Re: Comparing filing programs

[peter lindsay]

EagleFiler is really nice: nested folders a big plus. Doesn't do .mac sync
though.

2008/6/4 John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> I ditched NoteBook in favor of Yojimbo. I still have 15 days left on my
> Yojimbo demo.
>
> I am now also looking at EagleFiler from C-command Software, Michael Tsai
> the SpamSieve developer. So far, it looks awesome, but appears to lack
> encryption like Yojimbo has.
>
> I am just wondering if any of you folks here have tried/used EagleFiler and
> if so, what your opinions are.
>
> Thanx in advance,
> John
>
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Re: Comparing filing programs

[Michael Tsai]

On Jun 4, 2008, at 4:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

I found the tagging system inconvenient (all tags have to be pre- 
declared) and the fact that you can't import bookmarks or weblocs  
was irksome. It does lack file-level encryption, yes, another  
annoying part. In the end I did simply move back to using the Finder  
- though EagleFiler does make this incredibly easy, seeing as how it  
stores everything in folders anyway.


Tags in EagleFiler do not need to be pre-declared. You can type new  
ones directly into the field at the bottom of the window or in the  
Info inspector.


EagleFiler imports bookmarks and weblocs and converts them to Web  
archives, which provide a content preview and text that you can search  
for. The Open Source URL command (or Option-double click) lets you  
open the live page in your browser, as with a bookmark.


EagleFiler encrypts per-library rather than per-file. This lets it  
provide content searching of  encrypted files, and it eliminates the  
security issue of having unencrypted data left on the disk after  
encrypting an existing item. Also, the metadata (title, notes, tags,  
URL, etc.) are encrypted in addition to the content.


So there are reasons for the way EagleFiler works, and they're often  
about tradeoffs. Yojimbo and other apps make different decisions, for  
different reasons.


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Re: Comparing filing programs

[cubic . archon]

On 4 Jun 2008, at 03:08, John wrote:

I ditched NoteBook in favor of Yojimbo. I still have 15 days left on  
my Yojimbo demo.


I am now also looking at EagleFiler from C-command Software, Michael  
Tsai the SpamSieve developer. So far, it looks awesome, but appears  
to lack encryption like Yojimbo has.


I am just wondering if any of you folks here have tried/used  
EagleFiler and if so, what your opinions are.


Thanx in advance,
John



I tried out EagleFiler for a while, attracted by nested folders and  
the ability to store pretty much any file type, but in the end I ended  
up thinking "why am I not just using the Finder and Spotlight here?" I  
am fairly disciplined with my project folders anyway, and EagleFiler  
was just an extra step between creation or receipt and filing that was  
getting in the way. Write a new script or make a new texture... right,  
that's ready... oh bother it, now I have to import it into EagleFiler  
as well. I ended up leaving things on the desktop "to be filed" which  
is not a good result.


I found the tagging system inconvenient (all tags have to be pre- 
declared) and the fact that you can't import bookmarks or weblocs was  
irksome. It does lack file-level encryption, yes, another annoying  
part. In the end I did simply move back to using the Finder - though  
EagleFiler does make this incredibly easy, seeing as how it stores  
everything in folders anyway.


I do know some people who absolutely love it mind you.

Incidentally I have an ongoing mindmap with personal notes on a few  
different "junk drawer" apps (as well as other types) - http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/show_public/6347995 
 - including EagleFiler, Yojimbo and Notebook.


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Comparing filing programs

[John]

I ditched NoteBook in favor of Yojimbo. I still have 15 days left on  
my Yojimbo demo.


I am now also looking at EagleFiler from C-command Software, Michael  
Tsai the SpamSieve developer. So far, it looks awesome, but appears to  
lack encryption like Yojimbo has.


I am just wondering if any of you folks here have tried/used  
EagleFiler and if so, what your opinions are.


Thanx in advance,
John

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