Searching for computer resources based on associations between these resources and external events

A system for using a computer to search for resources, wherein a person uses a resource on the computer and, during said use, engaging in another event, said system comprising one or more processor units on the computer and configured for:

• receiving data related to said another event;
• creating an association between said another event and said resource;
• receiving a request to identify the resource that was being used by said person at the time of said another event;
• and
• in response to receiving said request, using said association to identify said resource.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code logic to execute a machine instruction in a processing unit for using a computer to search for resources, wherein a person uses a resource on the computer and, during said use, engages in another event, and said computer readable program code logic, when executing, performing the following:
• receiving data sent to the computer and related to said another event;
• creating an association between said another activity and said resource;
• receiving a request sent to the computer to identify the resource that was being used by said person at the time of said another activity;
• and
• in response to said request, using said association to identify said resource.