Re: Attach a file?

[TjL]

Oh, one other thing.  If the email with your registration code or file
lists an URL where you can automatically retrieve the file if it's
lost, that's another good thing to put in your Yojimbo note.

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Re: Attach a file?

[TjL]

I realize some folks might resent a suggestion of a non-Yojimbo answer
for this but I offer it only because it has been such a help to me.

Yes, I too would like some increased flexibility for licenses, as I've
gotten not just files, but now an image file (1Password).

Before I used Yojimbo for this I had another way of keeping track of
them.  I created an email account (IMAP) and whenever I got a new
license code, I forwarded the message to that email address.  When I
was setting up a new computer or hard drive or whatever, I could
easily get the codes via webmail or by pointing my mail client at the
IMAP account.  Since it was IMAP (not POP3) I didn't worry about the
messages getting removed from the server.

Now I have a GMail account and have a special label I use for
registration codes.

This was especially handy when I was reinstalling software and tried
to launch Yojimbo only to be told that my Yojimbo demo had expired --
so I couldn't get my Yojimbo license code out of my Yojimbo database.

For what it's worth, I find that a little effort on the front end
(label it / forward it AND add it to Yojimbo) helps a lot.

Now that some of them are files instead of codes, I add a Serial
Number in Yojimbo which says "See GMail"

Oh, and just for completeness, I keep those license-code-files in
"~/Documents/License Codes/" which is backed up to iDisk :-)

TjL

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Re: Attach a file?

[Keith Ledbetter]

Very well said, David.   I think I'll start adopting the same  
practice, as I despise these "license files".


I do much as you do in Yojimbo when I have one.  I also keep my serial  
numbers and passwords in text files as opposed to the built-in forms.




On Jan 26, 2008, at 11:09 AM, david wrote:

The idea of the license file, unfortunately seems to be catching on.  
With each new application that adopts *only* the license file  
option, I've been writing a polite but firm letter to the developer  
indicating my displeasure at the inconvenience of the method -  
particularly if the developer doesn't use an automated (and  
immediate) method for resending the license file. I've also taken to  
looking at competing products, when they exist, and informing the  
developer that this is an unwanted feature that can push me toward  
the competing product.



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Re: Attach a file?

[david]

The idea of the license file, unfortunately seems to be catching on.  
With each new application that adopts *only* the license file option,  
I've been writing a polite but firm letter to the developer indicating  
my displeasure at the inconvenience of the method - particularly if  
the developer doesn't use an automated (and immediate) method for  
resending the license file. I've also taken to looking at competing  
products, when they exist, and informing the developer that this is an  
unwanted feature that can push me toward the competing product.


Meanwhile, I do have three programs that utilize only this unfortunate  
method of serialization. I've created a folder where I keep these  
files and in Yojimbo, I create a serial number item as usual, and then  
remind myself that the serial is a file in the folder. Since I  
use .Mac I keep a copy of the serial files there too.


It isn't a satisfactory solution and if Yojimbo is to continue to be a  
viable serial keeper, perhaps a new feature is needed.


david

On Jan 26, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Jeff Berg wrote:

I guess this falls somewhere between a feature request and wondering  
if anyone can suggest a better workaround. I use Yojimbo to maintain  
my software serial number database (amongst other things.) This  
database has been around for some time and was migrated from  
Appleworks to Excel before finding it's current home in Yojimbo.   
The "problem" is that I have a couple of software products that use  
license files rather than serial numbers. I currently put a download  
URL (if relevant) and a note pointing to a file path on machine  
within the Yojimbo record but I'd really like to be able to attach a  
copy of the file itself. I realize this opens a bunch of doors and  
isn't in essence something that Yojimbo is intended for so a feature  
request is not likely to be fulfilled. And I will be amongst the  
first to rail on against "feature creep" in Yojimbo--much of its  
beauty in its simplicity. To that end, does anyone have a more  
elegant solution than the one I'm using?


Thank you.

jab
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Re: Attach a file?

[Rhet Turnbull]

I store my serial numbers (and everything else except web archives) in
text notes because I find Yojimbo's force-fed record types too
constricting as this case highlights. I also store passwords in
encrypted text notes even though this adds a layer of annoyance
because Yojimbo doesn't encrypt the comments section of a password
record and these days passwords often have other sensitive data
associated with them.  For example, I find that the annoying "secret
question" password retrieval hints need to be recorded because I can't
remember the answers to the silly questions. So I store those in
Yojimbo but I don't want them stored unencrypted in the comments
section.

So I store everything in a text note and use collections to organize them.
--Rhet

On 1/26/08, Jeff Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 26, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Rhet Turnbull wrote:
>
> > This is do-able with a text note in Yj
> > however
>
> Unfortunately, dropping the file into the notes section of a Serial
> Number record results in copying the file path, not a copy of the
> file. I'll have to give some thought as to whether or not I want any
> software license info stored as a text file--it's something that I'd
> have to keep my head wrapped around. Thank you for the suggestion
> though!
>
> jeff
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Re: Attach a file?

[Jeff Berg]

On Jan 26, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Rhet Turnbull wrote:


This is do-able with a text note in Yj
however


Unfortunately, dropping the file into the notes section of a Serial  
Number record results in copying the file path, not a copy of the  
file. I'll have to give some thought as to whether or not I want any  
software license info stored as a text file--it's something that I'd  
have to keep my head wrapped around. Thank you for the suggestion  
though!


jeff

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Re: Attach a file?

[Rhet Turnbull]

I've got the same issue and have also wished that Yj had better
support for file attachments.  This is do-able with a text note in Yj
however.  What I do is to attach the file (via drag and drop) into a
text note.  It will show up as an icon in the Yj note. However, you
can't ctrl-click on it for a context menu to save-as as I would expect
or do anything else with the icon; it also doesn't show the name, just
the icon.  To get it back out of Yj, just drag the icon out of the
text note onto the desktop or other folder and the file will be
re-created.
Cheers,
Rhet


On 1/26/08, Jeff Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I guess this falls somewhere between a feature request and wondering
> if anyone can suggest a better workaround. I use Yojimbo to maintain
> my software serial number database (amongst other things.) This
> database has been around for some time and was migrated from
> Appleworks to Excel before finding it's current home in Yojimbo.  The
> "problem" is that I have a couple of software products that use
> license files rather than serial numbers. I currently put a download
> URL (if relevant) and a note pointing to a file path on machine within
> the Yojimbo record but I'd really like to be able to attach a copy of
> the file itself. I realize this opens a bunch of doors and isn't in
> essence something that Yojimbo is intended for so a feature request is
> not likely to be fulfilled. And I will be amongst the first to rail on
> against "feature creep" in Yojimbo--much of its beauty in its
> simplicity. To that end, does anyone have a more elegant solution than
> the one I'm using?
>
> Thank you.
>
> jab
> ==
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>  -- Eileen Quinn, Hit The Road
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