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The article offers step-by-step instructions for going paperless at the office and suggests technology and gadgets that help eliminate paper from the workflow.

The article discusses the problems encountered when using printers. When paper jams happens, one is advised to wait for the fuser to cool off, and open all the ways leading to the paper path and carefully pull out sheets and scraps. When a task of a printer appears to block all other behind it, there is a need to check the print queue to determine the task that caused it. Moreover, one must turn off the printer, check the paper path and remove the sheets stuck in midprint when power loss occurs in the middle of a print job. It is noted that the print job must be canceled when one uses the wrong side of photo paper.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "Firefox Outtrots IE," which evaluated the Firefox browser; "The Ultimate Personal Technology: Paper," which focused on the significance of the paper; "Internet Phones: Clear Winners," which discussed Internet telephones.

This article presents the author's experience on the importance of paper as a storage device. At an annual Demo conference, tablemates and I grappled with a topic on the storage of digital photos. I was using the 5.25-inch floppy disk and I have got lots of files into it. But the only drive I own that will read them is in an ancient, closeted machine that may not even boot. Even in the digital world, good old analog paper gets around all problems. Print out a photo or document and short of flame or water, it is likely to be around for a long time. And as anybody who is flipped through photo albums can attest, a photo is essentially self-documenting. At a break, I noticed another Demo attendee pulling out her paper datebook. This professional had been a Palm fashion victim before she chucked her handheld for paper's directness. Old, reliable, low tech paper beat high-tech electronics again. I have personally returned to paper for things like receipts from Web purchases. Once upon a time, I have saved them as files, but overly clever sites kept conspiring with browser to save the pages incorrectly. And even when the file was okay, it was not always on the machine I happened to have with me so that it could serve as a proof in case of a snafu at a rental car lot or hotel.

Offers advice on how to choose the right paper to use when printing photographs from a computer. Way to use paper for two-sided printing; Time one should allow for a photograph to dry after printing; Tips on how to take care of photographs so they do not fade in sunlight.