When I have a bunch of unread stuff that will require work, I change TBird’s view to show only unread to minimize the chaos.

@Chris: Funny. I love Spotlight, but I never go to Google’s home. I use the search box in Firefox to skip that step. IE7 and Safari have one as well.

If you search a lot, this will save you time.

It can’t be long until there’s a physical way to index your belongings to find them later, like calling your cell phone when it’s buried in the house somewhere. Tools are a great sample application.

When I have a bunch of unread stuff that will require work, I change TBird’s view to show only unread to minimize the chaos.

@Chris: Funny. I love Spotlight, but I never go to Google’s home. I use the search box in Firefox to skip that step. IE7 and Safari have one as well.

If you search a lot, this will save you time.

It can’t be long until there’s a physical way to index your belongings to find them later, like calling your cell phone when it’s buried in the house somewhere. Tools are a great sample application.

Unlike you I am a naturally messy person and often find myself in my shed wishing I could google that #2 philips bit……

Unlike you I am a naturally messy person and often find myself in my shed wishing I could google that #2 philips bit……

How do you search for the email you glanced at and decided to address later? I assume you have tons of unread messages in your inbox, and I assume that you do not recall how many of these “I’ll do it later” messages you have or even what they were about.

I still do the old filing method so that my inbox is just the: gotta do something about this.

How do you search for the email you glanced at and decided to address later? I assume you have tons of unread messages in your inbox, and I assume that you do not recall how many of these “I’ll do it later” messages you have or even what they were about.

I still do the old filing method so that my inbox is just the: gotta do something about this.

To your point, good search allows for more flexible sorting through its algorithm.

To your point, good search allows for more flexible sorting through its algorithm.

Maybe we are still used to sorting because that’s the way it has to work with physical items. As people become more used to digitization and infinite copies of things, search will become more and more critical and less likely to be an ‘afterthought’ in design.

Maybe we are still used to sorting because that’s the way it has to work with physical items. As people become more used to digitization and infinite copies of things, search will become more and more critical and less likely to be an ‘afterthought’ in design.

Search needs to augment my memory and help me discover new information.

Search needs to augment my memory and help me discover new information.

Great definition.

Great definition.

Sadly, I have nothing in the way of excuses other than my desire for chaotic order.

Sadly, I have nothing in the way of excuses other than my desire for chaotic order.