Web Finds - Saturday 31 October 2020

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 - Saturday 24 October 2020
2. Silent Sunday
3. Filofax UK 2002 Catalogue
4. Free For All Tuesday - No.508
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 28 October 2020
6. Two organisers I had almost forgotten about!
7. Free for All Friday No. 625 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. A Simple Way To Tell If Your Goals Are Unrealistic | Do This - QuickBooost
2. Bloqueio de Calendário | Calendar Blocking Estamos sempre procurando técnicas de melhorar a nossa... - Blog | Pleena
3. Luxury Planner Unboxing | Chanel + LV Desk Agendas - Strange & Charmed
4. Proof of the pudding - Pam Alison Knits
5. Organized October—Week 4 - FranklinPlanner Talk
6. RESTOCK: Personal Wide Compagna - Blog | Gillio
7. Planejamento mensal Resolvi mudar a programação de posts aqui do blog para trazer esse assunto co... - Blog | Pleena
8. Link Love: Visual Wonderland - The Well-Appointed Desk
9. November Free Planner Printable + Tech Wallpapers - Strange & Charmed
10. I Turned Off Notifications For Good – And It’s Awesome - QuickBooost
11. Planner Quote: October 26, 2020 - FranklinPlanner Talk
12. Notes & Clips Stationery Boxes - Sam Alderson
13. Where to find discs to make a DIY Discbound planner or notebook (downloadable comparison) - All About Planners

Posts from the past:

• 15 years ago - In the beginning...
• 10 years ago - Guest Post - Philofaxer
• 5 years ago - In the beginning - 10 years on
• 4 years ago - New 2016 Van der Spek Touch Me Leathers and a Custom A5 Manager organiser
• 3 years ago - Web Finds 31 October 2017
• 2 years ago - Web Finds - 31 October 2018
• 1 year ago - VDS Size Guide – Planner Measurements

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Free for All Friday No. 625 by Nan

Fifteen years ago, on October 31, 2005, the elusive "Original Philofaxer" wrote about his decision to abandon electronic organizing and return to paper. The following year, I grew tired of constantly troubleshooting my Palm Pilot, returned to paper myself, and, in search of a community of like-minded souls, asked to join the blog. A few years later, I recruited Steve and Laurie to help me write posts. Then Steve recruited Anita and Ray. I just want to thank everyone, especially Steve "Mr Philofaxy," who brought the blog to its full potential and created the enormous community that grew up around it on Facebook, YouTube, and so many other sites. Steve and so many others have given so much to create the joyful, loving community we have today, and I salute you all! Please join me in tribute in the comments below!

Two organisers I had almost forgotten about!

Are there any organisers that you had thoughts about buying, but then something else comes along and you buy that instead? Then they may be change the design, so you never buy one or you never see one that you like? 

All #FirstWorldProblems I know! but sometimes you eventually manage to fulfil you desire to own one. 

In the last few weeks I've filled in two of my 'Wanted one day' gaps in my organiser collection. 

The first was the Filofax Kensington. I know there are several people who are fans of this model including Anita. It has sort of slid past me until recently. This one I got from Alan in Canada, who kindly donated it to me and I gave a donation to Chimwemwe. Thank you Alan.

Back in about 2012/13 I became aware of the Mulberry Agenda, whilst looking for other brands of organisers to blog about. At first I couldn't work out what the ring spacing was. I ended up working it out from a screenshot and by estimation! Crude but effective.

Realising this was a bit different and was in fact A6 size I thought about purchasing one. For several reasons I didn't order one. The prices of new ones seemed to vary quite a bit. The price in UK compared to France seemed to be more than just the difference in the exchange rate, which put me off I suppose. 

Then whilst I was pontificating about what to do, along came Gillio and then Van der Spek in to my field of vision and the Mulberry purchase got pushed out of my mind for a while. 

By the time I started to think about it again Mulberry had changed their design and had started to use their 'Postman's Lock' type clasp, which I wasn't so keen on. Likewise they had moved away from 'traditional' coloured leathers to more 'fashionable' colours! 

Move forward to a couple of weeks ago when one of our readers sent in an advert for Adspot... and there it was.... a black Mulberry in excellent used condition from a few years ago. The advert never got on to the page, my response was 'How much for shipping to France?' 

The deal was done within an hour and the item was posted to me later that day!! Such is the danger of maintaining the Adspot page!

The inserts are very high quality. 

Krause 23 mm rings are fitted to this Mulberry Agenda. 

I love the simplicity of the design of the Mulberry. The covers do have some stiffener in-between the inner and outer leather, but that means it is easy to write in when there isn't a flat surface to hand. It has a decent selection of pockets in the front and back covers. 

I gave it a little TLC in the form of some beeswax leather conditioner and the lustre and shine in the leather was restored fully. 

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 28 October 2020

So I hope you have had a good weekend.

So 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. My Undyed Planner After 1 month of Age - YusVogue Plans
2. Carrara Daily Ring-Bound 2021 Franklin Planner - Tonya Plans
3. Fall Planner Update | Kendra Bork - Kendra Bork
4. My New Pocket Rings Planner | The Italian Premium Leather - YusVogue Plans
5. Plan with Me | Personal Filofax | Simple & Trendy Co Daily Inserts | Oct 19-25, 2020 #filofax - Michelle Miller
6. EDC - A5 Quilted Cavier Leather Agenda - Silent Flip - Systematic Maddie
7. Updated Planner Setup: Moterm Personal Size Rings - Brandy Michelle Plans
8. Changing 30 mm Rings for New planner Setup Personal Moterm Litchi White - Nadia Jack
9. GIVEAWAY #LIZZU5K: 5000 followers on IG @LIZZUPLANS YAY! planner goodies & stickers & stationery - lizzuplans
10. November Planning Update: Discbound Classic & Erin Condren Dailies - Monique Smith
11. A5 planner Setup - Systematic Maddie
12. Plan with Me | A5 Filofax | Cloth & Paper Inserts | Oct 26-Nov 1, 2020 #filofax - Michelle Miller
13. Franklin Covey Plan With Me Teresa Collins Planner -5 Choices Weekly Planner - Week of Oct. 25, 2020 - My Moxie Dreams
14. Ma collection d'agendas 2020 | Gillio | Foxy Fix | Filofax | Hobonichi - Les agendas mimi
15. My New Planner- Filofax Pocket Planner in Patent Rose-Comparison regular/pocket - Carmen Hawkins
16. Updated Flip Through | Filofax Pocket Croc | Functional Planner Setup - Rachel White
17. Filofax and Erin Condren - Planning, Love & More
18. Filofax Unboxing! - Shelly A.
19. Filofax Holborn Pocket Rings - Wallet and Everyday Carry (EDC) Flip Thru - Roselyn Angelica
20. My 2020 Planner Collection | Gillio | Foxy Fix | Filofax | Hobonichi - Mimis Plans
21. Unboxing Filofax Malden Ocre - ASMR - epokhế I エポケー
22. Neues - November Budget - Budget with me - Finanzen organisieren im Filofax - Kunterbunt & Klitzeklein - Budgets & Minimalismus.
23. How I Decorate my Planner - Filofax Malden || Collab with RoyalPlannerShop - Roselyn Angelica
24. Moterm Pocket Planner | Changing My Planner Rings To Larger Size | Plan With Bee - Plan With Bee
25. October Planner Setup 2020 | Moterm Black Croc Luxe | Pocket Rings Planner - Alexis Lauren
26. Moterm A6 Luxe Unboxing and Initial Setup (+Happy Mail!) - sweet.smores.studio

• Please leave a comment on any of the videos you enjoyed and mention you saw a link on Philofaxy. 
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Enjoy

Free For All Tuesday - No.508

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.

We are here to answer your questions.

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

It is Tuesday after all so fire away with any questions and comments.

Filofax UK 2002 Catalogue

This is the full UK catalogue from 2002.

This is a photo heavy post (84 pages!) so there is a break point after the first five photos, click the link to see the full post.

Silent Sunday

Malden A5,  Richmond DeskFax, Classic A4

Web Finds - Saturday 24 October 2020

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 - Saturday 17 October 2020
2. Silent Sunday
3. Filofax UK Price List- 1994
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 507
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 21 October 2020
6. Why go back in time?
7. Free For All Friday - No. 624 by Steve

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. 2 new ring sizes added to our Custom Made Ring Organizers! - Blog Vdsshop
2. Organized October—Week 3 - FranklinPlanner Talk
3. Filofax Malden Mania! - Plan It Zoe
4. How to store planner inserts - Plan Inspire Create
5. 7 Useful washi tapes for bullet journaling - All About Planners
6. Review: medium Compagna in yellow Epoca leather - Blog | Gillio
7. Planner Quote: October 19, 2020 - FranklinPlanner Talk
8. Link Love: I Like Books - The Well-Appointed Desk
9. Is 2020 Over Yet? - Strange & Charmed
10. How to store planner inserts - Plan Inspire Create

• Leave a comment on any of the blogs you enjoyed reading and mention that you saw their post mentioned on Philofaxy. Thank you
• 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... 
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Free For All Friday - No. 624 by Steve

Snow in Pembury Winter 2009

Working from home used to be reserved to bad weather days when snow or fallen trees used to block access to the site I worked on, which was situated on top of the North Downs of Kent. You could get to the access road to the site but from then on it would be difficult to access the site. 

I used to keep my site phone book in my A5 Filofax specifically for days like that. I would be able to work from home with some of my notes. But it was fairly restrictive without access to work networks etc. So days like that would be restricted to self training type activities...

Roll forward over 10 years and there are an awful lot more of us 'Working from Home' How has your Filofax adapted to this new 'normal'??

Of course it is Friday so please feel free to discuss anything ring bound organiser related. 

Why go back in time?

What is the attraction of looking at old catalogues and price lists and any brochures from Filofax in the 1980s?

I have been asking myself this question and a few others in the last few weeks after receiving a large packet of documents from a reader in Australia. 

Back in the mid to late 1980s when I had become a Filofax user there was no internet so paper catalogues and visiting shops in London such as Chisholms in Kingsway and DeVille in Villiers Street were my only source of information about the brand and the inserts. 

Like a few others I suspect I had received a paper catalogue with all of the inserts listed, but how do you know the difference between one address insert and another?  

I think I've mentioned this before but I stopped using my Filofax from about 1993 to 2005, I went electronic, first with a Casio Digital Diary and then with a Psion 5Mx and briefly with an HP iPaq. For me there was a vast gapping hole in my knowledge of what went on in those years. 

By 1993/1994 we also got the internet at home, but in those early days finding information could be a bit hit and miss, and I wasn't searching for Filofax things back then on Altavista (pre-Google days!) using Netscape. 

So in a way the paper catalogues work as a reminder for me, filling in the gap in my knowledge, helping me learn what I missed out on! 

I'm still working my way through the box of items received from Australia, There are some duplicates of what we have already in the archive, but I'm scanning in some again because they are better quality than the ones we have already. 

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 21 October 2020

So I hope you have had a good weekend.

So 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. Unboxing | My First Custom Vds Planner - IVYMILL
2. Filofax vs Gillio vs Moterm Pocket Agendas - determine tobe
3. Moterm A6 Flip Through | Litchi White - erika_ lifevlogs
4. Что нового?! // Moterm pocket rings - Ksenia Brigness
5. 2021 Franklin Covey Classic Inserts- Up Close Look At Forms & 5 Choices Weekly Planner - My Moxie Dreams
6. Unboxing New A5 Planner - ItsSharon Ann
7. Van Der Spek Pocket Planner Flip through - Ngoc VK Hennessy
8. Plan with Me | Personal Filofax | Simply & Trendy Co Daily Inserts | Oct 12-18, 2020 - Michelle Miller
9. 2021 Franklin Planner Gingham Gardens Weekly Ring-Bound Planner - Tonya Plans
10. Filofax Holborn Unboxing & Pocket Rings Comparison - Roselyn Angelica
11. How I use Printable Dashboards | Moterm Pocket Luxe | Cortneytayplans Freebies - The Minimal Sophisticate
12. Personal Planner Insert Differences- Kate Spade vs. Recollections vs. Franklin Covey Compact - My Moxie Dreams
13. What do I think about the Franklin Covey TC Beautiful Life Blush Binder? - CandiKCan
14. Moterm Unboxing ?! | Cream + Black Croc Planners | Moterm Luxe Design | Pocket Rings Planners - Alexis Lauren
15. Plan with Me | A5 Filofax | Cloth & Paper Weekly Inserts | Oct 19-25, 2020 #filofax - Michelle Miller
16. Franklin Covey Plan With Me Classic Vintage Aurora- 5 Choices Weekly Planner- Week of Oct.19, 2020 - My Moxie Dreams
17. October Filofax Planner Setup///Doodlebug Paper - VICKYVILLE
18. 2020 Planner flick through & old Filofax pages | Why I’m going back to Filofax - Zoe Plans
19. PWM | Planeje comigo | Plan with me - 19/out a 25/out (functional planning personal size) - pleena

• Please leave a comment on any of the videos you enjoyed and mention you saw a link on Philofaxy. 
• 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. 507

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.

We are here to answer your questions.

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

It is Tuesday after all so fire away with any questions and comments.

Filofax UK Price List- 1994

 This week we are revisiting 1994 to look at the full price list from April of 1994. We have previously shared the catalogue for 1994 here.

And you can find higher resolution scans of all of these images on our catalogue site.

The pictorial content of this post is the intellectual property of Filofax Group Ltd. The scans are reproduced here with the full permission of Filofax Group Ltd. for educational and non-commercial usage.