[bcsco]

I can do the same with the $59 all-in-one Epson printer, copier, scanner I have. It may take longer, but it will get the same results for a lot less money. The same holds true for the Epson printer, scanner, copier I have. Simply put, all you have to do is scan documents then save them in a categorized directory. And for around $79 you can buy a graphics program such as Coral PaintShop Pro that will effortlessly manage your graphic files.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I am just pinging random folks to this thread, hoping that somebody can advise me. Please feel free to extend my ping to anyone who is computer savvy.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I am just pinging random folks to this thread, hoping that somebody can advise me. Please feel free to extend my ping to anyone who is computer savvy.

[Hardraade]

I had a neat desk once. Before I put stuff on it.

[Jonty30]

I don’t know anything about this particular product, and there are cheaper ways to do the same thing that this product has to offer.

But I think the one question that does need to be answered is whether or not this product will help you become more productive. If it saves you time, then it could be a product worth getting.

I often go to www.cnet.com and see product reviews for software I am interested in.

[Jonty30]

I saw the video and one question I have is whether or not you really have to buy the scanner. Can you buy just the software, or equivalent software?

That part, if you already own a scanner, seems to be a waste of money to me.

[mountainlion]

A neat desk is a sign of a sick mind. I know nothing of the software.

[stansblugrassgrl]

I know a woman who bought one. She loves to play with electronic stuff and software. She said it worked very well and she was glad she bought it. I haven’t seen the woman for a couple of months, so I don’t know if her opinion still holds.

My filing system is simple. I pile it up on the desk until it starts bugging my husband, who then files every thing in the proper location. Simple. (I’m grateful that he’s willing to do that because he’s much better at organizing then me).

[jhrutkay]

I ordered the tried the Neat Desk....It did not work perform the tasks I needed it to perform. I hoped to scan my invoices into it and be able to easily access them to eliminate paper...however, there was no way to choose the fields you wanted it to capture....On routine receipts like Walmart, grocery store, etc. it seemed to be able to pick those up quite easily but not on my invoices. I communicated with the company and they tried to help me figure it out but then admitted it was not programmed to do what I wanted it to do....

[oh8eleven]

As tax season approaches ...
If your mother is 99 y/o, I wouldn't even bother sending in a tax return. Screw the IRS and FUBO.

[COUNTrecount]

I have the business card scanner and it is excellent, if that helps you.

[Mr. K]

I think filing systems are as personal as your choice of car or favorite food

for me, throing everything in a pile is best- I can usually find something by wading through in chronoligical order

but then again, I gave up caring long ago

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

This is what I use:

Hardware - Brother DS 600 scanner

Software - Paper Valet Pro

Caveat - I store things in PDF format only, not OCR, so although this combo has an OCR option, I can't report on it. Paper Valet makes it easy enough to label and organize the PDFs for future lookup that I am fine with that format.

[rpierce]

My suggestions:

1. Focus less on the scanning part and more on the “where am I scanning all this stuff to and how do I access it later?” part.
   
2. To that end, create an Evernote account (free)
   
3. Find a decent scanner that allows you to scan directly to your Evernote notes (Here's a good start: http://michaelhyatt.com/how-to-scan-documents-directly-into-evernote.html)

I hope this helps. Good luck.

[cornfedcowboy]

I have owned it for four years and am happy with it. I use it for expense reports. I scan my receipts with the mobile(small) scanner. The OCR software does a pretty good job of recognizing and itemizing the categories. It does take some reviewing but all of them do. For instance, I can do an expense report with 50 receipts in probably 30 or 40 minutes. The original receipt is copied and the data put in a searchable PDF. I can then email my expenses to the home office for payment.