Comments on: Numbered folders: the easiest way to keep track of works-in-progress http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/ A survival guide for the 21st century researcher Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:14:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: harry http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-73115 harry Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:25:50 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/#comment-73115 You may want to check out <a href="http://www.GoalsOnTrack.com" rel="nofollow">GoalsOnTrack</a>, a very nicely built web app designed for tracking goals and todo lists, and supports time tracking too. It's clear, focused, easy to navigate, worth a try. You may want to check out GoalsOnTrack, a very nicely built web app designed for tracking goals and todo lists, and supports time tracking too. It’s clear, focused, easy to navigate, worth a try.

]]> By: Adjunct Advice » Blog Archive » Tracking Your Works In Progress http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-47855 Adjunct Advice » Blog Archive » Tracking Your Works In Progress Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:23:46 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/#comment-47855 [...] Academic Productivity Blog has a great suggestion for keeping orderly track of your works in progress. Read it here. [...] [...] Academic Productivity Blog has a great suggestion for keeping orderly track of your works in progress. Read it here. [...]

]]> By: Adjunct Advice » Blog Archive » Improving Productivity Via Numbered Folders http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-45998 Adjunct Advice » Blog Archive » Improving Productivity Via Numbered Folders Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:45:14 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/#comment-45998 [...] folks over at the Academic Productivity blog have a great post about keeping your ideas and writings organized. Like all suggestions, this is worth testing before [...] [...] folks over at the Academic Productivity blog have a great post about keeping your ideas and writings organized. Like all suggestions, this is worth testing before [...]

]]> By: Academic Productivity » The right tool for the job http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-42036 Academic Productivity » The right tool for the job Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:21:20 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/#comment-42036 [...] Following my earlier post on using numbered folders to keep track of your projects, I received a couple emails from readers wondering what software I use to implement the system. As [...] [...] Following my earlier post on using numbered folders to keep track of your projects, I received a couple emails from readers wondering what software I use to implement the system. As [...]

]]> By: Notation Software Music Editor & Music Maker - Personal Composer http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-38634 Notation Software Music Editor & Music Maker - Personal Composer Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:26:54 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/#comment-38634 The number idea is good. Having a unique identifier is important. BUt you know, you can also sort files by date modified. But why not just keep track of everything in an excel spreadsheet? That seems like the easiest way for me. The number idea is good. Having a unique identifier is important. BUt you know, you can also sort files by date modified. But why not just keep track of everything in an excel spreadsheet? That seems like the easiest way for me.

]]> By: Megan McCarthy http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-31001 Megan McCarthy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:01:25 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/#comment-31001 Hi This is a great idea, thanks! I also use numbers system to more easily identify my projects and folders on the computer, but still working on what each folder should contain. I also use, and am learning, a great software program - 'The Journal', which is often used by writers and students (in fact, for many activities) - it has loose-leaf pages and tabs for each page, including tree structures, so you can add categories of ideas, concepts, drafts, revisions, research, etc, etc. There is a lot you can do with this software and I am only just touching the surface! - its at www.davidrm.com/thejournal I think (there are also detailed articles there on how writers, students and others' use the journal). I have also heard of databases used by writers to keep track of their manuscripts, and have one on my computer somewhere, although I haven't yet tried it. But it looks good. But, I am most curious to know what database system/software you use, and how setup. This would be invaluable, as I have too many projects on the go. Get frozen! I managed to complete a PhD and 2 Degrees before much of this technology was available. But as I spend most of my time on the computer now, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards (and let me know if you are interested in finding out more about the manuscript tracking software and will find it for you) Megan (Meg) Adelaide, South Australia Hi
This is a great idea, thanks! I also use numbers system to more easily identify my projects and folders on the computer, but still working on what each folder should contain.

I also use, and am learning, a great software program – ‘The Journal’, which is often used by writers and students (in fact, for many activities) – it has loose-leaf pages and tabs for each page, including tree structures, so you can add categories of ideas, concepts, drafts, revisions, research, etc, etc. There is a lot you can do with this software and I am only just touching the surface!

- its at http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal I think (there are also detailed articles there on how writers, students and others’ use the journal).

I have also heard of databases used by writers to keep track of their manuscripts, and have one on my computer somewhere, although I haven’t yet tried it. But it looks good.

But, I am most curious to know what database system/software you use, and how setup. This would be invaluable, as I have too many projects on the go. Get frozen!

I managed to complete a PhD and 2 Degrees before much of this technology was available. But as I spend most of my time on the computer now, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards (and let me know if you are interested in finding out more about the manuscript tracking software and will find it for you)

Megan (Meg)
Adelaide, South Australia

]]> By: Links of the Week | Run Kitty Run http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-30455 Links of the Week | Run Kitty Run Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:16:27 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/#comment-30455 [...] Numbered Folders: the easiest way to keep track of works-in-progress (Academic Productivity) - This is an intriguing idea for anyone who has lots of project ideas. [...] [...] Numbered Folders: the easiest way to keep track of works-in-progress (Academic Productivity) – This is an intriguing idea for anyone who has lots of project ideas. [...]

]]> By: Victor http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-30028 Victor Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:53:24 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/#comment-30028 Numbering folders sounds like a good idea! I've used the "unique long name" approach so far and tried to give my email folders the same name, which really makes by mail folder structure messy. One additional thought - when sorting folders/documents alphabetically, a few programs seem to place numbers 1, 11, 12...19 before 2. To avoid that, I've started adding a date prefix or suffix to all files I'm working on, in the format yyyy-mm-dd. Works well for me! Numbering folders sounds like a good idea! I’ve used the “unique long name” approach so far and tried to give my email folders the same name, which really makes by mail folder structure messy.

One additional thought – when sorting folders/documents alphabetically, a few programs seem to place numbers 1, 11, 12…19 before 2. To avoid that, I’ve started adding a date prefix or suffix to all files I’m working on, in the format yyyy-mm-dd. Works well for me!

]]> By: Turadg http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-29743 Turadg Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:15:52 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/#comment-29743 If the sorting isn't that important to you, short string identifiers could be a good strategy instead. e.g. "Pythagorean authoring study" becomes "pyauth" Pros: easier to remember than numbers can use @tag notation to relate artifacts throughout your organization system (e.g. tasks, misc notes) Cons: doesn't sort little longer to write than integers If the sorting isn’t that important to you, short string identifiers could be a good strategy instead. e.g. “Pythagorean authoring study” becomes “pyauth”

Pros:
easier to remember than numbers
can use @tag notation to relate artifacts throughout your organization system (e.g. tasks, misc notes)

Cons:
doesn’t sort
little longer to write than integers

]]> By: james http://www.academicproductivity.com/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-29339 james Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:21:56 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2008/numbered-folders-the-easiest-way-to-keep-track-of-works-in-progress/#comment-29339 (Sorry about the lack of paragraph breaks...didn't realise the comments system would trim out HTML code) (Sorry about the lack of paragraph breaks…didn’t realise the comments system would trim out HTML code)

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