Document management softwares

[JohnnyJazz]

There are not only for business. There are a lot of document that we store and we can't find when we need them. Our last medical chekup result, the TV warranty, aunt Annie's chocolate cake recipe, quotation for the new kitchen, technical review of a new sound system .... Fortunately there are now apps that allow us to store these docs, either in a home server or in the cloud, and retrieve them on our mobile phone or tablet wherever we are, whenever we need them.

Ironically I read a review of these personnal softwares (taylored for home use) in a business magazine a few weeks ago and I can't manage to find it again. Does anybody use this kind of software and can recommend a solution that is easy to use for everybody in the family ?

[thaimite]

Possibly Evernote will do what you want

[JohnnyJazz]

Possibly Evernote will do what you want

It is not what I had in mind but it has very positive reviews and seems to have the function I'm looking for. I should probably give it a try. Thanks

[WorriedNoodle]

Isn't what you refer to as one of the oldest apps in computing, namely a file manager?

On a Windows PC it is called Explorer, on and Android or Linux PC it might be called a File Manager? To find what you want you would use the search function. If your original documents aren't named or stored in folders which are easily understood (and its up to you to ensure they are!), then one might have a problem, much like in the old days when you dumped a nameless paper folder in an office filing cabinet? Granted more sophisticated computer file searches allow for content search as well as file name search, but that could be hit or miss depending on file formats?

[JohnnyJazz]

Isn't what you refer to as one of the oldest apps in computing, namely a file manager?

On a Windows PC it is called Explorer, on and Android or Linux PC it might be called a File Manager? To find what you want you would use the search function. If your original documents aren't named or stored in folders which are easily understood (and its up to you to ensure they are!), then one might have a problem, much like in the old days when you dumped a nameless paper folder in an office filing cabinet? Granted more sophisticated computer file searches allow for content search as well as file name search, but that could be hit or miss depending on file formats?

The idea is here but things got more sophisticated since.

[innerspace]

Google docs does the job.

Allows you to store everything and searches cover names and contents very fast.

Sensible folder structure separates the personal and business details and gmail allows easy saving and sharing.