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16 July 2016

Web Finds - 16 July 2016

So I hope you have had a good week.

So now it is time to enjoy a great collection of blog posts from around the internet, so grab a drink and make yourself 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.

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15 July 2016

Free For All Friday No 400 by Laurie

It's our 400th Free For All Friday!! Wow!! Huge thanks to everyone for your interest in this series. It has been very popular. I have to admit I look forward to FFAF every week, because you never know what the comments and discussions will be!

I've decided I'm going to call my Filofax "The Oracle" so when I need to look in it for something I can say, "Let me consult The Oracle!"

Do you name your binders?

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

14 July 2016

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 20

Digital devices/services and your analogue planner

The Plannerverse Gods have had mercy on the Gruesome Twosome. We’ve made it to Episode 20!

In this episode we tackle the never ending barrage of digital devices that are constantly demanding our attention. Steve acts as the Ringleader, whipping these devices into byte-size (get it? get it?!) thoughtlets, whilst Karine insists on using them along with our analogue planners.

Tune in to see who wins the logical arguments of letting robots tell us what to do with our lives.

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

Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introductions
01:00 - The progress of technology
03:00 - The division of technology versus analogue
04:00 - Casio Digital Diary

05:00 - Digital supplementing analogue
06:00 - What you use for what.
06:45 - Digital apps for to-do tasks... Steve has a good rant!
09:00 - Time zone changes can catch you out.
11:00 - Why Steve changed from analogue to digital back in the 1990's
13:00 - Sync issues
14:00 - Google Calendar failure!
15:00 - The issue of always having the latest digital device
15:30 - Psion 5mx

16:00 - The versatility of modern tablet computers...but
18:00 - Cross checking analogue/digital
20:00 - Reserving time to keep yourself up to date
20:45 - Omnifocus
21:00 - Pocket Informant
23:30 - Psion Agenda

24:00 - Using a standalone none internet connected devices for digital reminders.
25:00 - Having a paper list of your repetitive tasks that you normally use electronic applications
27:00 - Make sure digital backs up your analogue
28:00 - Tip of the week.

Episode 20 - Digital devices/services and your analogue planner

A direct download is also available here: Episode20.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: The Streamlined Life, Thinker Extraordinaire, Thinker Extraordinaire (Services) Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times

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Previous Episodes:

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

13 July 2016

Guest Post - One Book July – the first week

Well, One Book July has started, and my first task was to decide which ‘one book’ I would be using for this project! Not such an easy matter for someone who is known for see-sawing between formats, setups and layouts over the past few months.

My first thought was that I would use my Personal Holborn, and there were a number of reasons for this:-

It looks great in a business meeting, in the gym, at the supermarket or in a coffee shop.
It is super-portable. I can literally take it anywhere.
The reduced ring size (25mm down from 30mm in the Cavendish or any of my A5 binders) would force me to be really ‘minimalist’ about what I carry.

However, I pretty quickly had second thoughts about this. If I wanted to use one book for *everything*, could I *really* manage for a month in a very compressed format, running my accountancy practice and several other fairly major involvements out of it? I had to take account of the portability issues that A5 has for me, but as I thought about it, it became clear that balancing the portability challenges of the A5 against the internal space challenges of the Personal, I would need the space far more quickly than I would need perfect portability!

So my binder of choice for One Book July is my chocolate brown Finsbury A5, a gift from the lovely Helen Fennell (thank you Helen). I chose this over the Bridle (also a gift), because the Bridle, although a truly beautiful binder (also a gift from Paul B), is significantly heavier, and I took the view that I had just handed myself enough portability issues without compounding them further! If I decide to stick with my One Book by the end of July, I may consider a move into the Bridle for a more permanent solution.

So that’s the first bridge crossed - no going back. More significantly, no *looking* back. The
Finsbury and I are going to spend some quality time together during July, and at the end of it I will either be a fully converted A5 user, or champing at the bit to get back to the portability of the Personal!

I’ll write more about setup next time.

So far, so good…….

12 July 2016

Web Finds - 12 July 2016

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.

So 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
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My Week Posts

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