Getting the List of Shots From Your Browser Into Excel.
The best way to archive your tapes is logging them on FCP.

Very simple. Just log the tape roughly using the log & capture feature.

Do a batch export: In Final Cut Pro go to [file][export][batch list...]

Open that in Excel.

You'll have a very clean report (no Time Code human errors) with the description of your scenes etc.
Copy the entire project and Excel pages to a CD or other media to have a permanent back up.

Thanks to Luiz Saldanha  from LAFCPUG.