Abstract: A database stores a plurality of files assigned by a user to a plurality of categories representing notable events in a life of the user. The database can also store individual journal entries associated with the files. The user is prompted through a questionnaire to select a trigger event, for example, a death of the user, for making publicly available a file of the plurality of files and to approve terms of a legal document so that the user can designate a portion of the plurality of files, and optionally associated journal entries, to be made publicly available after the trigger event. Then third parties can be provided access the designated portion of the plurality of files after and responsive to the user-selected trigger event. A recipient entity, established for acquiring rights to the files, may determine conditions, including payment, for such access.

Abstract: Machines, computer readable media, program products, and computer-implemented methods of file management, storage, and display are provided. According to an example of an embodiment of a method, a user is displayed an icon palette having a palette boundary and including icons representing a plurality of predetermined categories representing notable events in a life of the user. An unsorted file is assigned to at least one predetermined category through a user action so that dragging and dropping a file across the palette boundary onto an icon on the icon palette assigns the file to a category. The user is prompted to fill out a questionnaire associated with the file. The questionnaire includes any additional categories, album data, a journal entry, event information, and display information. The display device displays an album of files using pre-selected formats based on information provided in the questionnaires.

Abstract: Machines, computer readable media, program products, and computer-implemented methods of file management, storage, and display are provided. According to an example of an embodiment of a method, a user is displayed an icon palette having a palette boundary and including icons representing a plurality of predetermined categories representing notable events in a life of the user. An unsorted file is assigned to at least one predetermined category through a user action so that dragging and dropping a file across the palette boundary onto an icon on the icon palette assigns the file to a category. The user is prompted to fill out a questionnaire associated with the file. The questionnaire includes any additional categories, album data, a journal entry, event information, and display information. The display device displays an album of files using pre-selected formats based on information provided in the questionnaires.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide machines, program products, and computer-implemented methods of file management, storage, and display. A user is displayed an icon palette having a palette boundary and including icons representing a plurality of predetermined categories representing notable events in a life of the user. An unsorted file is assigned to at least one predetermined category through a user action so that dragging and dropping a file across the palette boundary onto an icon on the icon palette assigns the file to a category. The user is prompted to fill out a questionnaire associated with the file. The questionnaire includes any additional categories, album data, a journal entry, event information, and display information. The display device then displays an album of files using pre-selected formats, responsive to the questionnaires. Through the questionnaire, the user can specify the file for inclusion in a randomized slide show of files.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide machines, program products, and computer-implemented methods of file management, storage, and display. A user is displayed an icon palette having a palette boundary and including icons representing a plurality of predetermined categories representing notable events in a life of the user. An unsorted file is assigned to at least one predetermined category through a user action so that dragging and dropping a file across the palette boundary onto an icon on the icon palette assigns the file to a category. The user is prompted to fill out a questionnaire associated with the file. The questionnaire includes any additional categories, album data, a journal entry, event information, and display information. The display device then displays an album of files using pre-selected formats, responsive to the questionnaires. Through the questionnaire, the user can specify the file for inclusion in a randomized slide show of files.

Abstract: A user is displayed an icon palette having a palette boundary and including icons representing a plurality of predetermined categories representing notable events in a life of the user, including, for example, predefined default categories of marriage, faith, family, children, school, travel, military, and health. The user can adjust a relative size of and control a location of the icon palette. The user can select an order and color of the icons. User action assigns an unsorted file to a category so that dragging and dropping a file across the palette boundary onto an icon assigns the file. The file and associated data are stored in a database, including on a remote server providing user access through an electronic communications network. The file and associated data can be temporarily stored in a database on a local user computer allowing user action during slow or interrupted communications with the server.

Abstract: A user specifies in a database a plurality of files for inclusion in a randomized slide show of files so that only specified files are to be displayed. The plurality of files and the database can be stored on a remote server with user access through an electronic communications network. The user can save criteria for a particular configuration, including a list of predetermined categories associated with a life of the user from which to draw files, a number of files to display, a display duration, and a number of repetitions. A set of files from the plurality of files specified for inclusion in the slide show is randomly selected, responsive to user criteria. A display device displays the randomly selected set of files in the slide show. The steps of randomly selecting and displaying the set of files in the slide show are repeated.

Abstract: A database stores a plurality of files assigned by a user to a plurality of categories representing notable events in a life of the user. The database can also store individual journal entries associated with the files. The user is prompted through a questionnaire to select a trigger event, for example, a death of the user, for making publicly available a file of the plurality of files and to approve terms of a legal document so that the user can designate a portion of the plurality of files, and optionally associated journal entries, to be made publicly available after the trigger event. Then third parties can be provided access the designated portion of the plurality of files after and responsive to the user-selected trigger event. A recipient entity, established for acquiring rights to the files, may determine conditions, including payment, for such access.

Abstract: A database stores a plurality of files assigned by a user to a plurality of categories representing notable events in a life of the user. The user is prompted to fill out a questionnaire associated with a file. The questionnaire data includes album data, a journal entry, event information, and display information, including a relative picture size so that an album page can include a large number of relatively small pictures, and a small number of relatively larger pictures. Then a display device displays an album of files in pre-selected formats responsive to the questionnaire data. Individual journal entries can also be aggregated into one master journal, and the display device can display a portion of the master journal responsive to user criteria so that a user can view journal entries for a category, a particular date range, or files in an album.