Hi, Russell --
At the risk of throwing in another "me too," I must say "me too" to the
MRIN system the others have told you about.
What I can add is that I just started using it after almost a year of
using a system that turned out to be no system at all (and as a Type-A,
anal retentive, control freak, I can't tell you how hard this is to admit
<grin>).
I just started re-entering all of my information into a new database using
all the tricks I've learned from this group over the past few months.
While I knew this would be time consuming, what I didn't realize was how
revealing it would be. Stuff that I *know* I have I can't find because I
have no idea where it is -- in the "figure it out later" pile(s)? Or in a
family file, but which one? Because it isn't where I think it should be!
I had no problem finding these things when I was working on my project
every day, but after a break of only two or three months, I'm totally
lost. The beauty of this MRIN system is that it makes sense year after
year -- as well as at 4:00 p.m. and at 4:00 a.m. :-)
I've already had to go back to some of my "new" peeps, and finding what
I'm looking for is a snap. Like some of the others, I'm using file
folders, rather than binders, mostly because hubby tolerates my obsession,
but he wouldn't for long if I threw out the file cabinets, etc., in favor
of binders and bookcases. :-)
Good luck to you! :-)
Tam
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:56:42 -0500, Russell Anderson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am sorry if this question has been asked many times before. Is there
an archive where I can review previous answers?
I am trying to figure out a good filing system. I have read about filing
by MRIN number, also a color system. I also read the user guide for
ByGones. In the past I have just numbered my documents and made an index
for each family that listed the documents and their number. But I want
to get serious and setup a system that will be flexible and useful.
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