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How to keep e-mail and enclosed files together when saving to hard disk?

My GTD system has a weak point when it comes to digital project support material. I receive lots of files (.xls, .doc, .ppt, .pdf etc. etc.) through e-mail. I need these files to be searchable via Spotlight, so I have to save them on the hard disk. The problem arises when - and this is often - I need to keep the enclosing e-mail together with the enclosed file(s). How should I 'tie' the e-mail to the files on the hard disk?

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Baskets?

I'm rolling along with GTD--at work I've gone through my initial collection to IN and then recycled, trashed, and filed just about everything (except a pile of stuff in a spare office that needs to be archived). I'm using Things.app as my task-management organizer.

Simple question: do you all use desk baskets? If so, how many and what for? I have a mailbox in the front where all my office mail/documents arrive. Do I need stuff on my desk as well?

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Is there a way to subscribe to the comments from a particular article on 43 Folders? I've been searching around, but I haven't had any luck finding either email notification or an RSS feed link.

The Boeing Warehouse Store

The Boeing Warehouse Store

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Moleskine Hack - Credit Card Pocket

Moleskine Hack - Credit Card Pocket

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Emacs koans

Emacs koans

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lost internet connection but good ip

lost internet connection but good ip

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Not 43 folders. Just 3 folders.

Not 43 folders. Just 3 folders.

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Franklin's Virtues

Franklin's Virtues

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