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<blockquote data-quote="riverteeth" data-source="post: 624193" data-attributes="member: 43488"><p>All useful food for thought. I never thought of myself as a software luddite before now... but I still can't see giving up control of file organization. I can't even image how this would work with anything other than music which is all neatly taged. On the other hand, I'm sure as I use Mac OS more, I'll get a better idea of what yall are talking about. </p><p></p><p>But the larger issue for me is that me doing the actually organization is a critical part of understanding and processing the information I deal with and store on my machine. Come to think of it, this would apply to both virtual and physical space, like my books, or my kitchen. In other words, when I create a document, or a file of any kind, finding my own logic for where it goes (what other files are similar to it and in what hierarchical relationship) is integral to me understanding the content of that file and it's meaning to me. So I don't see it as just a matter of convenience. It's a kind of experiential learning for me, although I never of thought of it that way before.</p><p></p><p>I've been using the windows version of spotlight for a year or so, and I still find myself using the more limited search tool way more often (where I limit my search to a specific directory).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="riverteeth, post: 624193, member: 43488"] All useful food for thought. I never thought of myself as a software luddite before now... but I still can't see giving up control of file organization. I can't even image how this would work with anything other than music which is all neatly taged. On the other hand, I'm sure as I use Mac OS more, I'll get a better idea of what yall are talking about. But the larger issue for me is that me doing the actually organization is a critical part of understanding and processing the information I deal with and store on my machine. Come to think of it, this would apply to both virtual and physical space, like my books, or my kitchen. In other words, when I create a document, or a file of any kind, finding my own logic for where it goes (what other files are similar to it and in what hierarchical relationship) is integral to me understanding the content of that file and it's meaning to me. So I don't see it as just a matter of convenience. It's a kind of experiential learning for me, although I never of thought of it that way before. I've been using the windows version of spotlight for a year or so, and I still find myself using the more limited search tool way more often (where I limit my search to a specific directory). [/QUOTE]
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