TECHNICAL TIPS AND TRICKS
Every few months, we upload a new technical ‘tip or trick’ for the little things that you might find helpful for every day use on your computer. Things such as security and backups, search assistance and other tips to make your life a little easier.
December 2013 Technical Tip
A Tip for Analysing and Understanding Data Collections
Part of our GeoUte system, the uList is a utility that generates lists of files and directories once given a designated location so you can see what’s where and decide what to do with it.
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November 2013 Technical Tip
Previous Versions – The Backup you didn’t know you had
Those scary words…”I’m missing a file.” Previous versions is a function in windows explorer (if you’re using windows 7 onwards). It allows you to find and restore deleted files, and to view older versions of current files so you never lose a thing again.
Preserving Original Data Values
Andy’s ‘Andy Tips – No. 27
One of the primary goals in recording and assembling data is (or should be) to preserve where possible the original observation, log or measurement data, so it can be reconciled back to related original documents, thereby providing a clear audit trail
Two common examples are the recording of drillhole logging depths, and original analysis or assay results.
In coal logging, depth corrections are applied based on the geophysical log; preserving the original ‘as logged’ depth is important for audit reasons
Similarly, recording the original reported values for assays is important for verification and other reasons…