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# Transcript

[[!template text="Hello. This is Kevin Haddock" start="00:00:00.240" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to announce the introduction of N-Angulator," start="00:00:02.800" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="hereafter called NA." start="00:00:05.839" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="NA allows you, the user, to supply" start="00:00:07.759" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the meaning to your data" start="00:00:10.240" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="in a concise, efficient way." start="00:00:11.679" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="How does it work?" start="00:00:13.599" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Your files are stored on your hard disk" start="00:00:14.880" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="in what technically is called" start="00:00:16.880" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="a hierarchical file system." start="00:00:18.160" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="What this means is that" start="00:00:20.640" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the root of the directory tree can be" start="00:00:22.240" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="not only files, or what we call leaves," start="00:00:24.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="but also other folders/branches" start="00:00:27.760" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="that themselves contain other files, leaves," start="00:00:30.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and/or branches." start="00:00:33.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="This structure is supposed to" start="00:00:36.000" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="make it easy to locate your data," start="00:00:37.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="but as anyone knows who has worked with this" start="00:00:40.079" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="single-dimensional file system" start="00:00:42.079" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="for any length of time," start="00:00:43.600" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="it can get quite frustrating" start="00:00:45.280" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="when your file would fit equally well" start="00:00:46.800" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="on more than one branch of the tree." start="00:00:48.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="What are you to do?" start="00:00:52.079" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Create multiple copies everywhere" start="00:00:53.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="it might appropriately fit." start="00:00:55.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="What if the file was something" start="00:00:57.840" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="people would occasionally modify," start="00:00:59.039" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="like a spreadsheet or a computer source file?" start="00:01:01.120" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="You would have to hunt it down in every place" start="00:01:04.879" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and apply those changes everywhere by hand." start="00:01:07.760" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Also, let's say not only did you want" start="00:01:11.840" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to put the file in multiple places," start="00:01:14.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="but it was also more appropriate" start="00:01:17.040" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to give it different names?" start="00:01:18.799" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Plus, let's say in different areas" start="00:01:21.280" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="of the tree, there were files" start="00:01:23.280" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="with the same name" start="00:01:25.119" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="that had totally different content?" start="00:01:26.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Then updating all the different instances" start="00:01:29.280" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="of the file you need" start="00:01:31.280" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="would become more and more of a nightmare." start="00:01:32.640" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="In addition, wouldn't it be great" start="00:01:35.200" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="if we could all speed up" start="00:01:37.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the actual searching for a particular file" start="00:01:39.520" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="by selecting multiple branches in the tree" start="00:01:42.479" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and simply asking the computer" start="00:01:45.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to tell us which branches under those" start="00:01:47.200" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="contain the same file and which do not?" start="00:01:49.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="This would be especially great" start="00:01:52.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="if it were instantaneous." start="00:01:54.000" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Well, believe it or not, this is what NA" start="00:01:56.719" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="brings to the table." start="00:01:58.640" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="In fact, this is how NA got its name." start="00:02:00.079" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Your data is located by a process" start="00:02:03.040" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="very similar to the triangulation" start="00:02:05.040" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="used to locate radio signals," start="00:02:06.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="only we are not limited" start="00:02:09.119" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to just two or three angles," start="00:02:10.160" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="but instead, many dozens can be used," start="00:02:12.000" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="this makes NA appear to be" start="00:02:14.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="what is known in computer lingo" start="00:02:16.879" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="as an n-dimensional sparse array." start="00:02:18.640" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="If that sounds complex, don't worry." start="00:02:21.760" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="It will become clear when you see it" start="00:02:23.599" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="in operation in a couple of minutes." start="00:02:25.280" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="To start out, here we see the NA main screen." start="00:02:28.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="There are two vital aspects of mastering NA." start="00:02:32.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="First is the actual mechanics" start="00:02:36.080" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="of using the program," start="00:02:37.760" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="which should be second nature" start="00:02:39.120" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="for most anyone familiar with" start="00:02:40.480" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="either a Windows or Unix/apple file system." start="00:02:41.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="We have the same operations" start="00:02:46.160" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="as one might do with Windows Explorer" start="00:02:48.080" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="or any number of other file tools," start="00:02:50.400" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="but what we also do" start="00:02:52.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="that generally they do not" start="00:02:54.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="is place a leaf on a branch," start="00:02:56.080" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="then cruise around adding links to that leaf" start="00:02:58.000" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="on a multitude of other branches," start="00:03:00.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="which could include creating, renaming," start="00:03:02.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="or restructuring more branches on the fly" start="00:03:05.120" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="as needed. Plus, when we find ourselves" start="00:03:07.360" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="hunting for that file," start="00:03:10.480" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="we can incrementally select" start="00:03:12.319" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="a stack of branches" start="00:03:13.840" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="while seeking what the latter branches" start="00:03:15.120" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="have in common with the earlier ones," start="00:03:17.200" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to make putting one's finger on exactly" start="00:03:19.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the item they're looking for a snap." start="00:03:22.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Secondly, you have the actual art" start="00:03:26.239" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="of organizing your data," start="00:03:28.319" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and NA doesn't really put" start="00:03:29.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="any limitations on this," start="00:03:31.120" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="other than the underlying limitations" start="00:03:32.640" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="of the file system." start="00:03:34.799" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Let's get started, shall we?" start="00:03:36.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Right-clicking the mouse button here" start="00:03:39.760" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="will bring up what we call" start="00:03:41.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="a branch navigation menu," start="00:03:43.760" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="because it allows you" start="00:03:46.000" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to move around the tree" start="00:03:46.959" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="or commence a new angle." start="00:03:48.239" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="We have chosen to organize our data" start="00:03:50.159" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="with a hopper to put new items in," start="00:03:52.480" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and the initial branches representing" start="00:03:55.519" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="who, what, where, why, and how." start="00:03:57.360" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="We right-click on the root" start="00:03:59.519" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and select 0hopper," start="00:04:01.280" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and that branch is added to the display." start="00:04:03.439" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="If we middle-click on the branch," start="00:04:06.000" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="we get what is called" start="00:04:08.080" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the branch command menu," start="00:04:09.360" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="which gives us many options," start="00:04:11.280" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="not the least of which" start="00:04:12.959" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="is to create a leaf here." start="00:04:13.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Remember this item as we progress," start="00:04:15.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="because it will become important." start="00:04:18.000" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Next we pick what we know is a leaf item," start="00:04:20.320" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="due to the fact that it does not have" start="00:04:22.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="a trailing slash." start="00:04:24.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Now, when we right-click on it," start="00:04:30.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="notice the navigation menu is limited to" start="00:04:32.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the two items: New Angle" start="00:04:35.040" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and the leaf name itself." start="00:04:37.040" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="If we want to view or edit that leaf item," start="00:04:40.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="we can select that item." start="00:04:43.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Now that we have selected a leaf," start="00:04:45.440" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="let's middle-click on it" start="00:04:47.280" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to bring up what we call" start="00:04:48.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the leaf command menu." start="00:04:49.520" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="This shows us a bunch of standard options" start="00:04:51.600" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="one might do in a typical file tool" start="00:04:54.080" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="like Microsoft Explorer." start="00:04:56.160" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Since we want to do what they cannot do," start="00:04:58.320" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="let's right-click the leaf" start="00:05:00.479" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and select New Angle." start="00:05:01.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Notice that another slash has appeared" start="00:05:04.639" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="below the displayed path of the leaf." start="00:05:06.400" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Right-click on it, and you will see" start="00:05:09.840" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the root branch navigation menu appears again," start="00:05:11.520" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="but now 0hopper entry has a line" start="00:05:14.639" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="both above and below it." start="00:05:19.039" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Items in between these two lines" start="00:05:20.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="are called members," start="00:05:23.199" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and items below them are called others." start="00:05:24.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="What this is saying is that" start="00:05:27.520" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the previously selected angle," start="00:05:29.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="which can be a single leaf" start="00:05:32.160" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="as in this instance," start="00:05:34.160" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="or can be all of the leaves" start="00:05:35.840" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="under a particular branch" start="00:05:37.360" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="chosen to navigate new angle from," start="00:05:38.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="shares content with the items" start="00:05:43.039" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="under the member area of the menu," start="00:05:44.880" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="but items in the others area do not." start="00:05:47.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Since the first angle is 0hopper," start="00:05:50.880" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="of course it shares content with itself," start="00:05:53.600" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and so it appears in members." start="00:05:56.800" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Now let's click the middle button" start="00:05:59.199" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="on the root branch, and see what" start="00:06:01.199" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the branch command menu has to say." start="00:06:02.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Notice that the entry that used to say" start="00:06:07.360" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Create a New Leaf now says Add a Link." start="00:06:09.280" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="This is because we have already selected" start="00:06:13.120" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="a leaf, and now we want to add links" start="00:06:15.039" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to it rather than create a new one." start="00:06:17.360" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="If you go back to the root" start="00:06:20.479" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and reselect 0hopper," start="00:06:21.840" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="that option will revert back again." start="00:06:24.319" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="So let's add a link under person." start="00:06:29.039" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="We right-click the root," start="00:06:40.880" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="select person, and let's add a link." start="00:06:42.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Notice the bottom area (called the minibuffer)" start="00:06:46.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="gives us the proposed name of the link," start="00:06:50.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and we choose to accept it by hitting enter," start="00:06:53.360" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="or edit it to taste first." start="00:06:55.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Now let's go back up to" start="00:07:09.759" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the end of the prior angle," start="00:07:10.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="select New Angle again," start="00:07:13.120" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and then click the resultant /," start="00:07:15.360" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and see what are members" start="00:07:18.319" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and what are others." start="00:07:20.240" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Notice that the 0hopper and person" start="00:07:21.840" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="are members." start="00:07:24.319" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="NA knows you added content to the person," start="00:07:25.759" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="so it moves to members." start="00:07:28.319" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Now let's add some more links" start="00:07:32.160" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and perhaps a few subdirectories" start="00:07:33.599" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="for this item." start="00:07:35.360" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Notice how we can even eliminate" start="00:08:06.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="the file name extension." start="00:08:08.960" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="It will still know how to display the item" start="00:08:11.039" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="as it actually analyzes the file" start="00:08:13.680" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to determine its type." start="00:08:15.440" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="This greatly cleans up your metadata" start="00:08:17.120" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and makes it more human." start="00:08:19.120" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Now let's pick a branch" start="00:08:40.719" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="from one of the menus." start="00:08:41.839" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="For instance, let's look and see" start="00:08:43.519" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="where any events broadcast were done from." start="00:08:44.880" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="We select event, broadcast, then New Angle," start="00:08:54.880" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and we can see California is in members." start="00:09:06.640" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Now we can also do New Angle" start="00:09:09.600" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and select person," start="00:09:11.600" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and we can see who did them." start="00:09:13.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Another thing we can do is pick a leaf" start="00:09:16.160" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and quickly display" start="00:09:18.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="all angles or links for it," start="00:09:19.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="or if we are willing to wait a little longer," start="00:09:21.920" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="have NA construct all the display items" start="00:09:24.160" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="with Edit All Angles," start="00:09:26.720" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="so we can manipulate them" start="00:09:28.320" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="just as if we had entered" start="00:09:30.160" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="or selected them by hand." start="00:09:31.440" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="There are many more tools in NA" start="00:09:44.320" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="to handle sets of leaves" start="00:09:46.080" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="such as scanned pages of a book," start="00:09:47.440" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="promoting /, demoting nodes," start="00:09:50.320" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="and so forth." start="00:09:53.040" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="Thanks for watching." start="00:09:54.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]
[[!template text="captions by sachac" start="00:09:55.560" video="mainVideo" id=subtitle]]