Evernote help setting up a paperless reference filing. My ability to use technology has several benefits for my clients. The best tools and workflows to get paper out of your life. It will take you through the entire process of going paperless. It seems i can reduce clutter and improve efficiency by having these papers converted into something on my computer. But after reading david sparks newest book, paperless, i realize that. Paperless is a new ebook from sparks that has one key goal to get you organized by eliminating all the paper clutter in your life. Heidi alexander has five reasons to recommend that lawyers read paperless by david sparks. David sparks has released an ibook created with ibooks author, no less that will help us all use less and less paper in our lives. However, paperless by david sparks is just the push i need to brave the battle against the never ending piles. I like the thought behind a landscape style layout. David sparks has released an ibook created with ibooks author, no less that. Help us reduce our paper use, while having 247 access to all of the same information you receive in the program book to read at your convenience. This well crafted e book is perfect for productivity nerds.
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