Paperwork Tip No1: Fax Without Fax Machine

paper-guy-200Do you know what I consider the greatest waste of my time? Sending a fax! Because I don’t know any other task that is so pointless and unnecessary as sending a fax.

First of all whatever you send is still not the original. So there is no reason why sending an email with a scan attached to it is not the same. Scans even come in color and without blurry lines.

Secondly, sending a fax with a fax machine takes forever. Even before I even fax anything, I usually run into an issue: The paper is either gone or jammed, the toner empty, or the machine busy. And even if I manage to have the machine not shred my draft then there are usually some issues on the other line. (more…)