Resurrected: 7 Technologies That Won't Stay Dead

Remember when the PC first hit the scene and the paperless office was all the rage? When computers were going to make paper obsolete and we could all relax in nice, neat, tidy workspaces?

Well, it turned out that computers actually created more paper, not less. We got better, faster printers churning out a zillion copies of fancy color presentation decks, and everyone's parents printing out 46-page articles off "the Internets."

Sure, scanner technology has improved too, but even after you scan everything into useful electronic files, it turns out that you have to archive the darn paper originals too. Heck even fax machines won't completely go away, especially in Asian countries whose alphabets don't always mesh easily with computer keyboards.

On the other hand, the paperless office may not have come to pass, but paper newspapers and magazines sure seem to be hurtin'.

Don't Miss:

• bMighty Scanner How-To Center