Interesting idea. You might want to look at tagspaces, which implements a similar idea of tagging files in an open-ended way, including tags for dates.
It is free open-source software, and already has a client implementations for Windows, Mac, Android and IOS, and a web-based install that works with Owncloud. See: http://tagspaces.org Regards, - Alan http://serverdatastorage.com On Mar 22, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Francisco Carriedo Scher <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello there, > > I would like to share an idea about a feature and get opinions from you. > > Maybe it is only an impression, but I think that file-storage utilities like > Dropbox, Owncloud and the like are used in the end by smart device users as a > valve to just "bulk" contents on their devices to free space on them or to > "backup" their material... But the thing is that the material needs to be > organized anyway, what is either an annoying task or it just never gets done, > resulting in a growing mass of valuable media that becomes chaotic... > > I have only a rough idea by now, but I think that automatically dumping the > files to a cloud facility is half the solution. What about introducing an > easier way for us humans to store and locate the media we are interested in > later on? The first and most obvious criteria is the time, but not just as a > plain hierarchy, but structuring folders: > year->seasons->months->weeks->days->hours. Depending on the frequency you get > media with, a the scale may vary. Another way, useful for trips and so on, > would be prompting the user asking for a label with a short title at the end > of the time period: "day in Paris", "week in Berlin", "The hottest July > ever", "Summer with the family", "2015 abroad"... Of course sillier things > can serve as label, in fact, maybe the sillier the more meaningful it is for > the end user and the better index it results. Time criteria would be the main > one, and then, if used, the labeling one, similar to TV series: years, > seasons, chapters... But sharper time re solution possible. Criterias can get combined. > > From the UI/UX standpoint, my impression is that it could be achieved with a > light user experience and minimal configuration, presented as an optional > backup mode for selected folders or for determined periods of time > (vacations, business travels, documenting events...). > > I think that automatically storing the media + automatically organizing it > could make a difference, at least for me, but I must say I am not a reference > user to be asked... > > Opinion? > > Thank you very much for your attention anyway! > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > User mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/user _______________________________________________ User mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/user
