Perfect. I find tagging and fast searching are the only features I need (though there are some bugs with search). I chose Yojimbo because it *didn't* have a cluttered hierarchy of folders. I use the same model of tag-and-search for GMail, Expression Media and even my Mac -- I have no dock, I just use Spotlight to launch my apps. I find, for me, this is definitely the most productive and reliable way for GTD.
thanks, brian On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Luis Roca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lorin and Kenneth identified the real issue very well. I think a lot of > the discomfort with not having nested folders is due to a habit of > putting off properly identifying an item. We keep bringing up the book > "Getting Things Done" but the idea of nested folders and multiple > library databases are in stark contrast to the very first steps of GTD. > Folders poorly identify information. At best they just create more > inboxes. Because you haven't properly identified the specific item you > will waste more time searching six weeks down the road when you need to > produce a receipt, or email the photo of your family eating pizza in > Times Square to your sister. Tagging is a far more fluid way to identify > something at the very moment it enters your system. > > Folders don't address how a group of individuals identify with a piece > of information. You may remember the photo by the name of the > 'Pizzeria'. Your wife may remember it by 'Times Square'. Your kids might > type a search for 'extra cheese'. Do none of those make sense to you? > They don't have to. They only need to be meaningful to the person > searching for the information at that point in time. Anyone and everyone > at home and at work can identify information any way they want without > stepping on someone else's toes or creating numerous folders and > versions of the same file. This is why I find it a little strange > whenever someone posts a need to limit the tags they use. Why? > > Yojimbo is a simple, transparent, semantic based information archiving > and retrieving application. It implements a contemporary view of > organization. Continue to use nested folders if you must. I would > strongly recommend beginning a trasition to a semantic based > organizational system. > > Have a great weekend everyone! Luis > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list <yojimbo-talk@barebones.com>. > To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/yojimbotalk.lasso> > Have a feature request, or not sure if the software's working > correctly? Please send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <yojimbo-talk@barebones.com>. To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/yojimbotalk.lasso> Have a feature request, or not sure if the software's working correctly? Please send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
