Do You Use Your Bookmarks Bar On Your Browser?

Hello kjay. Definitely update your bookmarks: it'll save you time searching through your computer and Internet search engines. It'll take maybe 10 to 15 minutes: why not just do it? I also often edit my bookmarks: having organized files is very important for any computer user. I also do this by giving my email account folders and subfolders. As you can tell, I know my stuff!

Get control of your files and websites!

Bookmarks are useful, particularly sub folders of the hardly used ones.

You wouldn't keep a pile of important documents messy, would you? You'd file them neatly into a folder. The same should be true for a computer: having everything in its correct place, where you don't have to scrabble for documents you need to access quickly.

For instance, I have my EXCEL accounts and WORD documents labelled by year and title in my computer folder. This way I find the information I need very quickly. If I left my computer documents a mess, I would be searching for well over 10 minutes to find what I needed: even more.

I do believe if papers and physical documents have to be neatly filed, why not computer documents? This isn't just refering to your bookmarks, but your computers in general.

You still need a good memory.

I used to often go searching when I was at work, and I would come across some work, or document that caught my eye, and I would think "This is good, I could use that."

Then I would scroll to the bottom, and find that I was the author.

I do wonder how you'd simplify your documents organization. Having subfolders certainly helps. Using years as labels for folders helps.

I know how I'd sort your problem, jen: I am an expert at document organization. This is an example [from my own computer]:

FOLDER: Creative Writing 2020/NEW Poetry Folders 2007:



FOLDERS:

Accounts
Computer Passwords
-Passwords 2017
-Passwords 2018
-onwards
Career

FOLDER: Diary 2001 onwards:

Subfolder 1. Diary 2001
-January 2001
-February 2001
-onwards

Subfolder 2. Diary 2002
-January 2002
-February 2002
-onwards

Subfolder 3. Diary 2003
-January 2003
-February 2003
-onwards

You need to use years and titles you're going to recognise when searching for documents on your computer. You can use capitals, too. Basically, get creative with your organization.

I hope I've helped!

I have one document with all of my work notes that are general and work for everything for the most part (unless told otherwise). I just add different headings in it to organize. Then I just use CTRL F to find what I'm looking for that way. I find that easier than separating every single document.

For different projects with their own guidelines, then I have separate documents for those just to not mix anything up by mistake.

Yes I can see the issues as I remember many time at work in which things were needed quickly. Our boss had ideas and wanted the information 'yesterday' so if a report or other information was delayed then it often became no longer relevant so lots of time was wasted. Not only was there no satisfaction but morale, particularly mine, was totally crushed as reams of paper were effectively binned. I think that is one reason why I learned to keep such a colossal amount of data for immediate access. That and also the research side which did demand references. Where I worked there was a more general system developed with organisational wide sharing. I did start to use it but our boss was one of those who liked to keep things in the department which, as you may imagine, did stifle good communication, especially when many departments became privatised and internal budgeting between departments became such a nightmare as easy sharing became a pain. The joys of the NHS!

Id like a better way to file photos.. At the moment I save them month by month. But its hard to remeber whats in each month so I use a paper diary to mark down any special photos..

But sometimes youre just looking for a sunset shot you know you took or one of a cute duckling and cant find it at all..
So it would be interesting to know how others store photos in a way that you can easily find old shots again without hours of filing work .

I file my photographs in folders by topic and in each folder by date.

Yeah, that's what does the trick for me to find what I'm looking for..  I have it set to always show a small or medium thumbnail of the photo itself. It makes it so much easier to find an image if scrolling with a certain photo in mind.

You'd hate to see my documents drawer!!! Everything is just squished in.

On my computer I'm actually pretty organised though.

Most of my documents are fairly tidy although in various places all over the house. I do keep lots of (supposedly) temporary details on scraps or post it notes too and these are somewhat more untidy and all over the house as well lol.