As I've mentioned in previous posts, I have only worked for HCPL for six months or so. I can honestly say that my Z: drive was in good shape.
The P: drive, however, was a shambles. I sort of inherited the YA folder on the P: drive, and hadn't done much in the way of cleaning. Until a couple of days ago, that is.
I don't think anything had been cleaned from that drive since the library opened 3 years ago. It was a mess! I deleted so many useless files from 2005 on; files that shouldn't even have been saved to begin with. Unfortunately, there is so much in that folder that it will take more than half an hour's cursory glance through to clean it up. It is definitely a work in progress, but I will slog through and come out victorious!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Spring Cleaning #29 - email
I just spent fifteen minutes going through my email inbox. It's kind of insane how much builds up - and I've only worked here for six months!
That's nothing, though. My personal email has over 800 messages in the inbox. Over 800! But it's a Gmail account and they seem to have a limitless storage space. I should go through my inbox, delete things that are hopelessly out of date, but by this point, it would take so long that it's not really worth it. I suppose I could push that "Archive" button, but the thought of a completely empty inbox somewhat frightens me.
Relatively speaking, my work email is easy to keep track of. I haven't given that email address to any friends or family, so the only emails I receive are work related. Those fall into specific categories and I finally created folders to keep things more organized. From this point on, my goal is to make use of those (and possibly other) folders, and go through my inbox on a fairly regular basis.
So that's my big email organization plan. I'll strive to keep my work inbox up-to-date, folder-ed and clean, while my personal inbox expands to mammoth sizes. ;)
That's nothing, though. My personal email has over 800 messages in the inbox. Over 800! But it's a Gmail account and they seem to have a limitless storage space. I should go through my inbox, delete things that are hopelessly out of date, but by this point, it would take so long that it's not really worth it. I suppose I could push that "Archive" button, but the thought of a completely empty inbox somewhat frightens me.
Relatively speaking, my work email is easy to keep track of. I haven't given that email address to any friends or family, so the only emails I receive are work related. Those fall into specific categories and I finally created folders to keep things more organized. From this point on, my goal is to make use of those (and possibly other) folders, and go through my inbox on a fairly regular basis.
So that's my big email organization plan. I'll strive to keep my work inbox up-to-date, folder-ed and clean, while my personal inbox expands to mammoth sizes. ;)
Spring Cleaning #28 - GTD
I love lists. Lists make the world go round. They really, really do. If listing be the stuff of life, list on!
What I don't like is someone telling me how, where, or when I should create my lists. That really bugs me. In the quarter century I've lived, I've come to the (entirely true) decision that what works for one person is not guaranteed to work for another person. That's the beauty of humanity, right? That we aren't all the same, that what makes one person tick isn't the same as what makes the other 6 billion people on the planet tick.
At the beginning of iHCPL we briefly discussed the different learning styles people exhibit. It stands to reason that if people learn differently, they would organize differently. I, for example, have to make a list with good, old fashioned pencil and paper. The act of writing everything down, combined with the ability to doodle, scritch things along the sides, draw arrows pointing to various things, and, when the task is down, draw a thick, black line through the item, is both necessary and awesome. I make to do lists on a weekly (often more frequently) basis and scads of lists on any topic under the sun. I just really love lists.
I do use Google Calendar, and it helps to a certain extent, but mainly with my finances and keeping bill due dates and Paycheck Thursdays in order. I took a look at Remember the Milk and it has some interesting features, but I think I'll stick to my pencil and paper lists for now.
What I don't like is someone telling me how, where, or when I should create my lists. That really bugs me. In the quarter century I've lived, I've come to the (entirely true) decision that what works for one person is not guaranteed to work for another person. That's the beauty of humanity, right? That we aren't all the same, that what makes one person tick isn't the same as what makes the other 6 billion people on the planet tick.
At the beginning of iHCPL we briefly discussed the different learning styles people exhibit. It stands to reason that if people learn differently, they would organize differently. I, for example, have to make a list with good, old fashioned pencil and paper. The act of writing everything down, combined with the ability to doodle, scritch things along the sides, draw arrows pointing to various things, and, when the task is down, draw a thick, black line through the item, is both necessary and awesome. I make to do lists on a weekly (often more frequently) basis and scads of lists on any topic under the sun. I just really love lists.
I do use Google Calendar, and it helps to a certain extent, but mainly with my finances and keeping bill due dates and Paycheck Thursdays in order. I took a look at Remember the Milk and it has some interesting features, but I think I'll stick to my pencil and paper lists for now.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Sound #26 - social networking
Two or three years ago a friend of mine told me she had created a MySpace account. My response? Why would she do that if she already had a LiveJournal, which is blogging with a healthy dose of social networking and a distinct lack predators? She said it was because a number of her favorite indie bands had MySpace pages with concert updates, etc that she could only see if she had her own account.
Tricky, tricky.
Unlike my friend, who never updates her MySpace page, but uses it only for the band information it gives her access to, I resisted the urge entirely and have kept a safe distance. For reasons that have nothing to do with music and everything to do with my sense of personal safety, I refuse to create a MySpace account. I can (vaguely) see the appeal for those who are heavily into the indie music scene, but it has far too many issues for me.
I did spend some time poking around Imeem and Project Playlist, both of which are interesting sites all about sharing music in a playlist form on any blogging or social networking site. I am seriously considering putting together the occasional playlist for a post on my personal blog. In the past, my friends and I have posted monthly lists of Seven Songs I am Currently Obsessed With. Those lists would be far more exciting if I could post a playlist to play the songs my readers might not be familiar with. It's a handy tool, one I was (mostly) unaware of.
Tricky, tricky.
Unlike my friend, who never updates her MySpace page, but uses it only for the band information it gives her access to, I resisted the urge entirely and have kept a safe distance. For reasons that have nothing to do with music and everything to do with my sense of personal safety, I refuse to create a MySpace account. I can (vaguely) see the appeal for those who are heavily into the indie music scene, but it has far too many issues for me.
I did spend some time poking around Imeem and Project Playlist, both of which are interesting sites all about sharing music in a playlist form on any blogging or social networking site. I am seriously considering putting together the occasional playlist for a post on my personal blog. In the past, my friends and I have posted monthly lists of Seven Songs I am Currently Obsessed With. Those lists would be far more exciting if I could post a playlist to play the songs my readers might not be familiar with. It's a handy tool, one I was (mostly) unaware of.
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