Digest Number 2118

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Christiane wrote:

> I have a question for you. I read a lot of

> magazines, email groups,

> websights, newsletters, etc, and I was wondering

> what was the best

> way to keep track of all the information.

 

Hi! I'm a new member here and thought I'd make my

first post as a reply. I set up a searchable database

a few years ago that I keep this kind of information

in. I have one database for natural remedies, one for

homemade natural products (like cleansers, etc.), and

one for food recipes. All three get backed up once a

month or thereabouts so in case my computer dies I

won't loose much. Since I glean a lot of information

from lists like this and from the internet, it's

easier for me to cut-and-paste the info into a

database form than to do anything else with it.

Magazine clippings do have to be typed up, but I don't

have a lot of those myself. Then I don't have reams of

paper to look through when I, for instance, want to

know how to unstuff a stuffy nose - a quick search

gives me all the answers I've run across. I highly

recommend this method of filing. Once you get a

database set up it's easy to add new things.

 

Madelyn