Comments on: The Metadata Project – An Update http://gigaom.com/apple/the-metadata-project-an-update/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nick Santilli http://gigaom.com/apple/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309991 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:55:33 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/09/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309991 Kyle – back when I first tried Quicksilver, I gave it a day and dumped it. Then I revisited it for a good week to 2 weeks. And I MADE myself use it to see what the deal was.

Go read these to get up and running really quickly with QS:
http://vjarmy.com/archives/2005/01/quicksilver_tut_1.php
http://vjarmy.com/archives/2005/02/quicksilver_fro.php
http://vjarmy.com/archives/2006/01/quicksilver_gold_trigger.php

they get progressively more intense with the amount they teach you, so take them as you’re comfortable. They’re GREAT for QS beginners. Really show you the light, so to speak.

You won’t be the same after, I promise.

]]> By: Kyle http://gigaom.com/apple/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309990 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:37:43 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/09/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309990 I tried getting on-board the Quicksilver train, but it just didn’t feel comfortable for me. I probably didn’t give it enough time — which, I suspect, is the same reason I can’t play piano :-)

But it might be time for me to try again. Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Wysiwyg http://gigaom.com/apple/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309989 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:07:10 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/09/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309989 Ops, some typos up here. Some day i´ll learn to actually review the comments before posting. :)

]]> By: Wysiwyg http://gigaom.com/apple/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309988 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:03:06 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/09/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309988 Ooooh, you just gave me an idea: to create an automator workflow as an folder action to the Desktop. So, when a file is saved there it

-shows me the “add spotlight comments field”
-move the file to the “documents” folder”
-allows me to chose between “overwrite” and “keep old version”.

Man, i gotta go back home to try this!

On an unrelated note: this live preview is very nice! How you did it?

]]> By: Nick Santilli http://gigaom.com/apple/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309987 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:29:26 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/09/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309987 Hey Kyle -
Sorry for being so obtuse there.
I’m updating the post to reflect some details that should better answer your questions.

]]> By: Kyle http://gigaom.com/apple/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309986 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:51:17 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/02/09/the-metadata-project-an-update/#comment-309986 You said that it seems to be working from you, but I’m interested in knowing about HOW it is working for you.

Do you find that you are more efficient?
Do you find the files faster through Spotlight than through a more structured folder system – for example, is it faster to scan through a list of Spotlight search results for that one single file name than it was to just “go where you put it” in the structured system?
Do you spend more time trying to figure out what a file was originally for than you did when you had higher-level folders to contextualize it for you?
Do you ever use the Finder, or do you work solely through Spotlight?
Etc.

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