tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post2783197570555730701..comments2024-03-28T10:34:56.034-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Free For All Friday No 143Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-61028188240883340682016-05-18T11:17:10.757-04:002016-05-18T11:17:10.757-04:00Hi JT
Did you ever find some A5 compatible punched...Hi JT<br />Did you ever find some A5 compatible punched pockets for A5 Filofax??<br />This is exactly what I am looking for!chevbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256617131987604490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-65438449758674533652011-08-13T20:58:49.955-04:002011-08-13T20:58:49.955-04:00On another note.. My Maldens arrived! I love love ...On another note.. My Maldens arrived! I love love love the soft leather! I spent the whole afternoon making new tabs for my personal since they are all now visible ( I came from a zipped up filo) <br />I also had to hide my pocket Malden away secretly since the husband didn't know I bought 2! :papp1eghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438762892256532820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-79344771555057110892011-08-13T13:32:25.679-04:002011-08-13T13:32:25.679-04:00@ Amanda the pocket credit card holder holds 4 car...@ Amanda the pocket credit card holder holds 4 cards. 2 on each side. However the cards are stored vertically and so they over lap a bit in the middle making it a little bulky. Plus the top cards stick out the top by 5mm or so. Its not as streamlined as the personal one but it does the job.SSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006077535131429847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-44688318843582844712011-08-13T13:01:41.629-04:002011-08-13T13:01:41.629-04:00How many cards does the credit card holder for the...How many cards does the credit card holder for the pocket hold? Not as in 'how many people can you fit in a telephone box' kind of way, but how many does it hold - <i>one card to a slot</i>? Is it double-sided the way the personal ones are?<br />Thanks!Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-5374151332260582322011-08-13T10:39:16.108-04:002011-08-13T10:39:16.108-04:00@JT Not sure what you mean by "punched pocke...@JT Not sure what you mean by "punched pockets". I use the Time/System binders in the Business A5 size, which are supposedly hole-compatible with Filofax A5. I've equipped my binder with paper Expense Envelopes, transparent plastic open top plastic pockets for photos, and even a transparent plastic zip-lock pocket for storage, all with holes to fit the rings of the Business A5 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-36601284699746061272011-08-13T07:23:54.523-04:002011-08-13T07:23:54.523-04:00@SSA @Stirwise I'm the same as well - I also a...@SSA @Stirwise I'm the same as well - I also advise to keep your cast off stuff. I have box full of refills (of various sizes), indices (probably the most useful set of options to have out of them all) and general Filofax ephemera, and it enables me to reconfigure very quickly, in either A5 or Personal, which I really appreciate. Don't ditch the stuff, you may find you need it sooner Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-85890395771904680812011-08-12T22:20:25.612-04:002011-08-12T22:20:25.612-04:00@Sharon:
I went from Personal to Pocket a few mon...@Sharon: <br />I went from Personal to Pocket a few months ago. I tended to keep the Personal binders relatively svelte, but the Pocket is small enough that I don't mind some extra girth. I currently have no dividers, about 170 note and calendar sheets, 9 tabbed month pages, 2 horizontal yearly planner pages, one top-opening PVC pocket, one CC holder, a world map, and a notepad (25 sheets) instirwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832276325497915558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-19341928287692776992011-08-12T17:18:27.370-04:002011-08-12T17:18:27.370-04:00@SSA - I do the same!! Keep buying things to see i...@SSA - I do the same!! Keep buying things to see if it'll work then deciding yay or nay. I really must find a cheaper, less perfectionist way or working!!Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134594670897363646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-37274389545012419012011-08-12T16:54:23.825-04:002011-08-12T16:54:23.825-04:00@SSA - Philofaxy has a page called Adspot where we...@SSA - Philofaxy has a page called Adspot where we can all buy and sell Filofax related goods. Why don't you put together some of the stationey you don't want to use and sell it to someone who would be happy to use it? You could make up some bundles and list what is in each. I'm sure if you priced it reasonably you would have takers.Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-13239289198331358202011-08-12T15:58:17.731-04:002011-08-12T15:58:17.731-04:00Ah yes - good point. I'm in Scotland. Been tra...Ah yes - good point. I'm in Scotland. Been trawling the www but no sign so far of filofax-compatible pockets - am figuring they must be out there though.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083705186664888030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-29093898981736058232011-08-12T15:57:14.958-04:002011-08-12T15:57:14.958-04:00Hi all. I am interested to know if I am the only o...Hi all. I am interested to know if I am the only one who buys a lot of stuff for my Filofax and then decides that it doesn't work or my fantasy about how i was going to use it didnt materialize etc. Here are my examples: I used a personal for just under a year. I bought meeting note paper - used one sheet and the lines were too narrow. bought colored paper, then became really OCD that if I SSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006077535131429847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-38005920802494183212011-08-12T15:57:14.072-04:002011-08-12T15:57:14.072-04:00Laurie: I've looked at the Mead Flex in the st...Laurie: I've looked at the Mead Flex in the stores and it's not a disk binder, it has rings, but they are plastic and flexible.<br /><br />Overall build quality feels very cheap.<br /><br />I did invest in Rollabind/ARC (Staple's name for disk binders) and even bought the outrageously expensive full page punch. But as heavily as I use any notebook, the pages wear out on the punches Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-55713378382193271382011-08-12T15:41:21.644-04:002011-08-12T15:41:21.644-04:00Hi JT
Welcome to Philofaxy.
Which country are yo...Hi JT<br />Welcome to Philofaxy. <br /><br />Which country are you located in? That might help us with your question...<br /><br />SteveSteve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-47591965946571074182011-08-12T15:28:57.827-04:002011-08-12T15:28:57.827-04:00Hi all. First post as I'm fairly new to the wo...Hi all. First post as I'm fairly new to the world of filofax - and beginning to wonder how I got by without one, or two etc, for so long. I've got lots of useful info from this site so I'm hoping someone can help me to track down a5 punched pockets that will fit the rings on a filofax.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083705186664888030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-603480129115157852011-08-12T14:14:31.411-04:002011-08-12T14:14:31.411-04:00@TPS
It might well be the plastic wallet at the fr...@TPS<br />It might well be the plastic wallet at the front and the credit card holder at the back that's adding to the fullness of it all! The A-Z dividers might be adding to it too.<br />I'm just curious as although the concept of downsizing appeals, I'm not sure I can do it practically!<br />Thanks for the info!Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-50408348657402162162011-08-12T14:05:11.698-04:002011-08-12T14:05:11.698-04:00@Amanda, I have 170 pages in my personal Malden, s...@Amanda, I have 170 pages in my personal Malden, so I'm surprised you are struggling at your 120 pages, but I suppose I do only have 5 dividers. When I look at it side-on, I feel as though I want to put a lot more in it because it's relatively slim and I want it nicely stuffed, but I think I would really struggle with the rest of my diary in it!KateB TPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939014609241304340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-63300379786812702832011-08-12T13:46:05.515-04:002011-08-12T13:46:05.515-04:00ATG - Apex range... what would you like to know? N...ATG - Apex range... what would you like to know? Not very popular compared to say the Domino range, but it's down to personal choice I guess.Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-54424098783244879872011-08-12T13:44:29.197-04:002011-08-12T13:44:29.197-04:00@Amanda Ref your 'how many pages' question...@Amanda Ref your 'how many pages' question. <br /><br />If it gives you some clues, I did this for a slimline Q11 of the FAQ page:<br /><br />How many pages can you fit in to a 11mm diameter ring Slimline? I tried this out myself, 100 pages will go in comfortably, 120 pages I would think is the limit, above that and the pages become difficult to turn. This was tried using diary insert Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-35146133644034578222011-08-12T13:37:44.335-04:002011-08-12T13:37:44.335-04:00@Sharon
Thanks! I currently have 19 dividers (incl...@Sharon<br />Thanks! I currently have 19 dividers (including 13 A-Z) and 120 pages in my personal. It's already hard to put any new pages in near the start or end without all the other pages falling off the rings and I'm finding it hard to imagine being able to fit them all in a pocket. (Tbh though, it's taken me most of my life to cope with the smallness of the personal so a pocket Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-74019841318543334202011-08-12T13:07:35.033-04:002011-08-12T13:07:35.033-04:00Amanda, I just downscaled from personal to pocket,...Amanda, I just downscaled from personal to pocket, both Malden ranges and I have everything I had in my personal in my pocket and it works fine. I think the Malden is 19mm rings. So it can be done!<br /><br />Good luck!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657486882959025496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-81790120995505865912011-08-12T10:58:31.460-04:002011-08-12T10:58:31.460-04:00Philofaxy I love you, on days when im down, you ma...Philofaxy I love you, on days when im down, you make me happy, on days when i feel fed up you make me happy, when i have Filofax problems your there, if you sold things i would promote them to everyone in the world but you dont, instead you offer free amazing perfect advice and you will always be my favorite website, i just wanted to let you know how much of an impact on my life you have made! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435057906209381460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-31185970423445927632011-08-12T09:02:10.017-04:002011-08-12T09:02:10.017-04:00@ all of you who have down-sized to a pocket...
.....@ all of you who have down-sized to a pocket...<br />... how many sheets and dividers can you fit in there? And what did you leave out (if anything) in order to move from 23mm rings to 15mm or 19mm rings? Did the difference between 15mm and 19mm influence your choice of pocket?<br />Thanks!Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-82978355102244090812011-08-12T07:40:18.988-04:002011-08-12T07:40:18.988-04:00@Steve @Alison Steve I know what you mean....Perso...@Steve @Alison Steve I know what you mean....Personally I prefer the immediacy of the Yahoo email list - only one place to check for everything incoming (and these days it's quite a lot)...but the forum was the majority's preferred format, or at least the majority who expressed a preference. I must confess I hadn't thought about a Facebook page, but I'm not a huge fan of Facebook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-57487938497519978462011-08-12T05:21:14.504-04:002011-08-12T05:21:14.504-04:00@Steve - we will miss you... Not sure what proble...@Steve - we will miss you... Not sure what problems you have had - I've only ever been a member of few forums and they have all been brilliant! Never had any problems - probably because they were very niche. For example I am a member of The Fountain Pen Forum. I just can't be doing with loads of emails in my inbox over the top of my normal ones and I find facebook a strange interface forAlison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-13135946856450674962011-08-12T04:08:01.534-04:002011-08-12T04:08:01.534-04:00Good luck with your forum. It's not that the s...Good luck with your forum. It's not that the subject isn't of interest to me, I just dislike forums these days. Been there done that....<br /><br />I would have preferred say a Facebook page/group which would be a little more open and less prone to problems.Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.com