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Filehamster monitors changes to any kind of files, and keeps versions. I have seen that many academics just use a numbering system in the filename; filehamster is a bit more elegant.
If you are a programmer, you may kn
ow about versioning systems. They are convenient for large projects , particularly for those with more than one programer. However, they are not as easy to use as to justify the overhead when doing simple manuscripts.
Keeping versions helps the flow of writing, since no matter how much you mangle your manuscript, you can always go back to a previous version. And of course you can add comments to versions. Filehamster stays in the system tray and is pretty unobtrusive.
Filehamster is updated often, and each version fixes most of the annoyances of the previous one while adding features.
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AMA citation:
Quesada J. fileHamster: easily keep versions of your manuscripts. Academic Productivity. 2007. Available at: https://academicproductivity.com/2007/filehamster-easily-keep-versions-of-your-manuscripts/. Accessed November 29, 2011.
APA citation:
Quesada, Jose. (2007). fileHamster: easily keep versions of your manuscripts. Retrieved November 29, 2011, from Academic Productivity Web site: https://academicproductivity.com/2007/filehamster-easily-keep-versions-of-your-manuscripts/
Chicago citation:
Quesada, Jose. 2007. fileHamster: easily keep versions of your manuscripts. Academic Productivity. https://academicproductivity.com/2007/filehamster-easily-keep-versions-of-your-manuscripts/ (accessed November 29, 2011).
Harvard citation:
Quesada, J 2007, fileHamster: easily keep versions of your manuscripts, Academic Productivity. Retrieved November 29, 2011, from
MLA citation:
Quesada, Jose. "fileHamster: easily keep versions of your manuscripts." 4 May. 2007. Academic Productivity. Accessed 29 Nov. 2011.
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