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Dan Ritter wrote: > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 11:58:15AM -0500, Tom Metro wrote: > >> Another area of differentiation between the two environments is the >> bundled file manager. I find GNOME's Nautilus intuitive and adequate, >> although nothing special. [snip] >> Any recommendations for alternate file managers? >> > > Yes -- the command line. I've never met a graphical file manager > which was as quick, precise, and flexible as the cli shell of > your choice. Learning just a few tricks -- for loops, find and > xargs -- will pay off immensely. > I'll add "consistent naming conventions" to Dan's remark. If *every* file that has to do with client X is labelled "Client X (receivables|billable hours|birthdays)", etc., you'll find files a lot easier to manage. Bill Horne -- E. William Horne William Warren Consulting Computer & Network Installations, Security, and Service http://william-warren.com 781-784-7287
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