A world without automated data entry is bleak and lifeless, yet you may not even know it. Without it, online marketplaces can’t process real-time inventory updates with barcode scanners, so their top-selling item can easily turn into a month-long backorder due to an unexpected pileup. Worse yet, you could be stuck manually copying and pasting information from one system to another while sales is prodding you for updated numbers and your coworkers are already starting their weekend (and if this