Web Finds - 31 October 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.

1. Stressed? Use A Planner! - Part 1 - Tonya Plans
2. Day-Timer Review & Flip Through - monserrate wright
3. VanDerSpek Junior Noir - Desiree Biggs
4. Van Der Spek Flip Through - Lovely Planning
5. Gillio A6 Compagna - tnsandplannerfun
6. Plan With Me 10 Filofax Personal Malden Vintage Pink - Diem Ai
7. Baroque vs. Malden Filofax - StephenieSays
8. Filofax Wochendeko KW 42 - Timelapse - starflower_plans
9. Planner Flip through 2017 - Filofax Apex Pocket Organizer - eramaee's Artventure
10. Filofax: Compact Red Flip Through and Review - shethewriter
11. October Planning System | B6 Stalogy & Filofax Pocket Croc - Bunnyplans
12. Filofax Wochendeko Halloween | Kalendereinlagen für 2019 - planenaufpapier
13. Wochendeko KW 44 - Filofax Pillarbox Red - Timelapse - Nixxes
14. Зачем-то нагребла бланков Filofax на 2019 г. в свой ежедневник Kate Spade - Миллион Блокнотов

• 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

Free For All Tuesday - No. 404

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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.


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Date for your diary - 11 November 2018

We are going to run another conference round-table voice/video chat using Skype.

When? - Sunday 11 November at the following times:

• Los Angeles 8:00 am, 
• Denver 9:00 am,
• Dallas 10:00 am, 
• New York 11:00 am, 
• London 4:00 pm, 
• Paris 5:00 pm etc.  

Do not worry if you aren't available at the start of the session as it lasts 2-3 hours so pop up when you are available and say hello.

Where? - an on-line chat using Skype. with voice and video (if you wish)

What do I need? - just a micro-phone and some head phones(in ear phones work fine) and a free Skype account. Using headphones or earphone reduces 'echo' on the call. Video is optional, but a few of us will be on video as well.

Who - All of you... connect up with Philofaxy and we will attempt to get as many of us linked in to the audio conference as possible. Come and listen if you don't want to chat.  What do we talk about? Filofax stuff... but anything else as well. It's like long lost friends meeting up for coffee and a catch up.. but don't worry if you have never joined in before... you are an old friend too!

If you have any questions you want to ask then please let us know in the group or before we start.

How -

1. Connect to Philofaxy by firstly searching for Philofaxy in Skype, I will then add you as a contact.
2. Then  'Send Contact Request',  I will then add you in to the chat room. 
3. Then if you request it, I can add you to the audio conference as well. But if you just want to chat via keyboard that's fine. That way it's slightly less hectic for me!  

Come and join in the fun, even if you only pop in to say hello... but don't be afraid to join in the discussion.

As with previous round-tables there will also be a parallel text chat room going at the same time as the voice conference, so you can listen to the voice chat and type if you wish, just mute your microphone in Skype

If you need any assistance setting up Skype, please pop a comment in this post and I will try and help you get one line. Skype is free for computer to computer calls....

Here is my post on how to improve your Skype audio with headphones or a headset.

Hope to be chatting with you on Sunday 11 Novemeber 2018. This is one week later than usual because of the clock changes in North America the weekend before.

Silent Sunday

Three different clasp-less personal size organisers that are different in character from each other.

L-R Filofax Finsbury Slimline, Filofax Holborn Slimline, de Villiers Slimline

Finsbury with 11mm rings, Holborn with 13mm rings, de Villiers with 15mm rings

• Read more about the Finsbury Slimline here.
• Read more about the Holborn Slimline here.
• Read more about the de Villiers Slimline here.

Web Finds - 27 October 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:

1. Web Finds - 20 October 2018
2. Silent Sunday
3. B6 Ring Organisers
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 403
5. Web Finds - 24 October 2018
6. Forward Planning?
7. Free for All Friday No. 519 by Nan

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.

1. Coming full circle - my 500th post & back in an A5 ringed planner - She's Eclectic
2. Aliman’s GTD Story - Getting Things Done 
3. Vintage filofax insert pages - The filofax 
4. Quick and dirty comparison of the new Gillio Medium Compagna XL to other models - Sharondippity
5. LV Agenda PM with BIGGER rings! - It's Bluetiger...
6. Time management Monday: Erase or cross out changes in your schedule? - Quo Vadis Blog
7. The Absolute Best Way to Plan Your Day -  Giftie Etcetera
8. Neu im Line up: Wellness Journal - Lorelei Lee's Plan-Bar
9. How to Avoid Planning & Planner Overwhelm & Get More Focused on Getting Things Done - Wendaful Planning
10. Planner Quote: October 22, 2018 - FranklinPlanner Talk
11. How to Make the Most of Your Personal Time - Day Designer

• 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

Enjoy

Free for All Friday No. 519 by Nan

Holiday season is upon us! 

How do you use your organizer for party planning? Do you track menus, shopping lists, guest lists, decoration plans, budgets?

Or do you do so much entertaining that you need a separate book?

Of course, since it's Friday, all ring-bound organizer disucssion is welcome!

Forward Planning?

How far in to the future do you plan things in your organiser?

A week? A month? Up to a Year? Two or three years ?

However far in to the future you plan, there are solutions for you on Philofaxy.

• 2019 inserts are available here.
• 2020 inserts are available here. (Scroll down beyond the 2019 inserts)
• 2021 year planners and calendars are here.  (Scroll down beyond the 2020 inserts)

Beyond 2021 you can of course create your own inserts using the source files of our inserts listed above. Or alternatively used some of the 'Undated' inserts which you will find on this page. 

Web Finds - 24 October 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.

1. Unboxing| VDS Touch Me - Shavonne Smith
2. My Planning System - Carie Harling
3. Van Der Spek Touch Me - Unboxing (New Planner) - eat.run.plan.repeat
4. Simulated Unstructured Daytimer - April Boulware
5. Franklin Covey Monarch - Planner Gal
6. BIG news from Gillio HQ - new releases Pocket- & Medium Compagna XL - Gillio Firenze
7. October - Undyed Pocket Mia Cara Gillio Setup | LittleRachPlans - LittleRachPlans
8. My new. Filofax original in pink - Sussi's
9. Filofax/Vlog/Essensplan/Morgen Routine - Jasmin
10. Filofax wallet planner flip through - Dolce Planner
11. UNBOXING: 2019 Filofax Pocket Finsbury - Janice
12. Six Benefits to Having a Planning System - Carie Harling
13. 2019 Filofax Planner Set Up for the Home - Kathy Tamburri
14. Filofax Kalenderdekoration Halloween Part 1 | sarahmaryslifeinpictures - sarahmaryslifeinpictures
15. Wochendeko KW 43 - Filofax Pillarbox Red - Timelapse - Nixxes
16. DIY Filofax Divider gestalten TEIL 2 - hümy
17. FiloFax Domino Soft Personal Organisier Kalender Planer dekorieren - HellblauRosa Glitzer

• 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

Free For All Tuesday - No. 403

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.

B6 Ring Organisers

Recently I wrote about ISO B6 size and its potential use for ring bound organisers.

A quick refresher, B6 size paper measures 176mm x 125mm,  5 mm taller than Personal size, but 30 mm wider. So if you like the extra width of say A6, but you like the height of Personal size, then B6 might be the size for you.

A relatively new invention is 'Personal Wide' this is not an ISO size, but it is close to B6, just slightly narrower. However, the makers of these organisers might be persuaded in to making them true B6 size (an additional 5 mm width)

Last time I had been in search of a B6 ring-bound organiser, they are fairly thin on the ground. I had suggested a Custom Van der Spek and use the option of widening the basic design by 30mm. This would give you lots of options to customise the design to exactly your needs.

Gillio have a B6 six ring binder, but it is tucked away in amongst their Address Books on their website!

I believe the rings are 20mm size, but I've not had confirmation of that fact.

I'm awaiting confirmation of the size of the inserts that are fitted to this address book, they say 17.4 cm by 11.5 on the web page.

However, the tabs look quite big so the address book might be big enough to take B6 size pages.

In discussion about the previous post on one of the Facebook Groups, Jeff Damerham had spotted a Veesun B6 journal on Amazon UK, not real leather, but very cheap, so thank you Jeff for sharing a link to this one. I placed an order on Amazon France and it arrived within a few days.

It is not exactly a luxury item! It is PU leather and it has a very strange 'leather' loop closure.

However, it comes with a simple set of 15mm rings and a reasonable number of sheets of B6 kraft paper (approximately 70 sheets), not top quality, but it is ok to act as a test bed for different format inserts to try out.

As you will see from the Amazon page there are four different designs available. I went for the clock/penny farthing design!

It comes in a simple cardboard box packaged in the usual Amazon book shipping sleeve.

Here it is! It is a tri-fold design. There are no pockets or pen loops, just the cover with the rings riveted to the spine.

Measuring the pages they are precisely B6 in size (125 x 176mm) and punched in the usual Personal Filofax spacing too.

I took some of our existing insert files and decided to try them out in B6 size, scaling them to fit B6 (59% from A4 size)

Here are some normal Filofax Personal pages inserted on to the rings. Personal size is 95mm x 171mm as you can clearly see the size difference.

The photo below is a normal A5 insert the Enhanced Time Manager 4 lines per day version. Scaled to fit B6 when printing. No changes to the file at all. The line height might be a little tight for some people.  

I then took the equivalent Personal size file and modified it to fit the wider paper. To get the print out shown below. With only three lines per day, it improves the line height issue seen in the above A5 derived version.

I then tried out the A6 version. Again like the A5 version, no changes were required to the file itself. Just scale to fit B6 on printing it. This is very similar to the personal version in layout, but because no changes to the file are required it is much easier to use.

So from the above experiments, I would recommend using the A6 versions of our diary inserts if you are printing them on B6 size paper.

I will shortly do a post on creating and printing B6 inserts for those of you investigating this size. I think it holds a lot of promise in terms of a page size.

I also discovered one from Bettino a company from Vietnam. But ordering this might be a little complicated, unless you are a native speaker.

Here is a link to the Amazon UK one shown above.

Silent Sunday

Gmax did a modern recreation of the cover of the 1984 catalogue!

Web Finds - 20 October 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:

1. Web Finds - 13 October 2018
2. Silent Sunday
3. Guest Post: Filofax Scanda Brown Personal - by Jürgen Henk
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 402
5. Web Finds - 17 October 2018
6. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 80
7. Free For All Friday No 518 by Laurie

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.

1. October 2018 Planner Setup | Personal Rings - Dispatches From The Frat House
2. Junior Van Der Spek in Foresto Croco - Sharondippity
3. Franklin Covey Blooms Day on 2 Pages Inserts Walk Thru - Tales From A Polk County Girl
4. Planners: What am I using in 2019? - A random English life.
5. Not the world's worst blogger! - The Filofaxist
6. Time management Monday: Creating daily actions and tasks from your monthly goals - Quo Vadis Blog
7. Organize Your Daily Tasks With This New Planning System You Have to Try! - Wendaful Planning
8. Plan With Me || Halloween Scream - Krafting with Karen
9. Planner Update - Oktober 2018 - Lorelei Lee's Plan-Bar
10. 10 Ways to Organize Your Planner to Get More Done! - Strange & Charmed
11. My Christmas Planner Flip Through - Mrs Brimbles
12. Planner Quote: October 15, 2018 - Planner Quote: October 15, 2018
13. My Planning System - Dispatches From The Frat House
14. Pocket-& Medium Compagna XL product release - Blog | Gillio

• 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. 
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• Consider joining our Facebook group - Filofax for Philofaxy fans

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Free For All Friday No 518 by Laurie

The planner inserts I'm using right now run on the academic year and end in June next year. This makes me twitchy; I'd like to be able to plan through the end of the summer at least. Yes I have monthly view calendar pages, but they don't really give me the level of granularity I want.

I considered my options. The insert I'm currently using won't be available until January for July-start pages. I could buy 2019 inserts, but then I'd waste both money and paper for the first half of the year I already have.

Lightbulb moment: Steve already has diary insert pages for all of 2019 AND ALL of 2020 on the free printables page! So I can plan all the way through the next school year and to the end of that year if I want. This changes everything and completely removes my planner anxiety. Thank you Steve!!

Have you had any lightbulb moments with your planner lately?

And as always on Fridays, feel free to ask and/ or discuss anything ring-binder organizer related!

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 80

Do you have too many planners? 

Do you have too many planners? Should you be concerned about owning too many? Would you be more productive with less? Meeting Steve.

If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com

Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introductions.
03:00 - Collecting.
05:30 - The perfect planner system.
06:00 - The Holy Grail of planner set ups.
07:30 - Changes in life, lead to a change to your planning requirements.
08:30 - Is the size right.
09:00 - Don't buy anything until you have tested it.
11:00 - Hitting goals and milestones independently of your planner issues.
12:30 - Diminishing returns.
14:30 - Eureka moments.
15:45 - Philofaxy inserts.
17:00 - Getting a return from your investment in different planners.
19:00 - Discontinued diary inserts.
21:00 - Learning to create your own inserts.
23:00 - Getting carried away with purchasing matching everything.
24:00 - The number of planners in use at any one time.
25:30 - Reducing the number of planners you own.
26:30 - Making them work for you.
27:30 - The close encounter...
29:30 - The meeting Steve protocol!

Episode 80 - Do you have too many planners?

A direct download is also available here: Episode80.mp3

Show notes: A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

NB: A5 is in A4 format so it can be scaled to suit A5 or A6 size. Personal is for printing direct on Personal size paper.

Presenters - Karine Tovmassian and Steve Morton
Editing and production - Steve Morton

Our Websites:
Karine: Plannerology, ThroatPunchResumes.com, Karine Tovmassian (IG)
Steve: Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times, Mr Philofaxy (IG)

Naturally we would love to hear your feedback on the podcast. If you use iTunes please gives us your rating or reviews of the podcast.

If you want a quick link to all the podcasts remember: http://philofaxy.com/podcast/

Remember if you have liked this podcast, don't forget to like it, share it and subscribe to the podcast.

Previous Episodes:

2018

79 - Improving Your Planning Productivity - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
78 - Ten reasons why you have stopped planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
77 - Letting Your Planner Take The Strain - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
76 - The Franken Flex - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
75 - Decluttering - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
74 - Engagement - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
73 - Reflection and Review - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
72 - Organisation - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
71 - Clarification - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
70 - Capture - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
69 - How to do nothing - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
68 - Changes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
67 - Tones versus Pulses - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

2017

66 - Planning and Execution - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
65 - The Power of Habit - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
64 - Planning for the end of the year - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
63 - Planning For Unexpected Life Events - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
62 - Staying in two sizes of planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
61 - Staying in one size of planner. - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
60 - Functional Planning - Macro and Micro Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
59 - PlannerCon Europe - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
58 - Speeding up by slowing down - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
57 - To Do Lists and Diary Pages -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
56 - Hints and Tips on making planner videos - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
55 - Keeping up to date - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
54 - Interview with Jennifer Powell at PlannerCon - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
53 - Conferences and Meet Ups - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
52 - The Magic of Contextualising Your Life - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
51 - Guest Interview - Rose Orchard - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
50 - Organising your significant other - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
49 - Creating the ultimate planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
48 - Getting past New Years resolutions - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
47 - How to understand being a planner newbie - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
46 - Buying and Selling 101 - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
45 - A5 or A6 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
44 - End of Year - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

2016 

43 - Digital Planning vs Analogue Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
42 - Planning vs Organising - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
41 - Short and Long Term Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
40 - Good and Bad Planner Habits - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
39 - Tackling Planner Size Change - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
38 - Self-Improvement or Personal Development - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
37 - What is productivity anyway - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
36 - The Planner Community - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
35 - Wellness Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
34 - Listeners Question - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
33 - Pens and other writing instruments - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
32 - Proper storage, care and shipping of planners, rings etc - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
31 - Guest Interview - Louise Umeki - Plannercon 2017 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
30 - Form Following Function -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
29 - Seasonal To Do Lists - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
28 - Making and keeping annual goals - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
27 - Organising the family - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
26 - Guest interview - Theresa Hall - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
25 - Guest interview - Ray Blake - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
24 - Defining the important things from the urgent things - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
23 - Guest interview with Rita Sedani - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
22 - Printing your own inserts - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
21 - How to derail your planning system by over thinking - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
20 - Digital devices/services and your analogue planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
19 - What To Keep In Your 'Others' Tab - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
18 - Zombie Apocalypse Preparation - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
17 - Managing Finances In Your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
16 - Planning for those of us who actually can't live without planning, with guest co-host Carie Harling - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
15 - Automation Nirvana - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
14 - Work Life Balance and Your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
13 - GTD Productivity And Using Your Paper Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
12 - Job Seeking and Keeping - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
11 - Planner Fail -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
10 - Planner Hacks - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
9 - Planner Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
8 - Choosing Inserts - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
7 - How do you carry your planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
6 - Planners on the go - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
5 - Why would you pay more than the price of a Filofax? - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
4 - Using Your Planner To Create Permanent Habit Changes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
3 - Getting on with two or more planners - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
2 - Where to start your planning journey and why - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
1 - What size and why....  - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf