[OS X] FWD: thanks

[Andy Jacobson]

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> From: XXXXXXXX
> Date: September 9, 2005 9:09:08 AM EDT
> To: andyj at splash.princeton.edu
> Subject: thanks
>
>
> thanks for your nice page,
>
> since I am doing software for PDEs (mainly fluids and  
> optimization), I think we have some very similar points of interest.
>
> just one remark:  I am  using "BibDesk"  to oganize my bibtex  
> refernces, and I find it great.
> It also could be used to pilot a database of articles, but I did  
> not yet try this.
>
> this brings me to my question: since some time I am afraid to see  
> the amount of my papers (=pdf-files) growing and growing, and
> getting difficult to be used. Do you have any idea ?
>
> Best regard,
> XXXXXXXXXXXX
>
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> From: Andy Jacobson <andyj at splash.princeton.edu>
> Date: September 9, 2005 9:16:22 AM EDT
> To: XXXXXXXXXXX
> Subject: Re: thanks
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
> On Sep 9, 2005, at 9:09 AM, XXXXXXXX wrote:
>
>
>>
>>
>> just one remark:  I am  using "BibDesk"  to oganize my bibtex  
>> refernces, and I find it great.
>> It also could be used to pilot a database of articles, but I did  
>> not yet try this.
>>
>>
>
> Yeah, I prefer the independent-tools approach--see below.   
> Actually, I think EndNote is a good-enough database for references  
> and a very convenient way to collect/ingest them, although I only  
> ever use its bibtex output.
>
>
>> this brings me to my question: since some time I am afraid to see  
>> the amount of my papers (=pdf-files) growing and growing, and
>> getting difficult to be used. Do you have any idea ?
>>
>>
>
> I just have one big directory with all the PDFs in it.  So far it's  
> no so big, just 402 files.  Is your problem the organization of  
> these files, or their sheer number/size?  If it's organization, I  
> name them using the bibtex key.  For instance the file  
> "jacobson04a.pdf" corresponds to:
>
> @article{
> jacobson04a,
>    Author = {Jacobson, A.  {R}. and Provenzale, A. and Von  
> Hardenberg, A. and Bassano, B. and Festa-Bianchet, M.},
>    Title = {Climate forcing and density dependence in a mountain  
> ungulate population},
>    Journal = {Ecology},
>    Volume = {85},
>    Number = {6},
>    Pages = {1598-1610},
>    Year = {2004} }
>
> This works great.  Add that directory to Quicksilver's catalog, and  
> you've got instantaneous access to the articles you need.  Same can  
> be said for Spotlight.
>
> If your problem is size/number, maybe sort them into 26  
> subdirectories, alphabetical by first letter of first author's last  
> name?
>
> Cheers,
>
>     Andy
>
> --
> Andy Jacobson
>
> andyj at splash.princeton.edu
>
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> Princeton University
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>
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>

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Andy Jacobson

andyj at splash.princeton.edu

Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
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Princeton University
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