I forgot to tell you -- in a world where papers are submitted electronically (even under your own log-in) -- it's a good idea to put your last name in the name of your file. After doing this for 10 years it still seems weird to me to name a file on MY computer "Garrigus_Linebaugh.doc" But when I send it to someone else, it makes a lot of sense on his or her computer.Thanks to everyone from 6337 last fall who remembered!
It's also a good idea to get out of the habit of putting blanks in a file name. On the web those blanks turn into "%20" as in "Garrigus%20Linebaugh". Confusing!
So let's use this easy file-naming protocol for papers from here on out: "YourLastName_LastNameOfAuthor". Example: "Brown_Linebaugh.doc" That'll help me keep track of your work. WebCT puts each of your papers in a separate directory named with your initials, and then zips the whole thing for me to download. You'll save me a few minutes if you can name your files this way!
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Would you like us to resubmit the files with the appropriate naming, or should we not worry about for this paper and just make the change for future papers? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNo, there's no need! I could figure out everyone's identity by guessing at their initials and by opening up their Word document. But it would be great to be able to bypass those steps. Plus, this is a good habit to get into for submitting papers and articles to conferences, journals, advisers ....
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