Field notes

Short entries on tools, workflows and small discoveries. Updated when there is something worth writing down.

Keeping a project log that survives context switches

The useful unit is not the task but the decision: what was chosen, what was rejected and why. A log of decisions is short, searchable and still meaningful a year later, while a log of activity is neither.

Backups that are actually restorable

• Three copies, two media, one of them off site.
• Verify by checksum after every copy, not by file size.
• Restore something small every month so the procedure stays alive.

On editing timelines

Relinking media is cheap; renaming media is expensive. Keep the folder structure identical across drives and the editor will follow you anywhere.