GTD - Storing and Organizing Product Documentation
Friday, February 26, 2010 9:05Once upon a time, I kept a nice neat folder (or 5) with product documentation and warranty receipts in it. The booklet for each purchase we made that required documentation or had a warranty was stashed in the folder. Once every couple of years, I’d go through it and pull out anything we didn’t have or didn’t need anymore.
These days though, most manufacturers offer the product documentation online now. If you’re reading ‘getting things done’ tips on the internet, you are probably pretty computer based so it makes sense to go with the electronic version for sanity’s sake.
- Create a folder on your computer for user manuals or product documentation. Mine is : \My Documents\household\products
- When you make a purchase that would have required a user manual or documentation, go to the website (that day, before you forget) and download the manual.
- Rename the manual file to the name of the item…






