That being said, I think multiple libraries are great. If you don’t give it some thought when setting up multiple libraries you can find yourself searching for data in the wrong database. This feature distinguishes EagleFiler from some of the other information managers and can be both a blessing and a curse. I have a feeeling our information managers in five years will be very different from what we are using now and I want to make sure I can carry my data forward.Īnother nice feature is the ability to use multiple libraries. This means that if you stopped using EagleFiler, you would still have your data. It is not sucked into some proprietary database but instead dumped in an EagleFiler created set of nested folders. One thing I like about EagleFiler is the data is kept in its native format. I’m not even sure that is practical in light of the multiple libararies. The ability to include select emails with specific libraries should not, however, be discounted. I played with this feature but have to admit I like MailSteward better as an archival tool. If your email box is getting out of control, EagleFiler will pull and index your email. It allows you to use rich text and several other formatting options not available in the native comments. If you like to use OS X’s comment field you will love the “note” feature in EagleFiler. It is much faster than Spotlight but also churning through a much smaller database. Another thing about EagleFiler is the search is really fast. It also does Boolean searches which I find very helpful in my larger work databases.
#Eagle filer full
For the “searchers” among us it has full support for tagging and you can search the database with a variety of fields or even a wide open “Spotlight” style search that even pulls words out of the source documents. Smart folders, nested folders, you name it. For those of you who like folders you can make a slew of them. Once they are in you can do a variety of things with them. When you hit F1, it makes a satisfying “click” and you know the document is captured. The NetNewsWire support is nice and Safari pages also come in really clean with images, links and the works. Importing is accomplished by dragging or using the import hot key which defaults at F1.
#Eagle filer pdf
You can drop just about anything into it including mail, Web pages, PDF files, word processing documents, and images. Unlike some of the other data management programs, EagleFiler seeks to organize all of your data. If you can navigate iTunes, you can navigate EagleFiler. Folders on the left, file lists on the top, and images on the bottom.
It loads up with the familiar three pane window. EagleFiler has several features which distinguish it from other information managers. This week I took a look at a newer entry in the data management game, EagleFiler.ĮagleFiler is by the same guy that did Spam Seive and that, in my book, gives the program instant credibility.
#Eagle filer series
It started out with a series of nested folders and has graduated to Yojimbo and Yep databases. My bills arrive in my email box and I’m constantly bombarded with snippets of digital information I need to record or lose. We now store documents, pictures, sound files, video. Gone are the days when the sum total of the “data” on our computers was a 5 1/4 floppy of WordPerfect files. Like a lot of people, I’ve been coming to the slow realization that I need a way to organize my digital life.
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