Battling the Deluge of Digital Detritus

by Ronald Gehrmann
Jan, 2011 Issue

Article Synopsis

This column seeks to address the Mac tech that may typically or occasionally work with such "regular" users, and to help him or her understand some of the challenges involved. Cleaning house is not a "sexy" computer task, but after explaining to my clients the potential problems of data overload, and the benefits of dealing with it, I show them how and where data grows like weed trees, and how to prune it back. Here are some areas where a little bit of organization goes a long way. This is by no means a comprehensive list and not in order of importance - it's just what I generally try to work on with my clients.

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