Rich-context tagging of resources

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory, coupled to the processor, that stores:
• a plurality of tags, each tag having at least one of data assigned directly to the tag or at least one of a plurality of resources assigned to the tag, each tag being also associated with an activity or task implemented on the system;
• for each resource and tag combination, resource state information that includes a context in which the resource has been used or is currently being used for the activity or the task implemented on the system;
• and
• for each tag containing at least one resource, a copy of all resources associated with the tag in a single directory and an automatically generated description of how the resources in the directory relate to each other, the directory being arranged for sharing with other users;
• a user interface module being arranged to:
• enable a user to access and manage one or more of the plurality of tags in conjunction with a selected activity or a selected task;
• and
• display the one or more resources associated with the selected activity or the selected task and the respective resource state.

One or more computer-readable storage media with device-executable instructions configured to perform acts comprising:

• storing a data structure holding references to a plurality of resources;
• storing a plurality of tags, each tag having at least one of data assigned directly to the tag or at least one of the plurality of resources assigned to the tag, each tag being also associating at least one of the plurality of resources with a computer activity at a device;
• copying all resources associated with a tag into a single directory such that each of the plurality of tags containing an assigned resource has an associated directory and, for each directory, automatically generating a description of how the resources in the directory relate to each other, the directory being arranged for sharing with other users;
• and
• providing a user interface module arranged to allow a user to access and manage one or more of the plurality of tags to switch from a first computer activity to a second computer activity.