tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post2916561612281786731..comments2024-03-28T10:34:56.034-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Guest Post: In search of the ultimate compact A5 Filofax – Part 1 By:Tim EdwardsLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-47824350204022725752013-03-24T03:07:38.446-04:002013-03-24T03:07:38.446-04:00Hi Tim, not sure if you're still checking comm...Hi Tim, not sure if you're still checking comments but do you think a 20mm mechanism would fit? I've found a supplier who does A5 in 20mm, but crucially for me, for an extra £1, he does an assembly with scre-top rivets, not proper rivets, which would make life a lot easier. I'm keen to have an A5 flex to try, but am worried the 20mm rings would be too wide and might stretch the Paul Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834134905640040795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-39107844461110950042012-07-13T04:31:17.109-04:002012-07-13T04:31:17.109-04:00Hi Tim....great post, and a pleasure to read it fr...Hi Tim....great post, and a pleasure to read it from someone I know to be a fellow TMI veteran.....<br /><br />I've finally got round to re-tooling my old (Original size)TMI binder for GTD, and it works *great*! Based on what you've written here though, I might bid for a TMI compact binder on Ebay (none available at the moment, I checked). I used to have one but it got disposed of during Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-51764309882274173332012-07-12T06:01:03.590-04:002012-07-12T06:01:03.590-04:00Unfortunately the Luxe and Boston will be out of m...Unfortunately the Luxe and Boston will be out of my price range. The Pennybridge in slimline would be great, but since I don't have an iThing that would just be wasted bulk.<br /><br />Filofax, I'll say it again: a slimline A5 Finsbury please!! Or even a non-leather, true slimline without extra pockets and add-ons.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-19781290223838993932012-07-12T05:51:20.697-04:002012-07-12T05:51:20.697-04:00I had a Psion 3c and a 5 then switched to Palm Pil...I had a Psion 3c and a 5 then switched to Palm Pilot. Went through all their updates and after the Life Drive I switched back to paper which I have used ever since.janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924602191939884810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-56802530611643940932012-07-11T13:45:20.648-04:002012-07-11T13:45:20.648-04:00Yes I'm the proud owner of two Psion 5mx's...Yes I'm the proud owner of two Psion 5mx's both still work and one of them sits on my desk next to my iMac! Both are 16 MB capacity and I have CF cards in them as well But they are a great little machine I got quite proficient at typing on them and I've taken lots of meeting minutes on one. <br /><br />Sadly because technology has moved on a bit it's not easy to use these on line Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-2258704239350555732012-07-11T13:38:45.983-04:002012-07-11T13:38:45.983-04:00Hi John - Looking at my Psion 5 (8Mb), you're ...Hi John - Looking at my Psion 5 (8Mb), you're right that they had solved the battery cover problem that plagued the earlier models. I've just put some fresh batteries in mine. Full of stuff from 1997 - just before I was made redundant! I had completely forgotten that the Psion 5 was touch screen. Way ahead of its' time!Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-9705119228870833042012-07-11T13:09:26.301-04:002012-07-11T13:09:26.301-04:00A Psion Series 5!! I still have mine in storage wi...A Psion Series 5!! I still have mine in storage with my papers. Loved the portability at a time when sub-4lb laptops were +$3k and the sheer elegance and foresightedness of much of the design. I've never heard of this battery issue, and never had that problem with mine. To this day, the SD card has drafts of stories I wrote in my early twenties, just as accessible with AA's or the AC Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807216064477049275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-8840820847788595722012-07-11T12:59:01.019-04:002012-07-11T12:59:01.019-04:00Hi Jotje - glad you like! You've done some ex...Hi Jotje - glad you like! You've done some excellent stuff yourself! <br /><br />Not wanting to give away the plot, but tomorrow is all about finding a way to carry only everything I need to have, rather than a way to carry everything I have!<br /><br />I'm afraid we're currently out of pink (and purple!)Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-57969746856672215952012-07-11T12:07:23.891-04:002012-07-11T12:07:23.891-04:00Drat! I used to have a Franklin Covey ring mechan...Drat! I used to have a Franklin Covey ring mechanism attached to a pliable plastic 'sleeve' but I think I got rid of it. Double drat. I think it may have fit into that flex cover. FC made these ring 'inserts' for their wire bound planner covers for those of us who couldn't between wire bound or ring bound or for whatever reason wanted both options in a flex like cover. ICherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724328224689359468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-5382421067641183062012-07-11T11:41:22.560-04:002012-07-11T11:41:22.560-04:00Hello Lostwithoutyou - certainly leather Flex is p...Hello Lostwithoutyou - certainly leather Flex is promised during 2012 and maybe Conduit Street does have a sample. If so, they must surely have the prices wrong! The current A5 vinyl plastic model is £27 in A5 and £19 in Slim (currently 25% off on the Filofax UK website). The leather A5 Flex is expected to be more like £55. Are you sure it wasn't the soft "leather look" version Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-51359256960581906752012-07-11T11:14:04.477-04:002012-07-11T11:14:04.477-04:00Talking of the flex, I popped into the Conduit Str...Talking of the flex, I popped into the Conduit Street store today. They have a slim line flex in leather in a lovely purple colour. I really wanted it but don't use the slim size. They had grey leather slim size and A5 sized flex's too. The leather is beautifully soft. The lady said that's all they've had in at the moment but they're hoping to get more middle of August/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250553541533005038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-70574323644807929682012-07-11T10:08:15.708-04:002012-07-11T10:08:15.708-04:00That's amazing! I'm itching to cut one of...That's amazing! I'm itching to cut one of mine apart....<br /><br />TracyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780696436600821062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-36671102434528789302012-07-11T10:01:51.392-04:002012-07-11T10:01:51.392-04:00Hi Janet - Gosh, I'd forgotten all about the b...Hi Janet - Gosh, I'd forgotten all about the battery fallout problem. It could be solved by having a back-up card in one of the slots, but you had to be sure to save your work frequently! <br /><br />There was a program called "Psiwin" to exchange info - though it probably wouldn't work with anything more recent than Windows 3.1! And you would need a 3.5" or 5" Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-58092725376526199012012-07-11T08:30:54.940-04:002012-07-11T08:30:54.940-04:00Wow!! I just love the inventiveness of all the Phi...Wow!! I just love the inventiveness of all the Philofaxers out there!! Mind you, if I tried it, I'd end up in casualty I think!! Sooo come on Filofax, get widening your product range, after all you don't really want folks risking life and limb getting enthusiatic with craft knives now do you??Butanbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467585464165082007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-38618864477168418332012-07-11T08:30:37.513-04:002012-07-11T08:30:37.513-04:00The picture of the Psion brought me out in a cold ...The picture of the Psion brought me out in a cold sweat. They didn't sync with your computer and if the penlight battery fell out you lost everything! I had two and it happened with both of them - the battery compartment wasn't very secure.janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924602191939884810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-72234139702869186122012-07-11T08:30:23.767-04:002012-07-11T08:30:23.767-04:00The picture of the Psion brought me out in a cold ...The picture of the Psion brought me out in a cold sweat. They didn't sync with your computer and if the penlight battery fell out you lost everything! I had two and it happened with both of them - the battery compartment wasn't very secure.janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924602191939884810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-5400207340967610272012-07-11T08:20:07.285-04:002012-07-11T08:20:07.285-04:00Yes I'd like to make an order please!
Actuall...Yes I'd like to make an order please!<br /><br />Actually here in Australia, our 80 year old chocolate maker is going broke because their products didn't move with consumers tastes. Here is a perfect example of what Filofax is missing out on. They already have the products, they just need to combine them properly and not just try to force us to choose 'one or the other'. I've Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171744967438105373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-47100398589367857312012-07-11T07:44:17.280-04:002012-07-11T07:44:17.280-04:00Excellent post, Tim! I was just getting on Steve&#...Excellent post, Tim! I was just getting on Steve's nerves about it during the last Skype chat, he he.<br />This is brilliant, as it would allow to carry the utmost essentials with you, while leaving the bulk at home.<br />So, do you take orders? I'd like a pink A5 Flex with 17 mm rings please!!Jotjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144301091362704402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-34545800570351726212012-07-11T06:44:35.579-04:002012-07-11T06:44:35.579-04:00Oh my goodness, I nearly had to go and have a lie ...Oh my goodness, I nearly had to go and have a lie down when I saw that knife against your Filofax...chilling it was! BUT you did a fantastic job of creating a beautiful sleek organiser. Looking forward to part 2 now. Filofax need to start listening to what people want in an organiser or they are going to start making their own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151414964614704241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-13997285253418629352012-07-11T05:54:48.769-04:002012-07-11T05:54:48.769-04:00Many of us are now wedded to portable electronic d...Many of us are now wedded to portable electronic devices, but also want to keep with a paper-based system. That was my dilemma. Surely a great opportunity for Filofax? Instead they stuck with traditional designs rather than respond to A5 market demands. So just Adelphi as a supposedly slimline, compact A5 - with very limited appeal! Flex is good but traditional Filofax users have had to Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-65883980447896055462012-07-11T05:13:02.176-04:002012-07-11T05:13:02.176-04:00This is a really interesting post. I've been w...This is a really interesting post. I've been wanting to switch to A5 for ages but can't cope with all the enormous binders that Filofax make. I bet loads of us on here have had this problem. The A5 binders are nearly all the same - 25mm rings and identical pocket layout. <br /><br />Can't wait to hear if it worked for Tim or not - bet it has! Filofax should listen to their Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890836147607596698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-7427838128701844312012-07-11T02:50:19.562-04:002012-07-11T02:50:19.562-04:00Filofax has ignored years of us begging here on Ph...Filofax has ignored years of us begging here on Philofaxy for a truly slimline A5 binder. Maybe they will finally take notice when they discover people have started to make their own!!<br /><br />Well done, and let us know how you get on with your slimline A5!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-86896733275282254652012-07-11T00:34:39.678-04:002012-07-11T00:34:39.678-04:00That looks like exactly what I have been looking f...That looks like exactly what I have been looking for....you should sell them lol....geniusStephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555651858274965736noreply@blogger.com