HDCOLORS / 8K.ART / Open Studio

Memory-Care Software

The cognitively compassionate media-navigation and memory-preservation mission behind the project.

North-star use case

The memory-care software mission comes from a real household problem: a mother with no long-term memory, a vulnerable local S: drive containing memories and backups, and a need for safer storage plus simpler media navigation.

MyAnythingList / care-TV principles

One-button or low-memory TV/media navigation.
Large visual choices instead of hidden menus.
Playlist-driven media access that can be maintained by a caregiver.
Local/home-server survivability instead of fragile single-machine storage.
Human-readable folders and public documentation.

Future mapped S: design

Mother's Windows PC
  S: = mapped network drive
  → \\MiniServer\MomArchive
  → backed by DAS/server storage
  → duplicated to offline backup
  → accessible from iPad Files app by SMB

Recovery rule

The damaged original S: drive should not become the new S:. It should be removed or externally attached, imaged first, and recovered from the image. The new S: should be a server share.