-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Rose's Completely Simplified Organizational Method

This next round of questions really boils down to only one.  Under that, I 
have tried to explain your drive letters so anyone else interested can sing 
along as we go.  For anyone else trying to follow this thread, I stronly 
suggest drawing any notes or flowcharts on a grease marker board.  I kinda 
expect a lot of erasing/rewriting/erasing/rewriting as we go.  Just take 
your cues from Rose as she accepts/rejects various ideas.


1.    Do you have a specific reason for separating your Utilities from the 
rest of your Program Files?


And now on with the show.       :O)

Computer hardware refers to the first physical hard drive as Drive 0.  For 
our purposes, I will not be following this nomenclature. Instead, I will be 
refering to the first physical drive as Drive 1 while the others assume 
higher numbers.  My reason is that we are not hardware and are too used to 
thinking 1-8 instead of 0-7.

If a physical hard drive had been divided into more than one partition, I 
will refer to the first partition as A, with subsequent partitions again 
assuming higher letters.  Therefore, the 2nd partition on the 3rd drive will 
be called 3-B.  I have also included the current Drive letter in parenthesis 
so you'll be able to picture where it would show up under Windows Explorer. 
Hopefully, this simple system of reference will be easy enough for everyone 
to follow as these partitions and their purposes are changed &/or 
renamed/repurposed as we go.

After the Drive designations and letters, I have included Total Size 
followed by Free Space Available indicated as TS/FSA.  All amounts are 
approximates since I have rounded them up or down to simple integers.

The present system in a nut(shell):       ;O}

INTERNAL DRIVES:
Drive 1
    1-A    (C)    System drive.             82/54
    1-B    (E)     Downloaded Files      25/16
    1-C             EISA-Sony Restore   5/0

Drive 2
    2-A    (F)    Programs                   52/24
    2-B    (H)    Family Projects          29/28
    2-C    (I)     My Docs                   20/8
    2-D    (U)    Utilities                      77/53
    2-E    (W)   Web Site Related       55/44

EXTERNAL DRIVES (all connected & numbered according to their placement on a 
multiport firewire switchbox - pure genius)
Drive 3
    3-A    (D)    Graphics Related       65/40
    3-B    (S)     Scrapbooking            215/52

Drive 4
    4-A    (G)    Misc Old Back-up     298/60

Drive 5
    5-A    (J)     List of Projects           59/55
    5-B    (R)    Supplies, Tools, TV    175/104

Drive 6
    6-A    (Z)    Z Back-Up Drive       280/ALL

Drive 7
    7-A    (Y)    Y Back-Up Drive      373/ALL

Drive 8
    8-A    (X)    X Back-Up Drive      373/ALL


Ok, the methodology here is great and it works extremely well for Rose 
primarily because she is comfy with it.  The main problems I see (and will 
attack with some of my suggestions) is that there is an awful lot of space 
going to waste while an excessive amount of power is being consumed (even 
though the external drives are not running when they're not needed).  I also 
see too many drives being used to store things when it can be somewhat 
consolidated to better use the wasted space indicated previously.

    These are only three of the issues I will be addressing as we move 
through my suggestions and Rose's replies.  Understand that her replies may 
take me in directions I have yet to consider and that the outcome of our 
on-list banter is far from already being decided.


NOTE:
The main reason we're doing this over the list is so that anyone interested 
can (try to) follow along to gain some ideas for their own organization 
system.  Even so, I am still treating it as I would treat any private 
discussion I might have with someone on this subject.   As a result, I am 
asking that no one but Rose and I send in anything under this thread.  If 
anyone would like to make a suggestion, argue a point or otherwise 
contribute to our private thread, don't hesitate to send it in under a 
subject line of "Organizational Suppliment".  My time has become rather 
limited recently (and I'll be out of town from May 1st to the 4th), so I 
will most likely limit my focus to this thread and the Suppliment one.

Peace,
GMan

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tech Rose - LoveBytes" <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 3:30 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Rose's Completely Simplified Organizational 
Method


> Gman,
>
> First, as far as being certifiable, Thanks... finally I have a 
> certification
> for something! tee hee!
>
> I am ready....... I would love to see them.  I would prefer to have them 
> up
> front and be able to see how they would impact me either before or AS I am
> setting up the new PC.
> The new PC setup is going to take some work...and I knew that going into 
> it.
> Right now I have to take it back and get them to get some stuff 
> straight....
> If not...they are going to get it to keep....lol!
>
> Jerry says if I am not happy, I can just take it back and go to Compaq or
> Gateway..or Dell..and I said..so I will have to mail it in...or we have to
> do the repair ourselves if they send the parts.  (Not a biggie..but..Fry's
> does offer a five yr warranty.... and that does give me cause for thought)
> They sell other brands besides their own...so we shall see.
> This is the store where I bought the Sony.... so I know their service is
> ok..just slow......
>
> I love your mind..and have over the years always admired not only your
> ability and willingness to help others, but with the quality of  your help
> and heart in doing so.
> Rose
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "PCTechTalk FreeLists Group" <PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 7:12 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Rose's Completely Simplified Organizational Method
>
>
> Hiya Rose,
>        Well, I've spent a good deal of time staring at your configuration
> (received offlist), rewriting it, contemplating and rewriting it again and
> have come to a number of conclusions.
>
> 1.    As we all know, there's a fine line between crazy and genius.  I've
> slowly come to the realization that you're not crazy, you're certifiable!
> Of course in my book, that's a GREAT thing!  You've taken some of the 
> things
> I often suggest for others and have FAR exceeded my own system of
> organization.  I find the system you've been developing absolutely
> fascinating.  Of course, the most important thing is that you're comfy 
> with
> it.  That means the difference between total organization and total chaos.
> But you're already aware of that.
>
> 2.    I have no intention of telling you to change things.  This is your
> system, so it must be set up YOUR way.  However, I have numerous 
> suggestions
> for you to consider (some more major than others), but suggestions is all
> they are.  From the ideas I send your way, pick only the ones that make
> sense to you and the approach you take to keeping things in order.
>
>
> 3.    In order for me to solidify my ideas & suggestions on all of this, I
> have more questions I need answered.  Some are based on your current 
> setup,
> some focus on your approach and some are focused on future considerations.
>
>    Just let me know when you're ready to field them.          :O)
>
> Peace,
> GMan
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
>
>
>
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