> Also, removing the file system tree would be a huge step backwards. Absolutely agree. I also fully believe natural text search is the future for computer int

> Also, removing the file system tree would be a huge step backwards. Absolutely agree. I also fully believe natural text search is the future for computer interfaces. But what this article ignores is that you can easily have both. I use Spotlight to instantly full-text search over all of my files, applications, and their metadata to launch / open / access my data, but I also keep a standard directory structure instead of keeping all my files in one place. I've started thinking of the directory tree as a hierarchical tagging system, and when I'm trying to find a file for which I can't remember the right search terms it's incredibly useful. No need to throw out the baby with the bathwater; multiple views / interfaces to the same data is very useful. I suspect Apple was thinking along the same terms when they introduced the "All My Files" shortcut in the Finder. But I'm sure they realized that the majority of their customers (who are barely able to use their computers; more or less computer illiterate) are just not ready to move beyond the "Desktop" / "Filing Cabinet" metaphor. Actually, I've been thinking about this a lot recently, and I just started using the OS X universal Help menu feature [0] to take actions in complicated applications like Photoshop. Full-text search over all possible menu commands in any application? Yes, please. I really miss being able to do this when I'm in my Debian or Windows environments. [0]: described here http://lifehacker.com/5592856/use-os-xs-application-help-menu-as-a-keyboard-friendly-action-launcher http://lifehacker.com/5592856/use-os-xs-application-help-men...