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Computers are supposed to be "information technology," |
Computers are supposed to be "information technology," |
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to help you to keep your information organized. But |
to help you to keep your information organized. But |
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we still have no good **tools** to help us **remember** our tasks, |
we still have no good **tools** to help us **remember** our tasks, |
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ideas and obligations; no tools to organize what we |
ideas and obligations; no tools to **organize what we know** |
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know about a thing, so that we can **understand** it better; |
about a thing, so that we can **understand** it better; |
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no tools to **structure our thoughts**; no tools, |
no tools to **structure our thoughts**; no tools, |
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when grappling with our problems today, |
when grappling with our problems today, |
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to remind us of the solutions of yesteryear. |
to remind us of the solutions of yesteryear. |
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We propose to **build a whole computing environment** |
We propose to **build a whole computing environment** |
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around this concept, organizing information around items, |
around this concept, organizing information around items, |
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rather than files on a desktop. |
rather than files on a desktop. |
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Documents and emails would be items, |
Documents and emails would be items, |
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connected to other items they relate to, for example the |
connected to other items they relate to, for example the |
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meetings they propose or the problems that they solve. |
meetings they propose or the problems that they solve. |
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.. figure:: document-connections.gen.png |
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Figure 2: (a) An e-mail, with connections to other items. |
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