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]>
