Accessing notes in a computer rep

[Shannon Nelson]

Hm, I don't think MacRep even *has* a way to take notes within the
program--unless you mean e.g. personal keynotes for remedies or case
notes??

Do you mean something like adding cross-references to rubrics, or ??

[Rosemary C. Hyde, Ph.D.]

Yes -- the Windows "search" function (on the right side of the "Start" menu -- allows searching by titles. On PCs, Google Desktop will search, as Macs will, by any word inside files -- but yeah, that allows Google access to your whole computer. It's a constant push/ pull between security, privacy, and functions..
Rosemary

[Rosemary C. Hyde, Ph.D.]

I too keep notes just in the file folder system. I have a folder for "Homeopathy" which includes notes on posology, case analysis, miasms, case management -- generaly, topics in "homeopathic philosophy.
Then I have a folder of "seminars," organized by the teacher's name; a folder called "diseases" (self explanatory) organized by disease names, and one called "materia Medica" organized by remedy names. I haven't put any notes that I'd want to access from outside the Repertories into the Radar Repertories... This system works for me -- but I suspect everyone has their own type of system that works for them. In my case, it can't be too complex or have too many levels, or I'll never again remember where something is filed, and I might as well have put it into the trash!
Rosemary

[Robjna]

Ellen

Windows search will search in either titles, or any word or words within a specific document or documents, or your whole computer if you want – I use it all the time as have 300Gb of information in my computer.

When you get the search results – you can choose to open a doc and then hit or Find in the drop down menu and you can search with that particular doc for the exact search words you did.

You can also hit when you are using the internet pages, and a search bar will show up at the bottom for searching those pages of text.
I have also added texts of my own to EH that aren’t available, and then I can use the EH search engine for them and export rubrics and their remedies or results from these added texts to Radar. There are many possibilities.
Maybe I misunderstood you post below in this regard and if so, I am sorry to tell you info you might already know.
Robyn
From: minutus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:minutus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ellen Madono
Sent: Friday, 29 August 2008 11:36 PM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Minutus] Accessing notes in a computer rep
Thanks Shanon. Yes, my computer will search titles， but not what is inside the document. That's what Google will do. The real problem is to keep track of notes in Radar or not to do them at all.
Best,
Ellen
Ellen,
If it's for notes on your whole computer rather than within Radar, there's software (many computers come with it) that does that quite efficiently. Mine offers a choice of searching on titles (e.g. everything I've named with, say, "cham" in the title) or on contents (every document that contains the given word anywhere in it). Do you have that?
Shannon

[Ellen Madono]

Hi Shannon,
No, radar has a place where you can keep notes on rubrics. I shows up on the rep like a tiny yellow sticky note next to the relevant rubric. It is really very nice for keeping notes on rubrics or comparisons of remedies within the rubric. There are other places to keep notes on authors and sources. You can also add cross references. I have not tried that yet.
Best,
Ellen
2008/8/29 Robert & Shannon Nelson >

[Irene de Villiers]

On my PC I used an email system (free download) called Thunderbird.
It is a nice one and you can choose to search either ALL the folders
or a specific set plus subdirectories or just one folder.
It's not as nice as Mac but is a huge upgrade from Microsoft-
inthehead-ware such as Outlook/Explorer type junk.

Also I believe you can import current folders into Thunderbird. But
make a backup first of course.
(I know you can do it from Netscape, not sure about Microsoft stuff)
If you do that - then I suggest first get a system that is nice to
use like at least Thunderbird - or maybe Mac.
I've only had the Mac a short while - and am just sorry I took so
long to do what should have been obvious:-)
You can also run Windoze on your Mac - if you have to. (I still need
to set that up on mine so as to run Radar on it.)

Namaste,
Irene
--
Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.
P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."

[Ellen Madono]

Dear Robyn,
I know you can search with XP. I think there is something wrong with the way I have things set up. Or maybe I don't have enough Ram. It is so slow. I am not sure that it would search Radar. There are certain document types that it will search. I am checking with Radar technicians now to see what kind of document is in those radar notes. I'll tell you when I find out.
Best,
Ellen

2008/8/30 Robjna >

[Dale Moss]

Years ago, while researching a massive book, I had to develop a filing system for many cabinets' worth of research materials from many different sources. I thought long and hard about the themes and subjects that would form the basis of my book, then organized the materials so they showed how each theme developed over time. As a fallback, I had a chronologically-organized card file for each research item. That allowed me to see what was going on at the same time in different departments of the government.
The point is simple: think about your needs and structure your system accordingly.
When I set up this computer, I knew what had not worked well in my previous computer, so organized the folders differently. I have an office folder that includes subfolders dealing with client correspondence, talks, billing, and supplemental protocols for various health problems. Another main folder is my materia medica (no subfolders there!). Then there's a homeopathy folder that includes subfolders dealing with seminars, miscellaneous material, dosing, etc.
My system may not work for others, but it works for me, and I've found that a system well-organized from the start tends to be easy to search. And if I can't find something, there's always Windows advanced search function (in Windows Explorer)!
Peace,
Dale

[Dale Moss]

In Windows XP, you can search the contents of a file using the advanced search option in Windows Explorer. Click on Advanced Search, then type in the word or phrase you're searching for within a document, then specify where to search (My Documents, specific folders, etc.). It's quite fast -- and doesn't involve Google.
Peace,
Dale

[Ellen Madono]

Dear Dale,
Thank-you for the reminder. I have a system that I have to some extent thought out. It just is not simple enough and logical enough. So this is a time to re-think and simplify.
Knowing where things are is one plus, but probably more important to me as a student/practitioner is feeling organized. Being organized to me is relaxing. Getting organized is challenging, but the after effect is relaxing.
Thanks,
Ellen