Just wondering how others manage your collections. I started with sticky notes on the devices with notes, then moved to a spreadsheet, then I decided I wanted to have a better way to do it, so I went about building myself a system to do it. I am not a web developer, so it's not well written, but it basically includes a database, a web server, and an API server for interacting with the DB. It currently allows me to see all my devices, organized by category, along with details about the device. Additionally, I can add photos and notes to each device.
I may have borrowed the idea for the title from a site...
Instead of relying on sticky notes on devices, I plan to create QR code labels to stick on each device that links to the detail page. This will allow me to quickly see all my notes and history for a device when needed.
The information I collect probably needs to be better organized, as well as having fields for additional information I am not currently collecting (but should). I still have some UI improvements (improve how the detail page works, shortcuts buttons for "I used this device today" to update the last powered on button, set a default thumbnail for a device to show in the list page, etc. I also plan to add the ability for me to track my purchases / spending through a visual of some sort. I will also add the ability to add and prioritize to-dos for the devices / collection. I often think "I really need to remove the PRAM battery from X" and then forget until months later.
Is this something others would be interested in? As I said, I'm not a web developer, so it is written in angularJS with an express backend and I'm sure it is a mess. However, if I could make it presentable, as well as figure out how to set up a public set of docker images with the empty database, the web server, and the API server, others might be able to deploy it themselves. I'm probably weeks away from this being releasable, but was really just wondering if others might find it useful.
I may have borrowed the idea for the title from a site...
Instead of relying on sticky notes on devices, I plan to create QR code labels to stick on each device that links to the detail page. This will allow me to quickly see all my notes and history for a device when needed.
The information I collect probably needs to be better organized, as well as having fields for additional information I am not currently collecting (but should). I still have some UI improvements (improve how the detail page works, shortcuts buttons for "I used this device today" to update the last powered on button, set a default thumbnail for a device to show in the list page, etc. I also plan to add the ability for me to track my purchases / spending through a visual of some sort. I will also add the ability to add and prioritize to-dos for the devices / collection. I often think "I really need to remove the PRAM battery from X" and then forget until months later.
Is this something others would be interested in? As I said, I'm not a web developer, so it is written in angularJS with an express backend and I'm sure it is a mess. However, if I could make it presentable, as well as figure out how to set up a public set of docker images with the empty database, the web server, and the API server, others might be able to deploy it themselves. I'm probably weeks away from this being releasable, but was really just wondering if others might find it useful.