7/4/2023 0 Comments Tagspaces video thumbnail![]() Compared to CLI-only tag-based file managers like Tag and TagFS, using TagSpaces is a piece of cake, and the interface is much more appealing to beginners and ex-Windows users. The Information School, University of Washington, 2005.Ĭould TagSpaces be the utility they need? We've seen it's not perfect, but it's a young app, still in development with plenty of time to improve. Don’t Take My Folders Away! Organizing Personal Information to Get Things Done. However,Īll of the participants said they would be happy to have search utility that helped them to find their personal information better. Thirteen declined, stating they can't rely only on search and that they prefer to actually see their files grouped in folders. A 2005 study asked fourteen participants to replace their folders with a simple search tool. Still, not all users will be ready for the switch. It's entirely possible that tags are the future of file management on Linux. With a tag-based file system, you don't have to worry about the location - just make sure to tag the files with appropriate, relevant keywords. But what happens when you have to reorganize it? Introducing new subfolders is not easy with hundreds of files, and I imagine finding a file feels much like searching for a needle in a haystack. Most users stick to hierarchical folder structure because it feels "natural" and intuitive, or simply because they're used to it. A prime example are multimedia files - photos, videos, music - but a simple report from your latest meeting can also require complex categorization (by date, project, topic, client.). We need them because the world is not one-dimensional, and one file can belong to several categories. Tags are content-dependent keywords metadata that describes the contents of a file. ![]() In a hierarchical filesystem, a file can exist only in one folder (just like physical files), which restricts our categorization options. They conceptualize our real-world experience with physical files: we put a file into a folder, and place it in a filing cabinet. Most modern file managers are based on the traditional desktop metaphor with a hierarchical approach to sorting our files. Computers let us organize our digital assets, but this ability is limited by the very system that provides it. Social Bookmarking has yet to be fully integrated into the rest of the sites, but users' Profile pages will now display their bookmarks.Of course, users are responsible for establishing a document management system: deciding what to name the files and where to put them. Much like other social bookmarking sites, tags, bookmarks, and bookmarkers are enabled as links, allowing users to view related content. ![]() In a blog post, Dan Truax, general manager of Servers and Tools Online, writes, "Many posts have been somewhat ambiguous as to the purpose of our Social Bookmarking capability and some have also speculated that this is an announcement that Microsoft is releasing a Social Bookmarking ‘product.' The bookmarking capability that will be previewed at TechEd is specific to MSDN, TechNet and Expression."Īlthough the preview is definitely still in beta-it currently is English-only-it does allow users to save bookmarks to the My Bookmarks tool and apply tags. The Social Bookmarks application is among the first in a series of new features designed to help users collaborate and share information. At TechEd 2008, Microsoft previewed Social Bookmarking for MSDN, TechNet, and Expression. With the rise of social media, however, the Servers and Tools Online division, which handles the global MSDN, TechNet, CodePlex, and Expression, decided to switch to a community-based platform that would add more functionality to the current platform. For Windows developers, MSDN has been the de facto resource for all things Microsoft, and the site made it easy for programmers to find documentation, code samples, and other developer content. ![]()
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