File Organization
I secretly covet the opportunity someday to teach a class to folks on file organization and workflow management. We’ve tried at my district, but not too many people want it. Or if they need it, they somehow don’t sign up. They like working unorganized.
My colleague has a method by which he makes folders for each month. He puts all the stuff for the month in there; if a project extends beyond the month, it makes the move to a new folder for the upcoming month. I never quite understood his system.
This hint, from November 07 shows off some of the power of the so-called “Smart Folders” in Mac OS X. With this tip, my colleague could store his files in more appropriate folders, yet still have the month’s last content at the ready.
Combined with tags, you’d have a pretty robust system.