Okay, true confessions. Right now, I have 1203 emails in my inbox, 523 unread. I have folders. I just rarely use them. That makes me a piler, I guess. I'm reacting to a post I read this morning on Web Worker Daily (great blog by the way).

Although I hate theories that begin with "there are two kinds of people in the world....", well, let's just go with this one for awhile. There are two kinds of people in the world, pilers and filers. Pilers, like me, rely on search (or just live scattered and disorganized, as I do) to find their information. Filers rely on file folders to organize and retrieve their data. Which one are you?

I love the idea of file folders. I just don't have time (mainly because I am too busy living my scattered, disorganized life from being a piler).

If you have time, here's an interesting piece put out by MIT on how people manage their electronic information.

For filers, or filer-wannabes (like me), there's good news this morning. Google has just added file folders to its Google Docs & Worksheets online applications. Hopefully, they'll add it to Gmail post haste, as well.

In other news...

The techorazzi press continue to lose its collective mind overhyping the launch of the iPhone (coming Friday, oh my!).

Here are some examples, for your reading entertainment:

- Wired is offering a list of smarmy ways to get out of your current cell phone contract, so you can switch to AT&T's iPhone plan.

- People have already started camping out for Friday's release. Here's a picture of people with too much time and money on their hands in Manhattan. So who are these people? Well a research group has, of course, run a study and offers the following insights. No surprises here: the average iPhone buyer will be male, well-off, about 31 years old and already own an iPod. Duh!

For small to midsize business owners, let me refer you to last week's posting on the coming of the iPhone and why you should sit this one out.

Here are a couple of other reasons that have come out since that posting:

- AT&T and Apple have now revealed the monthy plans, which start at $60 for 450 minutes. For business users (who don't use their cell phone for any personal calls. none. nuh-uh!), that adds up to only 22.5 minutes a day Monday through Friday. Does that sound like enough phone time for you? More minutes, more money. The alternatives are $80 or $100 a month.

- AT&T is not offering an insurance option. You break it, you buy another. If the iPhone breaks as easily as iPods do, that could be a big problem.

- No corporate discounts.

Just a few considerations to add to the pile, or put away in a folder. Up to you...