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It's good to see I'm...

Submitted by Nicky (not verified) on October 29, 2006 - 7:50am.

It’s good to see I’m not the only one struggling with something so simple as file naming. Perfect timing, as I am just about to restructure my files and bookmarks - found some useful aspects!

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Vox Populi: Best practices for file naming By: Merlin Mann (86 replies) October 23, 2006 - 8:26am
  • Lots of great ideas (I... By: SimonT (2006-10-31 06:38)
  • [...] Vox Populi: Best practices... By: links for 2006-10-26 « General Musings (2006-10-26 08:41)
  • I agree with all the... By: Dan (2006-10-26 08:13)
  • What’s the Best File Naming... By: UXperience (2006-10-26 06:35)
  • You have subdirectories - use... By: J.G.Harston (2006-10-26 02:38)
  • USER>DOCUMENTS > PROJECTS_NOW>CLIENT_JOBNAME - DESI By: Jay-Z (2006-10-29 21:36)
  • It's good to see I'm... By: Nicky (2006-10-29 07:50)
  • if you want it to... By: yann (2006-10-23 13:05)
  • I can't believe this is... By: Nate Biehl (2006-10-23 13:47)
  • Great comments. But I am... By: jake perdu (2006-10-23 15:57)
  • I use dates for versioning... By: Hosidax (2006-10-23 16:28)
  • I used yymmdd at the... By: Terence (2006-10-23 16:46)
  • For photo organization, my favorite... By: Greg (2006-10-23 18:54)
  • It took me quite a... By: Sven Fechner (2006-10-23 19:17)
  • Rules that I try to... By: d@vid (2006-10-23 20:25)
  • At work, we use a... By: jr (2006-10-23 21:25)
  • I've used the following for... By: TommyW (2006-10-23 21:53)
  • How to name your files... ... ... By: Data Nuts! (2006-10-23 21:57)
  • Use version control software, e.g.... By: Ari (2006-10-23 22:01)
  • [...] Vox Populi: Best practices... By: Technorama » Paintball Tanks!!! (2006-10-23 22:03)
  • I try to use a... By: Borderguy (2006-10-23 23:57)
  • I like a lot of... By: Ed (2006-10-24 00:56)
  • Maybe it's just me, but... By: Jim (2006-10-24 01:43)
  • I also use a date... By: Markus (2006-10-24 02:04)
  • On Jim's point.... I think there's... By: TommyW (2006-10-24 02:08)
  • here's a tip that will... By: nex (2006-10-24 02:36)
  • I use Stardock's keepsafe. ... By: Joe (2006-10-24 02:38)
  • I have been using a... By: Jeremiah Staes (2006-10-24 02:44)
  • I have to agree with... By: pm215 (2006-10-24 03:31)
  • Mostly website maintainence: In every project... By: Solo (2006-10-24 03:59)
  • Awesome Link Reads: 10.24... If Everyone... By: Management, leadership & personal development of a young (2006-10-24 04:01)
  • [...] If Everyone Awakens Will... By: Management, leadership & personal development of a young (2006-10-24 04:03)
  • This doesn't directly address the... By: W David Stephenson (2006-10-24 04:54)
  • If you think you have... By: AWH (2006-10-24 04:57)
  • I like to use: 2006_10_24_meeting-notes-for-43folders.txt -... By: WTL (2006-10-24 05:06)
  • I've written previously about tagging... By: NickS (2006-10-24 06:09)
  • For website design, I create... By: Richoid (2006-10-24 07:44)
  • OT: Sorry to everyone whose... By: Merlin Mann (2006-10-24 08:05)
  • I'm a bit surprised this... By: MikeW (2006-10-24 08:09)
  • Is there a good cross-platform... By: Matthew Murray (2006-10-24 10:02)
  • I have just (it was... By: Scott G (2006-10-24 12:58)
  • My data tends to relate... By: Maarburg (2006-10-24 13:33)
  • I don't really have a... By: Tom (2006-10-24 15:39)
  • I picked up using a... By: Colin (2006-10-24 17:04)
  • For me at least -... By: saul rosenbaum (2006-10-24 22:11)
  • [...] Myprojectfinalfinalv3.cgr …sounds familiar? Head... By: Quest3D|Log » Blog Archive » Readup: some words (2006-10-27 04:13)
  • At work, we're constantly making... By: Jeff (2006-10-25 00:14)
  • I have used the following... By: Karthik (2006-10-27 05:07)
  • Jeff, I totally feel your... By: Gayle (2006-10-25 02:29)
  • Since several years I use: Document... By: Aeschi (2006-10-25 04:42)
  • [...] read more | digg story [...] ... By: Vox Populi: Best practices for file naming « Tech Meat (2006-10-25 04:57)
  • I use Subversion; I'm surprised... By: Wade (2006-10-25 05:25)
  • I worked for a manufacturing... By: Theron (2006-10-25 08:50)
  • If you think you have... By: Jay (2006-10-25 09:58)
  • My primary filing problem is... By: zlsk (2006-10-25 11:15)
  • After reading through some of... By: Scott Elsdon (2006-10-25 11:31)
  • Maybe it's just me, but... By: Herman the German (2006-10-25 11:40)
  • I'm a photographer by profession,... By: Terence Patrick (2006-10-25 12:20)
  • We have several people at... By: David Oxley (2006-10-25 16:05)
  • I also use a variation... By: dbtodd (2006-10-25 16:06)
  • [...] Some lucid comments at... By: mlarson.org » (2006-10-25 16:27)
  • On any unix system I... By: Mr. Random (2006-10-25 23:09)
  • Oh, man. The only real... By: Chris (2006-10-26 00:38)
  • I have learned that a... By: Eugene (2006-10-26 01:24)
  • Naming with a twist! Hard... By: Uno Technology (2006-10-28 19:38)
  • I'm a tech writer. Our... By: airship (2006-10-24 02:29)
  • John, the only problem I... By: Tim Wilson (2006-10-23 13:15)
  • Something that I've always tried... By: Jason (2006-10-23 13:36)
  • I group "generic" files (.exe... By: Kara (2006-10-23 13:28)
  • I'd be interested in seeing... By: Avdi Grimm (2006-10-23 09:30)
  • I let iTunes handle my... By: Derek (2006-10-23 09:32)
  • Nothing really new, but it... By: Horst Gutmann (2006-10-23 09:34)
  • I just wanted to note... By: Anthony (2006-10-23 09:37)
  • Hi Merlin, File naming is... By: Peter Garner (2006-10-23 09:37)
  • The one thing I do... By: barnacle (2006-10-23 09:51)
  • For what it's worth, here's... By: Chris (2006-10-23 10:15)
  • I have to say that... By: Ben (2006-11-01 05:19)
  • All of my clients believe... By: JennG (2006-10-23 10:38)
  • I am not sure if... By: TimK (2006-10-23 10:22)
  • Mac tip: I've also found that... By: Cale (2006-10-23 10:17)
  • One structure I generally use... By: raimundo vazquez (2006-10-23 10:53)
  • I don't have much difficulty... By: jeff (2006-10-23 11:17)
  • I'm always looking to improve... By: John A (2006-10-23 12:03)
  • If you're gonna put the... By: yann (2006-10-23 13:03)
  • Ah! What a great post... By: purplegenie (2006-10-23 11:57)
  • I always use 4 chars... By: Christopher (2006-10-23 11:50)
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