Ever since its release in 1984, Tetris has been famous for both its simplicity and its seemingly infinite skill ceiling. Nearly 40 years later, players are still competing for new world records and coming up with new strategies for mastering …

Does Your Business Need a Workflow Management System? Read more »

Documentation has changed. Humanity has progressed from drawing cuneiform in clay tablets to storing emojis in the cloud, and in the process, online document security has emerged as a perennial priority for modern businesses.  For as long as innovators have …

The No-Nonsense Guide to Storing Documents Online Securely Read more »

One of technology’s greatest benefits is that it enables collaboration across different computers, offices, countries, or continents. However, sometimes that accessibility can be a bad thing: When you don’t want others to make changes to your documents, you might want …

How to Make a PDF Non-Editable and Read-Only Read more »

While tortoises have a reputation for longevity, the bowhead whale can live nearly twice as long: 200 years or more. Not to be outdone, the ocean quahog, a type of clam, is said to live over 500 years. On the …

How to Create a Workable Document Retention Policy Read more »

Since TT Smith invented the first two-prong electric plug in 1883, people have disagreed about which plug type should be the standard. While the original type A two-prong design and type B three-prong design are the unimpeachable standards for North …

How to Convert a Word Document to PDF Perfectly Read more »

Secure, customizable, and universally compatible—PDFs are the industry standard file format. PDFs can be a few sentences of plain text or hundreds of pages of photos, animated gifs, and even videos, so compressing PDFs isn’t a luxury. It’s an essential …

How to Compress PDF Files: 6 Tools and Techniques Read more »

A process flow document can help eliminate confusion, create consistency, and provide a roadmap for unknown territory. To create these essential tools, you first should know when to use a process flow document, what components they contain, and how you …

What is a process flow document, and how to create it? Read more »

It’s been around for so long that “email” has taken a place of its own in our lexicon—most people forget that it means “electronic mail.” Along with “email,” terms like “e-commerce” (and its catchier cousin “e-tail”), “e-signature,” and “e-conference” have …

4 Challenges in E-Invoicing You Should Know About Read more »

Managing documents used to be straightforward: documents were on pieces of paper, and users managed them by keeping them all in order and the correct location.  While document management was straightforward, it was anything but simple: as businesses grew, their …

The Complete Guide to Document Control and Management Read more »

Running a small business looks complicated from the outside, but from the inside, it’s even more complicated. Managing personnel, crafting a unique value proposition, perfecting your products and services, complying with laws and regulations, and juggling paperwork are just some …

The Quick Guide to Bookkeeping for Small Businesses Read more »