visualtags - A tag based file organizer
visualtags
Organize a chaotic directory
visualtags let you scan a directory recursively, list all the files, and organize them using tags, adding them directly to the file name (editing the file name guards against cross-platform problems and vendor lock-in effect).
This projects is influenced by the work of Karl Voit on Personal Information Management (PIM).
Common errors can compromise the benefits of using a tags system. Read How to use Tags to better understand how to use tags. An excerpt from the article:
Use as few tags as possible.
Limit yourself to a self-defined set of tags.
Tags within your set must not overlap.
By convention, tags are in plural.
Tags are lower-case.
Tags are single words.
Keep tags on a general level.
Omit tags that are obvious.
Use one tag language.
Explain your tags.
You can also read the PhD thesis by Karl Voit: TagTrees: Improving Personal Information Management Using Associative Navigation.
It explores the historical background of the current hierarchical file-based structure of most operating systems, the desk metaphor, the shortcomings of such system, and what a tag based structure can provide to get a better handle of your digital informations.
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