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Best Way to Organize Audiophiles' Lives and PCs


Further to the many WAF ("Wife Approval Factor") comments on Audiogon, perhaps this thread can help everyone with another critical WAF topic.

Given the technical and intellectual demands of our hobby: hardware, cables, acessories, software, CDs DVDs etc, PCs, file storage etc. my wife finds my desk and our "music room" hopelessly complicated and difficult to keep organized.

For my PC based life, I also crave a better way to organize audio files, movies, photographs, websites documents etc. while separating but also be able to back up my personal and business lives. It seems this challenge is a new field also known as "knowledge management".

Could any of you who consider yourselves unusually well organized share some of your secrets:

1) What furniture/storage solutions have helped you with different types of media, hardware, software etc? How do you keep your listening room tidy and organized?

2) For your computer life, what software helps organize your life and interests? Could anyone recommend PIM (personal information management) software? Online backup services for media files? Online to do lists or contact management?

With greater efficiency, we can all have more time to spend on Audiogon and listening to music!
cwlondon

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ballan
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I would take a look at the Apple Mac. It's easy and can be a quality music source when setup correctly. Apple's built-in software and iLife suite is excellent for media, as well as contacts, documents and websites.

As for furniture and hard media storage, I recommend drawing out what you need and keep it simple. I use some Ikea solutions and have clients that have custom built cabinets. I don't think anything "special" is needed as long as it fits your needs.
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