041 GID Nail Your Files
Modern Mentor
Macmillan Holdings, LLC
4.3 • 726 Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2008
⏱️ 6 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Questions go to getitdone@quickanddirtytips.com or 888-WRK-LESS. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!
Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast.
Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com.
Find Modern Mentor on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or subscribe to the newsletter to get more tips to fuel your professional success.
Modern Mentor is a part of Quick and Dirty Tips.
Links:
https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-mentor-podcast/
https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/modern-mentor-newsletter
https://www.facebook.com/QDTModernMentor
https://twitter.com/QDTModernMentor
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Steveer Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more. |
| 0:09.9 | Today we'll discuss a few conventions for naming files that will avoid confusion, mix-up, and embarrassment. |
| 0:16.2 | We join Steveer in his office as he writes a personal letter. |
| 0:19.6 | Dear schmooopy-whoopi. |
| 0:21.9 | Our phone conversation today got my blood-boiling. |
| 0:24.7 | I propose a weekend in the Rockies. |
| 0:27.0 | Scented bubble baths and lots of snuggling in front of the fire. |
| 0:31.2 | This may sound sudden, but I know what we have is magical. |
| 0:35.1 | X, X, X, X, X, that means kiss, kiss, kiss. |
| 0:37.3 | Your very own, get it done guy. |
| 0:39.7 | Okay, let's see. Save as, navigate to my letters folder. Letter X, X, X, X. That means |
| 0:47.0 | kiss, kiss, kiss. Hello? You want me to send you a letter of agreement for coaching? |
| 0:55.3 | Sure. Your name? |
| 1:05.3 | Zander's excellent xylophones. Oh, Zander with an X. Short for Alex. Got it. An excellent with an X. Oh, that's clever. XXX, Inc. Let's type that letter. |
| 1:11.5 | Save as. Proposals folder, letter XXX. Start email. |
| 1:14.8 | Email, email Zander, attach file, recent files. |
| 1:16.0 | Oh, where is it? |
| 1:16.7 | Oh, there it is. |
| 1:18.4 | Letter X, X, X, X, X, X, X, X, Send. |
| 1:22.2 | Zander, that was fast. |
| 1:26.4 | You'll meet me in Aspen, and you'll bring the champagne. |
| 1:31.1 | Uh-oh. Does this happen to you? Well, the problem is file names. Letter X, X, X, X, X, X. Yeah, that one worked for me. Don't use just the folder |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Macmillan Holdings, LLC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Macmillan Holdings, LLC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.