Life is busy and green buildings are not as green as they seem. The summer in Vancouver is finally full of sunshine, and life is hectic, but I have recently found a couple of tools that are keeping me on track. I do not receive any money from promoting these but I did want to share in case anyone out there is interested.
Tag2Find
This tool should be a part of the Windows operating system. Basically, if you use Google Mail you are likely to be familiar with tags. They are like the next generation of folders. As we all know, categorizing files to find them later can be problematic. I have a ton of pdfs, some are dissertations, journal articles, power point presentations, and it is very hard to create a folder structure. Tags are the answer to this problem. This software is free, and I have found it so useful to help me organize and keep track of my files. Anyways, take a look if you think this might help you.
Dropbox
Dropbox is another tool that is so essential. Basically, the free service offers you a couple of gigs for storing your files. By downloading and installing the software, you are able to synchronize files along your computers through your Dropbox folder. It is like an online folder, so that if you are working at home, at work, with your other laptop, you can have easy convenient access to your files. The files are kept synchronized with no work from your part. Also, this stores my thesis document which doubles up as a secure backup location for me. If you pay, you can actually get more space.
That's it for now! Time to go to the community garden. Hope you all find these tools as helpful as I have.
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