Philofaxy: June 2018

30 June 2018

Web Finds - 30 June 2018

So I hope you have had a good week

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

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

So 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.

We monitor over 400 blogs and sites, your Filofax/Organiser blog posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
We can not guarantee people will read your posts, but we know there is a higher chance of people reading your posts and returning to read other posts if you make them interesting with pictures and good hints and tips. Do not forget to give your posts a title...
Your Filofax/Organiser posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
For some general tips on Filofax Blogging, please see this post
Consider joining our Facebook group - Filofax for Philofaxy fans

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29 June 2018

Free For All Friday - No. 502

If someone asked you what size of organiser they should buy how would you respond?

I nearly always say, don't buy one just yet. Test out the different page sizes first with plain paper or some spare inserts of different sizes to see which size suits you best, before you purchase an actual organiser.

I see so many people selling organisers that they no longer use because the size is either too big or too small. We all have our favourite sizes I know.

It is Friday once again, so please feel free to discuss anything organiser related.

Have a good weekend.

28 June 2018

Philofaxy Meet Up - London - September 2018

I am planning a visit to London in September 2018.

This event is open to everyone, there are no qualifying requirements... if you enjoy good company and you like organisers of any brand then you will be very welcome and you will be amongst friends.

Photos:Dave Stevenson - PC-Pro Mag

London - Saturday 29th September 2018

So this is a 'calling notice' for people who would like to attend the Philofaxy Meet Up in London

Please read all of the post before you apply for a place on the meet up.

When and Where

We will meet initially at 12 noon at Vapiano in Great Portland Street. This is not far from Oxford Circus underground station.

We have visited this venue before. They have a great ordering system which uses a smart card to record the items you order from the bar or food counter. When you pay the bill you will only be paying for the items you ordered and there's no additional service charge. Because of the flexibility on their ordering and payment system, you will be able to easily pay with cash or card. If you are slightly late it won't be quite so critical.

You can read all about the restaurant on their website here

During the meal there will be plenty of time for chatting and sharing Filofax organisers...

Our meet up will finish at about 5:30pm

How to book a place on the meet up

To get a place on the meet up you need to email: steve[at]philofaxy[dot]com and mark your email 'September 2018 London Meetup', you can book a place straight away.

As places are allocated you will receive an email back again confirming your place on the meet up.

Please do not book travel tickets etc until you have a confirmed place. I will attempt to confirm places within 2-3 hours of receiving your email.

Additional Information

If you aren't familiar with London or how to get to Vapiano from the station you are arriving at then use the Transport for London Journey Planner, it's generally quite good.

Once we have our full list of people, we will exchange email addresses and if you aren't familiar with London you might be able to get someone to meet you at the station you are arriving at.

Your safety on the day and your enjoyment on the day is of paramount importance to me, so don't be afraid to ask any questions by email, I want everyone who attends to get the most from the day.

Thank you... any questions?

27 June 2018

Web Finds - 27 June 2018

So I hope you have had a good weekend.

So now it is time to enjoy a great collection of blog posts and videos from around the internet.

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

For tips on how to improve your videos, please see this post. Also this video too Webfinds
Your Filofax/Organiser Videos could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.

And this weeks 'Plan With Me' posts:

You might also be interested in Planner Spread Love on Facebook.

Enjoy

26 June 2018

Free For All Tuesday - No. 386

So what questions or discussion points have you got for us today?

It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or a more experienced user of organisers, we want to hear your thoughts, questions, opinions etc.

Make today the one day you post a comment or a question.

It is Tuesday after all so fire away.

25 June 2018

Filofax Stockist

When travelling around even if I am not intending to buy anything, I always see what Filofax products the local stores have in stock.

This last weekend my wife Alison was in Dublin for a writers conference, which she was giving a talk at.

She visited a large book/stationery store in the middle of Dublin called Eason & Son Ltd, quite a well established firm by the look of the plaque on the entrance. Alison sent me some photos of their stationery department in the store.

Do you have a local stockist in your town or city? Next time you visit there take a few photos and send them to us so we can give them a little free publicity, email steve at philofaxy dot com

24 June 2018

Silent Sunday

Using an Ikea GRIMAR folding tablet stand for my organiser!

23 June 2018

Web Finds - 23 June 2018

So 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.

We monitor over 400 blogs and sites, your Filofax/Organiser blog posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
We can not guarantee people will read your posts, but we know there is a higher chance of people reading your posts and returning to read other posts if you make them interesting with pictures and good hints and tips. Do not forget to give your posts a title...
Your Filofax/Organiser posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
For some general tips on Filofax Blogging, please see this post
Consider joining our Facebook group - Filofax for Philofaxy fans

22 June 2018

Free For All Friday 501

I've been trying to research the history of Filofax (Norman and Hill) at the very beginning of the company and that of Lefax, the two companies were very inter-related back then.

They are like planets rotating around in slightly different orbits!

I've not come to any final conclusions yet, too many loose ends to tie up, but hopefully it will be a few more pieces of the jigsaw put in to place when I do finally get the information in order.

Of course it is Friday so please feel free to ask any questions or discuss anything remotely related to ring bound organisers.

21 June 2018

One Book July

July is just over a week away. Who will be taking part in One Book July this year?

Firstly, what is One Book July? I believe it started about 4 years ago. A small group of people in the planner community came up with the idea of trying to stick to just using one planner/book for the whole month of July.

There is a great post about the history of 'One Book July' in Paper Planning Magazine it goes in to full detail, so I won't repeat that here.

There are also a lot of videos on You Tube about various peoples approach to One Book July and how they faired etc.

I personally think that only using one planner for a whole month and not changing during that month will certainly make people focus on the good and the bad features of a particular organiser. Or the type of inserts you have been using, or the method of your planner usage in the year so far.

Hopefully you will gain from the experience in taking part in the challenge.

Good luck.

20 June 2018

Web Finds - 20 June 2018

For tips on how to improve your videos, please see this post. Also this video too Webfinds
Your Filofax/Organiser Videos could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.

And this weeks 'Plan With Me' posts:

You might also be interested in Planner Spread Love on Facebook.

Enjoy

19 June 2018

Free For All Tuesday - No. 385

18 June 2018

Guest Post - Filofax Slimline modded with a mobile phone holder insert - Paul

Thank you to Paul for sending in this guest post.. I'm sure we all have a Slimline we could all modify in the same way... me included!

I'm a writer, and formerly was a massive Filofax user. My favourite organizer, my black Filofax Slimline wallet, has been with me for over a decade. But as technology advanced, I found myself doing more and more writing on mobile phones with handwriting recognition, and less and less in the Filofax.

As technology advanced, though, so has mobile phone screen size, so that I now use a device with a 5.5" screen - a Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A. That wasn't a good fit with the Filofax Pocket wallets that I made do with, but it made a good match for the Personal Slim size.

Initially, I tried stowing the phone in the organizer with a Filofax Organiser Pen Holder Personal, but the pocket on the pen holder, although big and robust enough for the phone, didn't let me use the screen while carrying it. So I made my own Filofax-sized mobile phone holder.

You can see the whole process in the photos. First, I cut a Filofax Personal-size page from a clear plastic DVD holder, and punched the six holes with a single-hole punch. Then I bought a cheap standard flexible plastic phone case for the Redmi Note 5A, and stapled it to the clear plastic sheet. I then taped over the staples with black masking tape, to protect the phone back.

Now I have a perfectly sized mobile phone holder for my phone, and can use my Filofax for notes and writing whenever I want to. This may be too heavy for some, but if I'm going to be carrying a phone in a case anyway, and want to have a Filofax with me, why not combine the two? And I'm happy to have given my Slimline a new lease of life.

Further Information:

Paul StJohn Mackintosh
Website: http://paulstjohnmackintosh.com/
Amazon Author page: http://www.amazon.com/Paul-St.-John-Mackintosh/e/B00CEH18BM
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulStJohnMackintosh
Twitter: pstjmack

17 June 2018

Silent Sunday

Filofax Fusion Personal size and A5 Organiser/iPad case
Practical for every day use.

16 June 2018

Web Finds - 16 June 2018

So 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.

We monitor over 400 blogs and sites, your Filofax/Organiser blog posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
We can not guarantee people will read your posts, but we know there is a higher chance of people reading your posts and returning to read other posts if you make them interesting with pictures and good hints and tips. Do not forget to give your posts a title...
Your Filofax/Organiser posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
For some general tips on Filofax Blogging, please see this post
Consider joining our Facebook group - Filofax for Philofaxy fans

15 June 2018

Free for All Friday No. 500 by Nan

Congratulations to our community for 500 of these weekly discussions!

For some food for thought, do you do planning for your family, office, or group in your planner, or just your own?

Of course, since it's Friday, let's have a free-for-all! Based on our beloved ring-bound organizers, of course.

14 June 2018

Stockholm Meet Up

Well we have had a very busy but enjoyable visit to Sweden this last 10 days or so. We spent a few days in Malmo in the south west corner of the country. We then flew up to Stockholm which is about an hour long flight for a few nights before returning to Malmo to spend a couple of nights in the country near Arkelstorp where this view is just to my left!

Not a bad view to sit and type up my memories of a meet up.

So last Wednesday was a national holiday in Sweden, so it fitted in well with having a mid-week meet up.

Janet and I organised to meet and chat with a few organiser/planner fans in a store in Stockholm. I had met one or two before at other events. But a few new faces of course.

L-R Amanda, Janet, Steve, Maria, Lena

We met at a large store which had a great stationery department and a cafe next to it. Janet had shown me the small stock of Filofax organisers and inserts on the way in also another local brand of organisers called Burde. They had some excellent inserts too. So check those out.

I circulated the leather samples from Van der Spek and Gillio, these are always looked at a lot at any meet up as I have more or less a full set of their samples.

We got to discuss PlannerCon 2019 the tickets having gone on sale last weekend.

I enjoyed the time we spent together and I hope that this group meet up again in the future.

Once again many thanks to everyone that came along and made me so welcome and thank you to Janet for helping me organise the event.

Until next time..... Tack

13 June 2018

Web Finds - 13 June 2018

For tips on how to improve your videos, please see this post. Also this video too Webfinds
Your Filofax/Organiser Videos could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.

You might also be interested in Planner Spread Love on Facebook.

Enjoy

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