Web Finds - Saturday 31 October 2026

Happy 21st Birthday Philofaxy!

It is time to enjoy a few blog posts from around the internet, grab a drink and make yourself comfortable for our weekly round-up.

Here are some Philofaxy posts you might have missed this week:

1. In the beginning...
2. Web Finds - Saturday 24 October 2026
3. Silent Sunday
4. Van Der Spek - Custom Planners - ColourBlock
5. Free For All Tuesday - No. 821
6. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 28 October 2026
7. Guest post series - 'Filohax' No. 32 - Paul
8. Free For All Friday No 938 by Laurie

Here are the latest Filofax and other brand blog posts from around the Internet. Don't forget to leave a comment on the posts you enjoyed reading, all bloggers enjoy getting comments.

1. What’s Inside the First-Ever VDS Physical Advent Calendar? - Blog Vdsshop
2. Paul Smith and Filofaxes - This Bug's Life
3. Frustruated at the Malden - Filofax
4. Doing Less Is the Secret to Achieving More with Greg McKeown - FranklinPlanner Talk
5. Legend personal-sized planner - This Bug's Life
6. Episode #386: Skills Lab – Projects and Next Actions - Getting Things Done
7. The Franklin Five: November 2026 - FranklinPlanner Talk
8. Paul Smith on his proudest moments from the past five decades - GQ Magazine
9. Spooky Halloween promotions - Blog | Gillio
10. Mee-Plus ring cover - A6 - Review - PaperPenANALOGUE
11. Link Love: WTH is up with Meta? - The Well-Appointed Desk
12. Web Finds – 28 October 2026 - Travellers Notebook Times
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Free For All Friday No 938 by Laurie

Recently we had a power outage that lasted only about 20 hours, but where I live they happen with some regularity and sometimes for a long time. (One November a few years ago the power was out for nine days. That was a lot of time staying warm by the woodburning stove, and food cooked outside in the snow on the barbecue!)

When the power is out, we also lose phone and internet connectivity, which is annoying and frustrating. Being forced to live analog always makes me appreciate how much of my life I still live offline, by choice and through some effort.

This time it made me realise how I've been relying a little more on digital services than I have in the past. It's mostly little things, like keeping ideas for gifts on my notes app instead of in my Filofax. I'm thinking now about things I can keep in or move to my Filofax to keep them accessible no matter what.

I keep an updated list of medications and any ongoing medical things in my Filofax in addition to important contacts and numbers. I'm trying to think of anything else that would be useful in an emergency.

Meanwhile the news is warning us of another approaching storm, so I can look forward to reading my paper book and recording everything in my Filofax by candlelight and headlamp again!

What do you keep digitally that would be lost if you no longer had access to it online? What might be useful to back up in your Filofax (or elsewhere on paper)?

And as always on Fridays, feel free to discuss anything Filofax related!

Have a good weekend everyone!

Guest post series - 'Filohax' No. 32 - Paul

Thanks very much again to Paul for this next instalment of his wonderful guest post series. 
You can find all of the 'Filohax' posts here.   There is an index of all the previous filohax posts here.

Spine-less is more 

Dominique made an interesting comment recently about Filofax without logos on the spine. 

 

Line up left to right: Winchester Croc 7/8, Winchester 7/8, Winchester 7/8, Gloucester 7/8, Grosvenor 7/8

 

 

I'm from the twentieth century, and her comment reminded me of a peculiar British trait that I think was superseded when the 'Americanisation' of British culture really accelerated in the 1980's - 'unostentatiousness'. The 'no logo' spined Filofax were a product of an era when a product signalled its worth by its quality, not by marketing. 

 

I think it's why the mark 'made in England' was kept on the inside cover- it wasn't done to 'show off'!

 

However the British have also always had a strong paradoxical streak - who could ever say our flag was unostentatious?!!

 

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 28 October 2026

I hope you have had a good weekend.

Now it is time to enjoy a great collection of videos from around the internet.

Here are a selection of the latest Filofax videos for your enjoyment.

1. Obsessed with my green planner | Cloth and Paper - The Planner's Desk
2. meeplus haul! let's unbox my newest wallet! - nadiaaplans
3. Personal Rings Planner Flip | Filofax Saffiano Compact - Samantha Lissette
4. Plan your week without sacrificing your priorities - Rachelle in theory
5. Your Unfinished Tasks Are Trying to Tell You Something - Carl Pullein
6. My 2027 Everyday Journal Setup | Planner, Memory Keeper & Book Log - Seaweed Kisses
7. Quiet Plan With Me | Setting Up My Planner for a Calmer Week - Mariane Cresp
8. 2027 planner inserts and some sticker fun - Planner fun and inspiration with Melissa
9. Ring vs Disc Planners: Pros, Cons & My Happy Medium - The Planner's Desk
10. Plan With Me: Moterm Personal Rings, Weekly/Daily planning, car planning chronicles - themomsterplans
11. My Filofax ZIP Collection Malden, Finsbury, Lockwood + A5 & Pocket | Diáře Filofax - Petunie
12. Cloth and Paper Unboxing - Some New Planner Goodies - Planning With John
13. Plan With Me || Franklin Classic || Oct .26 - Nov.1, 2026 || Deep Wine Vintage Aurora - Sandra Dahl
14. 6 Ways You're Secretly Sabotaging Your Own Productivity - Alexis aka MissTrenchcoat
15. Swapping Planner Covers in Seconds | Cloth & Paper Personal Wide Rings - The Planner's Desk
16. Part 2 Quiet Plan With Me | Setting Up My Planner for a Calmer Week - Mariane Cresp
17. Happy Planner week 44: I decided the theme will be bread! I know, so scary for the last week in Oct! - Plan With April
18. Weekly PWM: *Silent Planning* No music/Noise, Personal Rings, Moterm Honey, Daily/Weekly Planning - themomsterplans
19. all the planners and journals that didn't work in 2026 - xoxo lorae
20. Reset Your Week With Me || Weekly Analog Planning - Courtnee Heart and The Honeybee
21. laid off at 33 | corporate burnout & life after redundancy (filofax and morning stack) - In Edition Two
22. MeePlus Slimpad | FAITH COMMONPLACE | Rings Binder | Planner - Flourish In His Word
23. MEEPLUS UNBOXING - My new planner has arrived_AD -  Maria Barat’arts
24. starting a quest journal // meeplus slimpad project planner - Megan Alms
25. Better than Plotter? LOJI Journal Review & Unboxing | 11mm vs 16mm comparison -  mikijournals
26. Weekly Filofax spread - Bri | all things girly and stationery
27. Filofax A5 Unboxing & My EDC Planner Size Dilemma - PlanitPanda
28. Warning: The crunch of this paper is addictive for stationery lovers! - Ring planner and Tomoe River - Миллион Блокнотов
29. 2027 planner lineup | simple but very complete - Scripted Hours
30. Personal Wide Planner Update | Casual Refresh + Flip-Through | 2026 - Kathys Stationery Corner
31. Every Detail Revealed! -  2027 Planner Inserts + Luxury Binder Collection | Get It Done Planner Co. - Get It Done - Planner & Budget
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Free For All Tuesday - No. 821

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