JULY JLC 1999
One of the biggest fears contractors
have about computerizing their
offices is not being able to find important
business information when they
need it. Since a misplaced paper file is
often easier to find than a misplaced
electronic one, it's important to understand
how computers store information,
and how you can customize your
system so that it makes sense for the
way you do business.
Files and Folders
Early personal computers used operating
systems that stored programs and
documents in a hierarchy of "directories"
and "subdirectories." This made
little sense to anyone but computer
geeks, until Apple introduced the
Macintosh, which depicted directories
with little pictures or icons of manila
folders. Even though the computer's
storage structure hasn't changed,