Yesterday, I had to fax a signed form off to Fidelity for something. Normally, this involves printing the form, signing it, faxing it, and then remembering to keep a copy of that form somewhere for my records. Then, if I want the confirmation that the fax went through, I either wait around at the fax machine for it to finish, or go back downstairs later and find the confirmation page for my fax.
Yesterday, it involved printing the form to a file, opening it in Microsoft Office Document Imaging, signing my name on the Tablet with the Tablet's pen, going to the File menu, and choosing Send To Fax. And then it was still saved on my hard drive for my records. The confirmation was emailed back to me. All without getting out of my chair.
Yes, it's a small thing -- it probably saved a total of five to ten minutes out of my day. But it's the small things like this that can add up.
Posted by Mike at May 5, 2004 08:54 AMvery cool.
I'm about ready to call the phone co. to cancel my dedicated fax line. Other than spam faxes, I've been fax free for 2 years.
Ah, technology!