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Information Scraps. Michael Bernstein - msbernst@mit.edu Professor David Karger. To: msbernst@mit.edu From: msbernst@mit.edu Subject: tom. 4pm. E-mails - Files – Paper - Folders. E-mails - Files – Paper - Folders. E-mails - Files – Paper - Folders.
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Information Scraps Michael Bernstein - msbernst@mit.eduProfessor David Karger
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Why do they end up there? • Requirements of the current desktop metaphor • Strict folder hierarchy • Filename requirements • Alternatives • Search (e.g., Google Desktop) • Tagging (e.g., del.icio.us) • …
Information Scraps Grocery lists UPS Tracking #s What you were doing Notes Directions Todos Sketches URLs to visit Contact info Command line magic incantations Quotes from web sites UROP Projects you want to sign up for Books to read
Our goal for the summer • Reinvent information scrap capture and access
Our UROP opportunity • What you’ll be doing: • User interface design • Implementation • Evaluation • What we’re looking for in candidates • Interest! In human-computer interaction, design, information scraps… • Ability to program in modern OOP languages
msbernst@mit.eduMIT Haystack GroupJoint work with electronic MaxFaculty supervisors: David Karger, mc schraefel, Rob Miller