Your Dream, your Document Archive, your Database
Believe it or not, people dream about more than cars, homes, or the perfect spouse. People dream about document archives! Okay, so maybe they don't consciously dream about them, but you had better believe that subconsciously, most people have wanted access to at least one document archive full of unlimited information. Think about it! All of us are attracted to some kind of information, right? And what about unlimited information? Well, that my friends is when dreaming takes over!
The following is a list of archived information that me and some of my co-workers dreamed up. What would your dream document archive be?
Document Archive #1: Searchable Recipes
If I myself were to create my own document archive of unlimited information, it would contain every recipe ever created. Plus, once the information was converted to an electronic database, I could make the recipes searchable by ingredient, by tools required, by quantity desired, by nutrition information, by texture, by color, by presentation style, by origination, by religious associations, by the chemical structure, by language or by the culture they are usually associated with. Every recipe would also include at least three detailed photographs of the recipe process and the finished product(s).
Document Archive #2: Surf Video Feeds
A friendly co-worker of mine didn't take long to say that one of his dream document archives wouldn't be documents at all, but instead would be "takes" or video material that would be provided via feeds on the Internet. These video feeds would contain footage of all of the surfing venues across the world. This of course could make an impressive video database.
Written content could also be included in the database as well. The content could be searchable by surfing location, nearby hostels and hotels, cultural descriptions, links to language course options, links to nearby restaurants, tourist trap information, the amount of people who annually visit the venue, etc., etc., etc. You could go on and on. It would be a like a hyped-up traveling site for surfers!
Document Archive #3: Cheating
Another co-worker who I consider slightly mischievous was not afraid to admit that he would prefer to have a document archive of video game "cheats" and "codes." Okay, so in the video-gaming world, do they really consider "cheats & codes" to be real cheating? I'm not so sure. At any rate, if this dream document archive was changed to a searchable database, I think that searching by the title of the game, version of the game, writer of the game, or even particular graphics or text contained in the game would keep you busily "cheating."
Document Archive #4: Laugh Out Loud!
This suggestion didn't surprise me at all. After all, who wouldn't want to be able to laugh whenever he or she wanted to? I think we all would and another co-worker of mine is no exception. One of his preferences for a large supply of information (his document archive) would be composed of humorous quotes. I think that in a database the quotes could be searchable by other keywords or key phrases and could also be sorted by author, time period, length of excerpt, etc.
Document Archive #5: An Interest in the Criminal Mind
I have to admit that one suggestion from a cute female co-worker of mine surprised me a lot. She said that she would want information regarding every criminal in the world on an online database. She told me she would want to know what crime each criminal had performed and how they did it. She expressed particular interest in knowing how criminals rob banks. Perhaps criminal psychology is her forte.
At any rate, think of the possibilities. Perhaps you or your children would like to study computer science and/or learn how to create software and databases that would make people's dreams come true.
Note: All of the information from my co-workers has been paraphrased and/or rewritten to include their ideas and mine. Their ideas are not to be interpreted as direct quotes and may even be assumptions of the author.
Marci Crane is a web content specialist for 10x Marketing in Orem, Utah. For more information in regards to document archiving and how to find the right document archive software, please feel free to contact NextPage.
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