390: Tagging with Terpstra

Brett Terpstra (drink!) joins David and Katie this week to talk about the state of tagging on Mac and iOS. We discuss uses of tags, developing a tagging scheme, what you can do with tags, the turbulent history and hopefully bright future.

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Guest Starring:

Brett Terpstra

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Mac Power Users #45: Finding Files and Tagging - Relay FM

BrettTerpstra.com

Brett Terpstra (@ttscoff) | Twitter

Some suggestions for better tagging - BrettTerpstra.com

How to Tag Documents in Files App in iOS 11 on iPhone and iPad

OS X: Tags help you organize your files - Apple Support

Mavericks and Tagging - BrettTerpstra.com

On sorting, tagging and other nerdery - BrettTerpstra.com

Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software

3 Ways to Use OS X Tags for Better Search - Alfred Blog

Default Folder X

LaunchBar 6

Marked 2 - Smarter tools for smarter writers

Systematic

Overtired

60 Mac Tips, Volume 1 by David Sparks & Brett Terpstra on iBooks