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One (novel) approach in managing bookmarks.

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socraticquest

Flightless Bird
I've found that a rather “novel approach” as one of many (often
mundane) ways in managing over 700 links of bookmarks divided into 50
categories.

One of several means applied in managing bookmarks is to determine the
average number of links per category (by dividing 734 (links) by 50
(categories) to equal and average of (14.68 to be exact)), or rounded-
off to 14, and 15 as the average number of bookmarks per category.

The specific categories that have 14, and 15 bookmarks are analyzed,
and even (more often than not) contain overlooked links, which are
found to tie into current interests. I find that a few of these links
are best moved into other categories, or deleted entirely.

With the average number of links at 14, and 15, it can also be
determined that each category is best maintained at under 30 links (15
links multiplied twice to reach the number 30 links criteria). Again,
a few links are best moved into other categories, or deleted entirely.
Periodically, whole new categories are added (as subcategories) e.g.,
to divide say 40 links into two categories of 16 to 24 links each.

In the case of categories containing fewer than eight links (15 links
divided in half to reach 7.5 or (the eight links) criteria), I usually
add more links, sometimes move links to other categories, of delete
links; as categories containing too few links may no longer be of
interest. On occasion, whole categories are deleted.

Bookmark lists only display the quantity of bookmarks (links and
categories). Are there bookmark utilities that record the frequencies
of how often links and categories are clicked-on? To do averaging
based-on time frequencies can also yield potentially valuable data.

As said at the beginning of this post, averaging (regardless of what
types of bookmark statistics (quantity of links, or time frequencies)
are applied) is only one of many criteria for managing bookmarks. At
times, averaging may serve as a guide to those bookmarks that may have
gotten “lost in the shuffle.”

Mathematics guides our intuition.
"Arno Allan Penzias" 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics.
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
[Got a lot of time on your hands or what? <wink>]

socraticquest wrote:
> I've found that a rather “novel approach” as one of many (often
> mundane) ways in managing over 700 links of bookmarks divided into 50
> categories.
>
> One of several means applied in managing bookmarks is to determine the
> average number of links per category (by dividing 734 (links) by 50
> (categories) to equal and average of (14.68 to be exact)), or rounded-
> off to 14, and 15 as the average number of bookmarks per category.
>
> The specific categories that have 14, and 15 bookmarks are analyzed,
> and even (more often than not) contain overlooked links, which are
> found to tie into current interests. I find that a few of these links
> are best moved into other categories, or deleted entirely.
>
> With the average number of links at 14, and 15, it can also be
> determined that each category is best maintained at under 30 links (15
> links multiplied twice to reach the number 30 links criteria). Again,
> a few links are best moved into other categories, or deleted entirely.
> Periodically, whole new categories are added (as subcategories) e.g.,
> to divide say 40 links into two categories of 16 to 24 links each.
>
> In the case of categories containing fewer than eight links (15 links
> divided in half to reach 7.5 or (the eight links) criteria), I usually
> add more links, sometimes move links to other categories, of delete
> links; as categories containing too few links may no longer be of
> interest. On occasion, whole categories are deleted.
>
> Bookmark lists only display the quantity of bookmarks (links and
> categories). Are there bookmark utilities that record the frequencies
> of how often links and categories are clicked-on? To do averaging
> based-on time frequencies can also yield potentially valuable data.
>
> As said at the beginning of this post, averaging (regardless of what
> types of bookmark statistics (quantity of links, or time frequencies)
> are applied) is only one of many criteria for managing bookmarks. At
> times, averaging may serve as a guide to those bookmarks that may have
> gotten “lost in the shuffle.”
>
> Mathematics guides our intuition.
> "Arno Allan Penzias" 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics.
 
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Michael T

Flightless Bird
socraticquest wrote:
> I've found that a rather “novel approach” as one of many (often
> mundane) ways in managing over 700 links of bookmarks divided into 50
> categories.


I prefer the IE Favorites over Bookmarks.

I am not trying to be sarcastic, but what is it about Bookmarks that you
find so useful or convenient - absent being able to use them on multiple
computers?

Even though I have been using the Microsoft OS since Windows 95, I am always
open to learning about a 'convenient' feature I may have missed.
 
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Tom Willett

Flightless Bird
We shall alert the media.

"socraticquest" <socraticquest@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I've found that a rather “novel approach” as one of many (often
mundane) ways in managing over 700 links of bookmarks divided into 50
categories.

One of several means applied in managing bookmarks is to determine the
average number of links per category (by dividing 734 (links) by 50
(categories) to equal and average of (14.68 to be exact)), or rounded-
off to 14, and 15 as the average number of bookmarks per category.

The specific categories that have 14, and 15 bookmarks are analyzed,
and even (more often than not) contain overlooked links, which are
found to tie into current interests. I find that a few of these links
are best moved into other categories, or deleted entirely.

With the average number of links at 14, and 15, it can also be
determined that each category is best maintained at under 30 links (15
links multiplied twice to reach the number 30 links criteria). Again,
a few links are best moved into other categories, or deleted entirely.
Periodically, whole new categories are added (as subcategories) e.g.,
to divide say 40 links into two categories of 16 to 24 links each.

In the case of categories containing fewer than eight links (15 links
divided in half to reach 7.5 or (the eight links) criteria), I usually
add more links, sometimes move links to other categories, of delete
links; as categories containing too few links may no longer be of
interest. On occasion, whole categories are deleted.

Bookmark lists only display the quantity of bookmarks (links and
categories). Are there bookmark utilities that record the frequencies
of how often links and categories are clicked-on? To do averaging
based-on time frequencies can also yield potentially valuable data.

As said at the beginning of this post, averaging (regardless of what
types of bookmark statistics (quantity of links, or time frequencies)
are applied) is only one of many criteria for managing bookmarks. At
times, averaging may serve as a guide to those bookmarks that may have
gotten “lost in the shuffle.”

Mathematics guides our intuition.
"Arno Allan Penzias" 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics.
 
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socraticquest

Flightless Bird
On Apr 21, 11:01 pm, "Michael T" <no_spam_1...@cox.net> wrote:
> socraticquest wrote:
> > I've found that a rather “novel approach” as one of many (often
> > mundane) ways in managing over 700 links of bookmarks divided into 50
> > categories.

>
> I prefer the IE Favorites over Bookmarks.
>
> I am not trying to be sarcastic, but what is it about Bookmarks that you
> find so useful or convenient - absent being able to use them on multiple
> computers?
>
> Even though I have been using the Microsoft OS since Windows 95, I am always
> open to learning about a 'convenient' feature I may have missed.


"Laughing"

To make a long story short: It's said that wisdom is the art of
looking at the "same old, same old" in new (fresh) ways!
"Never take anything for granted bookmarks, favorites, etc. etc."

Averaging may be a "convenient" feature to add to bookmark managers.
Averages are peridically noted on some Interent forum sites e.g., a
user's average number of posts per day. Hence averaging statistics can
sometimes demonstrate importance.

In short, averaging is a one of many rough benchmarks which may or
(may not) provide useful trend data on bookmarked content.
 
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Robert Aldwinckle

Flightless Bird
"Michael T" <no_spam_1974@cox.net> wrote in message
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> I prefer the IE Favorites over Bookmarks.



I thought this was about Favorites. Now that's not clear. ; ]


> Even though I have been using the Microsoft OS since Windows 95, I am
> always open to learning about a 'convenient' feature I may have missed.



Right-click, Properties is supposed to show us the number of visits but
since IE7 that feature has been broken (e.g. incorrect counts).

Yikes. In W7 it is now worse? E.g. General tab shows "Visits: Unknown"
even for .URL files I know I used today. I wonder if that's why column
label "#" in a shell:Favorites view is always empty? ; )

Well, anyway, assuming that # actually did represent the an accurate number
of visits we could give the OP what is being asked for by sorting descending
on that column. FWIW I have just added # to my Favorites view. (And put
a checkmark beside it--whatever that means.) Perhaps it will some day do
something useful? <eg>


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