This is a great idea! I've always wondered how folks use Yojimbo and approach data management in general. Although we all have our pet requests, I'm sure the vast majority of us incorporated deeply into our workflow.
For me, data management falls into one of the following (constantly shifting as I try to improve and products come along/get better) buckets (in order of preference): TaskPaper (tagged for context) - for all tasks Yojimbo (heavily tagged) - for all loose text, code snippets, most PDFs, images that don't go into iPhoto, serials, passwords, lately also important emails iPhoto (heavily tagged) - for all personal photos, wallpaper, screen captures (other than a single screen shot which goes into Yojimbo now), personal videos iTunes (heavily categorized, clean metadata - tag like) - for all music and 3rd party videos File system (half heartedly tagged) - for files that don't go into Yojimbo (mostly presentations, Word, Xmind, source code, , PDFs that just seem too large, PDFs that are commented Entourage - for email and most attachments What I've found is that I'd love to just shove most things into Yojimbo for the sake of being able to find all things related to a tag or union/intersection of tags, but realize that would look suspiciously like a file manager. Leap may work well except it doesn't seem to interact with Yojimbo. I also often wonder how others use the features of Yojimbo to help with their workflow. Between tags, folders, labels, flags, and comments, there are a plethora of approaches. Yet Yojimbo, perhaps due to the discipline of the Bare Bones team, remains aesthetically pleasing. IMO, EagleFiler is a bit cluttery and Together just doesn't quite flow right (although I do like it a lot). Personally, I think Evernote is the most promising up and comer. Anyway, to get back to my Yojimbo system: Tags - categorizes the data (and sometimes, why I'm storing it - howto, reference, etc.) Flags - for things I'm actively working on or need to otherwise pay attention to Folders - for organizing data against a project (i.e. research for an essay or presentation) Comments - comments about the data usually the source if other than my work Labels - I've had the toughest time here because I originally wanted to use it for "why I'm storing it" but it hasn't stuck for some reason. I think the colors are too much when used too liberally. I guess I don't really use labels much. Information gets captured via a shortcut key and the input panel (I dislike the drop dock and have disabled them) or a capture script (for things like capturing from Entourage or Safari). I tag it, add a source comment if needed, and flag it if appropriate. Then I periodically go through, retagging, deleting, and otherwise sorting/shuffling. Rinse. Repeat. On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Luis Roca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to start a positive thread on what interesting things everyone > > uses Yojimbo for.. Maybe everyone could post one interesting thing > > they use the application for, we all might find some new uses.. = -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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]>