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How I turned an old laptop into a home document station - and cut down on paperwork chaos
This clever setup uses scanners, shredders, and custom 3D prints to stop paper and mail as soon it enters my house.
We went back and forth a lot about whether to use an older Mac mini and mount an inexpensive portable monitor on the wall, or just use the laptop. And because it's all done on a rusty old Intel MacBook Pro, there's no easy way to get distracted and read an article or surf social media. My wife wanted two brackets: one to hold the little receipt scanner securely and out of the way, and one to do the same thing with the little USB hub that connects all the devices to the Mac.
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