managing Pianotech content information

[paul bruesch]

I just recently joined this list and started out getting periodic digest
emails. I found that to be a very unfriendly way to read this forum, so I
started just refreshing the monthly archive every few hours that I'm at
home, but didn't care much for that either. Then I signed up for a gmail
account (email by Google). Related threads get joined into one entry in my
inbox, making it far simpler to plow thru a pile of posts. Then, if I want
to save something for later, I can put a tag on it (e.g. "Regulating", or
"Temperament")... it's similar to folders, except I can assign multiple tags
to a single email. Then I can move it to archive so it's out of my inbox.
Most internet users are familiar with Google as a search engine, so it
should be no surprise that Gmail archive is search-enabled, too.

If it wasn't such a pain to "move" to a different email address, I'd be
moving my regular personal email to Gmail as well. As it is, I do plan to
start that process in the not too distant future, though I anticipate it'll
take a while...

Paul

On 1/27/07, John M. Formsma <john at formsmapiano.com> wrote:
>
> How do you guys group the info that comes through the list so it's
> relevant to your individual needs?  How do you make it like your own
> personal "Tips & Tricks" that you can review at any time?
>
> I've been saving individual emails in threads, but they get buried
> quickly if I save a number of posts. And I don't take time to sift
> through them when I have 200+ emails that aren't arranged in any
> particular order.
>
> Possibilities:
> 1. Save them in a document and bookmark them by having a "Table of
> Contents" thing with hyperlinks to the relevant text.
> 2. Hyperlink to the archives and name the link something like "Aluminum
> rail, stripped."
>
> If I use hyperlinks to the archives (which is what I'd like to do), will
> the archives' info always retain that info at the same place? For
> example, if I direct the hyperlink to
> www.ptg.org/archives/relevant-info, will that "relevant-info" always be
> stored there, or do things get renamed after a number of years?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> JF
>
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