{"id":169704,"date":"2001-11-02T16:03:35","date_gmt":"2001-11-02T16:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/mylifebits\/"},"modified":"2017-06-01T10:59:03","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T17:59:03","slug":"mylifebits","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/mylifebits\/","title":{"rendered":"MyLifeBits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"asset-content\">MylifeBits is a lifetime store of everything. It is the fulfillment of Vannevar Bush\u2019s 1945 Memex vision including full-text search, text & audio annotations, and hyperlinks.<\/div>\n<p><!-- .asset-content --><\/p>\n<div id=\"en-usprojectsmylifebitsdefault\" class=\"page-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214225 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/11\/mylifebits_gordonscan.gif\" alt=\"mylifebits_gordonscan\" width=\"139\" height=\"181\" \/>The book\u00a0<em><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.totalrecallbook.com\/\">Total Recall<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0(paperback title <em>Your Life, Uploaded<\/em>) is the culmination of our thoughts regarding MyLifebits and the larger CARPE research agenda.<\/p>\n<p>There are two parts to MyLifeBits: an experiment in lifetime storage, and a software research effort.<\/p>\n<p><b>The experiment: <\/b>Gordon Bell has captured a lifetime&#8217;s worth of articles, books, cards, CDs, letters, memos, papers, photos, pictures, presentations, home movies, videotaped lectures, and voice recordings and stored them digitally. He is now paperless, and is beginning to capture phone calls, IM transcripts, television, and radio.<\/p>\n<p><b>The software research: <\/b>Jim Gemmell and Roger Lueder have developed the MyLifeBits software, which leverages SQL server to support: hyperlinks, annotations, reports, saved queries, pivoting, clustering, and fast search. MyLifeBits is designed to make annotation easy, including gang annotation on right click, voice annotation, and web browser integration. It includes tools to record web pages, IM transcripts, radio and television. The MyLifeBits screensaver supports annotation and rating. We are beginning to explore features such as document similarity ranking and faceted classification. We have collaborated with the WWMX team to get a mapped UI, and with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/sensecam\/\">SenseCam<\/a> team to digest and display SenseCam output.<\/p>\n<p><b>Support for academic research<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> Our team led the 2005\u00a0Digital Memories (Memex) RFP, which supported 14 universities and led to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/en-us-collaboration-focus-cs-msr_memex_2005_awards_pubs.doc\" target=\"_new\">impressive list of publications<\/a>. We also established the ACM CARPE Workshops in <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dl.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=1026653&CFID=770534005&CFTOKEN=25255908\">2004<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dl.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=1099083&CFID=770534005&CFTOKEN=25255908\">2005<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dl.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=1178657&CFID=770534005&CFTOKEN=25255908\">2006<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<div data-wp-context='{\"items\":[]}' data-wp-interactive=\"msr\/accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Expand all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onExpandAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onCollapseAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"msr-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-2\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-1\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tExternal Papers\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-1\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell, <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/a-digital-life\/\">A Digital Life<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Scientific American, March 2007. <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spektrum.de\/artikel\/869379\">German version in Spektrum der Wissenschaft (April, 2007)<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jim Gemmell, Gordon Bell and Roger Lueder, <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dl.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=1107460&CFID=770534005&CFTOKEN=25255908\">MyLifeBits: a personal database for everything<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Communications of the ACM, vol. 49, Issue 1 (Jan 2006), pp. 88.95. PDF (0.5 MB)<\/li>\n<li>Gemmell, Jim, Aris, Aleks, and Lueder, Roger, <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/224621404_Telling_stories_with_MyLifeBits\">Telling Stories With MyLifeBits<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, <i>ICME 2005, <\/i>July 6-9 2005<\/li>\n<li>Gemmell, Jim, Williams, Lyndsay, Wood, Ken, Bell, Gordon and Lueder, Roger, <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dl.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=1026660&CFID=770534005&CFTOKEN=25255908\">Passive Capture and Ensuing Issues for a Personal Lifetime Store<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Proceedings of The First ACM Workshop on Continuous Archival and Retrieval of Personal Experiences (CARPE &#8217;04), Oct. 15, 2004, New York, NY, USA, pp. 48-55.<\/li>\n<li>Gemmell, Jim, Lueder, Roger, and Bell, Gordon,\u00a0<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dl.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=982500\">The MyLifeBits Lifetime Store<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, ACM SIGMM 2003 Workshop on Experiential Telepresence (ETP 2003), November 7, 2003, Berkeley, CA.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/dl.acm.org\/citation.cfm?id=641053\">MyLifeBits: Fulfilling the Memex Vision<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Gemmell, Jim, Bell, Gordon, Lueder, Roger, Drucker, Steven, and Wong, Curtis, ACM Multimedia &#8217;02, December 1-6, 2002, Juan-les-Pins, France, pp. 235-238.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<\/li><\/ul>\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-4\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-4\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-3\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tPresentations\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-3\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-4\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Jim Gemmell&#8217;s MyLifeBits talk given at a number of universities: Feb 2005 version <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mylifebits-mylifebits_feb_2005.ppt\">PowerPoint (10 MB)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gordon Bell&#8217;s talk, given at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mylifebits-bell_mylifebits_talks_february2003.ppt\">BayCHI, on 11 February 2003 at PARC<\/a>, Palo Alto (4.8 MByte PPT) and U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey on 6 February 2003.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/multimedia.telekom.at\/portal\/player.asp?id=4136\">MyLifeBits: A lifetime personal store<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> beginning at 1:22. Streaming webcast of Bell by Austrian Telecom at Austria&#8217;s European (Technology) Forum Alpbach, Plenary Session speaker, &#8220;The World of Tomorrow&#8221;, held Thursday 26 August 2004. See also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mylifebits-bell_mylifebits_alpbach_0408.ppt\">PowerPoint presentation<\/a> (approx. 10 MB).<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<\/li><\/ul>\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-6\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-6\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-5\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tMyLifeBits In The News\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-5\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-6\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/printer_friendly_story\/0,3566,311727,00.html\">Don&#8217;t forget to back up your brain<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Fox News, 11\/14\/2007<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/reporting\/2007\/05\/28\/070528fa_fact_wilkinson\">Remember This?<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, The New Yorker, May 28, 2007<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/news\/technology\/your-whole-life-is-going-to-bits\/2007\/04\/14\/1175971364055.html\">Your Whole Life is Going to Bits<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Sydney Morning Herald 4\/14\/2007<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/researcher-records-his-life-on-computer\/\">Researcher Records His Life On Computer<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, CBS Evening News 4\/9\/2007<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/news.ars\/post\/20070207-8790.html\">Lifeblogging: Is a virtual brain good for the real one?<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> Ars technica, 2\/7\/2007<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/opinion\/article\/DIGITAL-DIARY-Recording-your-own-life-suggests-2653902.php\">Digital Diary<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, San Francisco Chronicle, 1\/28\/2007<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onthemedia.org\/story\/129010-the-persistence-of-memory\/transcript\/\">The Persistence of Memory<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, NPR Radio &#8220;On the Media&#8221; show, 1\/5\/2007<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/58044\/head-detail\">A Head For Detail<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Fast Company, Nov 2006.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2006\/TECH\/10\/16\/explorers.memory\/index.html\">Digital age may bring total recall in future<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, CNN 10\/16\/2006.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cronica.com.mx\/notas\/2006\/251320.html\">El hombre que guarda todos los recuerdos de su vida en bits<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, La Cr\u00f3nica de Hoy (Mexico), 7\/16\/2006.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loe.org\/shows\/segments.htm?programID=06-P13-00003&segmentID=4\">Life Bytes<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, NPR Radio &#8220;Living on Earth&#8221; show, 1\/20\/2006<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/telecom\/security\/total-recall\">Total Recall<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, IEEE Spectrum, 11\/1\/2005<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/SB111627924241235058\">Wouldn&#8217;t It Be Nice<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> The Wall Street Journal 5\/23\/2005<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2005\/04\/29\/cx_de_0429mylifebits.html\">How To Be A Pack Rat<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Forbes.com 4\/29\/2005 &#8211; see also <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ehomeupgrade.com\/entry\/897\/microsoft-s_gordon_bell\">blog entry by Thomas Hawk at eHomeUpgrade<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/microsoft\/2002236379_paperless09.html\">Computer sage cuts paperwork, converts his life to digital format<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> The Seattle Time 4\/9\/2005<\/li>\n<li>Channel 9 video interviews 8\/21\/2004 <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Blogs\/TheChannel9Team\/Gordon-Bell-and-Jim-Gemmell-A-look-into-Microsofts-Bay-Area-Research-Center-Part-I\">Introduction with Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmel<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Blogs\/TheChannel9Team\/Jim-Gemmell-Sensecam-and-its-role-in-MyLifeBits\">Jim Gemmell and the SenseCam<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Blogs\/TheChannel9Team\/Roger-Lueder-Developing-MyLifeBits\">Roger Leuder: Developing MyLifeBits<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/articles\/2004\/07\/17\/1089694609201.html?oneclick=true\">Life in byte-sized pieces<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> The Age, 7\/18\/2004<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nl.newsbank.com\/nl-search\/we\/Archives?p_product=SJ&p_theme=sj&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=headline(THIS%20IS%20YOUR%20LIFE)%20AND%20date(1\/1\/2004%20to%201\/1\/2005)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=1\/1\/2004%20to%201\/1\/2005)&p_field_advanced-0=title&p_text_advanced-0=(%22THIS%20IS%20YOUR%20LIFE%22)\">This is Your Life<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> San Jose Mercury News 3\/6\/2004<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/02\/19\/technology\/circuits\/19navi.html\">I Know It&#8217;s Here Somewhere<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> New York Times 2\/19\/2004<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2003\/12\/14\/magazine\/14OFFLOADING.html\">Offloading Your Memories<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> New York Times Magazine Year in Ideas issue 12\/14\/2003<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nytimes.com\/2003\/03\/20\/technology\/circuits\/20next.html\">Memories as Heirlooms Logged Into a Database<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> The New York Times 3\/20\/2003<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Fair Forecasts Future AP 2\/27\/2003 (This story ran on many newspapers and news sites, including <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/tech\/news\/techinnovations\/2003-02-28-microsoft-show_x.htm\">USA Today<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, The Globe and Mail, The San Jose Mercury News, and ABC News)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/saving-your-life-in-bits-and-bytes\/\">Saving your life in bits and bytes<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0ZDNet\u00a01\/6\/2003<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2002\/12\/saving-your-bits-for-posterity\/\">Saving Your Bits for Posterity<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> Wired 12\/6\/2002<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geek.com\/mobile\/microsoft-solves-giant-shoebox-problem-550235\/\">Microsoft solves &#8220;giant shoebox problem&#8221;<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> Geek.com 11\/22\/2002<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/would-you-put-your-life-in-microsofts-hands-3002126337\/\">Would you put your life in Microsoft&#8217;s hands?<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0ZDNet News 11\/21\/2002<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/technology\/2495649.stm\">Microsoft plans online life archive<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> BBC News 11\/20\/2002<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn3084-software-aims-to-put-your-life-on-a-disk\/\">Software aims to put your life on a disk<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> New Scientist 11\/20\/2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MylifeBits is a lifetime store of everything. It is the fulfillment of Vannevar Bush\u2019s 1945 Memex vision including full-text search, text & audio annotations, and hyperlinks. The book\u00a0Total Recall\u00a0(paperback title Your Life, Uploaded) is the culmination of our thoughts regarding MyLifebits and the larger CARPE research agenda. 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