Choosing tools for the not-so-paperless office

January 23, 12 by Amy Livingston

It's been over 35 years since the term "paperless office" first appeared in print, yet the paperless office is still far from a reality. Sure, we now keep a variety of material--from financial records to photographs--in electronic form, but that doesn't seem to have reduced our need for hard copies. This means that for the typical home office, a printer is still a key piece of equipment. Some may also need a scanner, for converting hard copies to electronic form, and a copier, for making duplicates of all those papers. Fortunately, a multifunction printer, or MFP, can combine all those pieces of equipment in one--in some cases, with a fax machine thrown in for good measure.

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