Literature study:
Metadata as a ‘filing system’, Using Metadata Effectively in OS X, Metadata in OS X: Part Two, Metadata in OS X: Wrap Up
Why?
A file should be in a fixed place from the moment I start using it. I should never have to search for latest and greatest version of a file, and backup should not be filled with copies of the same file in different locations.
Therefore
I keep a vast archive of projects, into which files are stored, and a current-folder which links to said archive. When I download files, I will move them into project archive before I open.
Problems are
A file does not always fit into a project, I may need some general categories as well. Some files may be fundamental to more than 1 project (such as Quicksilver manual). Some files (such as video) may be too large for them to be located on working disc. With lots of small projects, this is not a good solution.
Categories:
* audio, video, photo
* pg
* travel
* toy / gadget
* design
* computing / programming / java
Some tags:
* project:dotflickr, project:dotblogger, project:dotmeta, project:dotfixlinks
* project:dotinventory (music / file / photo listing code), project:video
* project:pgcourse2_05
* project:macuse, project:macdev
* project:jobsearch, project:housing, project:postgrado
* project:current
* go2:rsa06, go2:mex04, go2:mex08
* category:pgcourse, category:pgsite
* category:met
* category:toy:iPod, category:toy:eyeTV, category:toy:gps
* rating:3
* source:http://www.nki.no/ (file downloaded from)
* synch:flickr:{id}<id></id>
* synch:svn:{command}
* geo:pos:{coordinates}
* geo:address:Oslo, Norway
* expiry:{date}
Some applications:
OpenPList, houdahGeo (geo-tagging images), DefaultFolderX, TagBot.
Quicksilver and tagging (quicksilver spotlight tagging## ):
ctrl+space to start apple+g to load selected files (i assigned alt+space as trigger to open qs with selection) “tag” to get add tag action, hit enter and write tag From tag: “->” to get list of tag, select tag and one more “->” to get list of files How to use the operators for building Spotlight Queries. Raw Spotlight Queries (an option when building SmartFolders).
Necessary maintenance of tags
* Synch / publish with svn, blogger, flickr etc.
* Add remove from list of current / work-mode
* rename tags
* split / merge
process active tags:
* delete expired
* mail reminders
* move resources, workflow tasks
group / relate tags - build thesaurus. Inspiration? fetch tags or resources from application (ScrapBook)