> stack of papers

The trick is to get a spiral paper notebook. When full, run it through a sheet-fed scanner, and throw the notebook away.

You'll need a scanner anyway, for all those other random papers.

Also, a sheet-fed scanner is infinitely faster than a flatbed, and it'll do both sides at once.

Don't forget to back up your disk drive. If you drop it on the floor (like I did) it's gone.