I have also used shortcuts extensively in the past, but I ran into the
same problem of losing links due to reorganization and deletion.




The greatest advantage of the brain to me is having the thoughts as
categorical links to files. For example, for project x, I can link to
related files that I have already created.




BTW, organizing info using the brain has brought up a problem of not
being able to see a high level overview of everything or a subset. I
believe this is where outlining has an advantage. On the other hand,
although the outliner I have been using recently, Treepad, allows
emulation of theBrain-like multiple linking of nodes through
internodal hyperlinking, visualizing this is difficult. Is there a
happy medium between the two? Does theBrain 3.0 offer better high
level visualization?




thanx for the insightful replys,


julius






--- In personalbrain@yahoogroups.com, "Vinson, Jonathan M. [SUP/1820]"
<jonathan.m.vinson@p...> wrote:


> Folder traversal: I have used this, particularly when linking to an


> already-extant folder structure, such as something on a file share.
And the


> folder traversal scheme would be an excellent place to start with


> PersonalBrain for people that have useful folder structures under My


> Documents.


>


> One of the things I wished for when I started was that PB would
divide its


> main folder into subfolders, based on the topic name. Unless there
is a


> flag as to which folder thoughts should be filed, this might be
difficult to


> implement under the current Brain structure.


>


> Shortcuts: Shortcuts do work as you mention below, and I have had to
do that


> from time to time with files created within an application, rather
than by


> creating them at the PersonalBrain level. (And the Select Content
feature


> still needs to be improved.) The only problem I've had with using
shortcuts


> is that I have "cleaned up" those files and found that they no
longer exist


> when I look for them within my brain. Generally, not a problem.


>


> Interesting stuff - at least to me.


>


> Jack


>


> -----Original Message-----


> From: Arthur A. Vanderbilt [mailto:arthurvanderbilt@h...]


> Sent: March 19, 2003 11:06 AM


> To: personalbrain@yahoogroups.com


> Subject: Re: [personalbrain] New to theBrain


>


>


> This would work for me in many cases, but not all. In some cases I
have to


> use a shortcut, such a when I'm working with software development
projects


> that use many files and with files that I snych with my Palm.


>


> I'm also wondering if anyone's using the sophisticated folder
traversal


> features at all.