Beyond total capture: a constructive critique of lifelogging

Authors:
Abigail J. Sellen;Steve Whittaker
Affiliations:
Microsoft Research in Cambridge, U.K. and University of Nottingham, U.K.;IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA
Venue:
Communications of the ACM
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Rather than try to capture everything, system design should focus on the psychological basis of human memory.