@SpectateSwamp said:
Word powerpoint excel email and many more data types resist sharing. Baaad formats Begone!! With a few simple steps
those persistent Data sharing = Inhibiting No-Good-Nicks can be cured once and for ALL.
Not when one chooses to use open formats, like ODF, or at least use an easily-readable format like PDF (which, by the way, keeps the structure of the original document).
@SpectateSwamp said:
Do screen captures to JPG For everything you need to know and want to keep. And catalogue it with SSDS for keeps.
I'd rather catalog my images using a tool designed for the purpose (like, digiKam - which I use for managing my photography - or Picasa).
@SpectateSwamp said:
Export all your emails to text files. Keeping them forever.
Why would I? Even if Thunderbird (my current e-mail client) was suddenly discontinued, migrating to another one would be quite simple.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Keep plain text over formated text. Letters seldom get sent twice. If they are sooo pretty then do a screen capture to jpg and blow the original away. By having the picture of the screen along with source code in a plain text file. You got it. It's yours in these formats. Not some software group pressuring you to buy their next version OR Else.
Why would I keep plain text over formatted text? Letters don't get sent twice. Articles, documentation and research papers do get read many times. But if ALL that you do on your PC is write letters...
Also, it seems strange that for someone that enjoys "transparency" and "openness", you know nothing about open formats.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Don't leave those great flowcharts and interesting emails behind ever again. It's easy. WHY does Swampie do all this? Because Spectate Swamp is Lazy! SSDS makes it Easy to be Lazy with your computer data responsibilities.
So, it's a good idea to throw everything on text files and call yourself lazy? There, have a cookie. I'd rather do "hard work" like sorting files into folders and giving descriptive names for them.