Thanks for the reminder. I will update this article with new resources. I liked Talkr, but I guess they couldn’t get it off the ground. Have you looked into Odiogo for blog text-to-speech? I’ve used them before and the service works very well. A blog design change pushed them off our site, but I still have plans to bring it back on Open Source Marketer.

Thank you Philippe

Philippe

1. I pasted a scanned version of my signature onto the document and then emailed it. (I stopped doing that for security reasons).
2. I grabbed the webcam on top of my monitor, took an image of the signed version and then emailed it to them.
3. I took a picture from my iPhone (got that for Xmas) and sent it directly to them from my phone.

Most companies that want a signed document, also require the original (IRS, Banks, etc.). I worked for a DoD contractor for over a decade and I could never get them to accept a digital copy (neither scanned nor faxed).

I have the whole fax/copier/printer in one setup, but I rarely, if ever, use it. I also didn’t have to pay anything additional to send the files. I guess I’m just cheap and don’t want to pay for an Efax service or phone line when I have the ability to get the job done with the equipment I already have. To me, a fax machine is a single purpose scanner and represents a holdover from how people used to do business (me included). Rather than keep multiple large machines who all have a single purpose, you can consolidate your needs into the computer you already have.

of course, it could also relate to the “Toner Cartridge Incident of 1998″ but my therapist told me that I would eventually get over that

What do you do when somebody needs a signed document from you?

Sure, you can scan and email it, but that’s not really any more efficient, and it requires a scanner, which isn’t necessary for many people.