Though it may not always seem so, technology is here to help us and your computer and the internet can help you.
The internet is essentially a collection of documents saved as webpages. I can make a document, save it to my website and anyone around the planet can view it at anytime by typing in my web address (URL). I can change the document and save it again in seconds and the viewer can see the new document immediately. Wow! I just love this whole idea and it is what drives me and makes me passionate about the internet.
This new "live document" doesnt have the limitations of the old paper documents. It appears as soon as you click to open the webpage, it can contain animated and live images, video, voice, can be updated instantly from anywhere with an internet connection, contain links to other documents/webpages, it can even change the content depending on who is looking at it.
Whilst a few documents will probably always have to be printed, the old days of mass printing and posting of documents are becoming less common and necessary. More and more companies are switching over to internet based live documents. I have suppliers who invoice me in this way and it works very well for both of us. I can view any invoice at the click of my mouse and they save on cost and staff with an automated invoice system.
