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 a quick recap, the idea was that you create a single projects folder and in that directory, every new project goes into its own sequentially numbered folder. Then – and here’s the key bit – you use a file of some sort to keep track of these ids and any associated meta-data (e.g. titles, status, todos).
In this post, I want to review the basic tools for storing key indexed data and the pros and cons of each technology. Being productive is largely about using the right tools for the job and the numbered folders problem is no different. So below I’ll review what I see as the four basic options and how they can be used generally and for the numbered folders technique.
