1. Information Scraps Michael Bernstein - msbernst@mit.edu Professor David Karger

2. To: msbernst@mit.edu From: msbernst@mit.edu Subject: tom. 4pm

3. E-mails - Files – Paper - Folders

7. 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) – …

8. Grocery lists Todos What you were doing Command line magic incantations URLs to visit Quotes from web sites UPS Tracking #s Books to read Contact info Directions Sketches Notes UROP Projects you want to sign up for Information Scraps

9. Our goal for the summer Reinvent information scrap capture and access

10. Jourknow and beyond

11. 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

12. msbernst@mit.edu MIT Haystack Group Joint work with electronic Max Faculty supervisors: David Karger, mc schraefel, Rob Miller