Comments on: Moleskine Reality http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:04:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Geof F. Morris http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8344 Geof F. Morris Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:45:47 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8344 Yeah, that screams inefficiency to me. I mean, I get it if you like working with pen and paper, but ... people go a long way to justify their tools of choice [myself included]. Yeah, that screams inefficiency to me.

I mean, I get it if you like working with pen and paper, but … people go a long way to justify their tools of choice [myself included].

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8343 Alex Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:34:35 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8343 So, to be able to find things I've written down, I need to write them down twice? So, to be able to find things I’ve written down, I need to write them down twice?

]]> By: Tim Verpoorten http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8342 Tim Verpoorten Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:44:45 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8342 Alex, The diy website above I gave you has a great idea for using a "manual" digest. It suggests that you take the first 2 pages and the last two pages of the Moleskine and list your pages and write keywords for each page in the home made index. Then all you need to do is transfer the homemade indexes to an electronic database for referencing all the material in your Moleskine. Otherwise you're just copying your written words back into electronic format. The index idea is unique and working with keywords is something everyone is familiar with. Alex, The diy website above I gave you has a great idea for using a “manual” digest. It suggests that you take the first 2 pages and the last two pages of the Moleskine and list your pages and write keywords for each page in the home made index. Then all you need to do is transfer the homemade indexes to an electronic database for referencing all the material in your Moleskine. Otherwise you’re just copying your written words back into electronic format. The index idea is unique and working with keywords is something everyone is familiar with.

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8340 Geof F. Morris Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:21:56 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8340 See, exactly. I might use a notebook for such things, but I'll want it digitally in the long run. This is the main reason that, ten years ago, I began composing exclusively on a keyboard. Of course, it has had the side effect of my handwriting becoming, well, completely unintelligible. Oh well. See, exactly. I might use a notebook for such things, but I’ll want it digitally in the long run. This is the main reason that, ten years ago, I began composing exclusively on a keyboard.

Of course, it has had the side effect of my handwriting becoming, well, completely unintelligible. Oh well.

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8331 Alex Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:08:30 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8331 I'm well aware of those sites (my Tasks software gets discussed from time to time in 43folders) - but they seem to go to tremendous lengths to attempt to duplicate the functionality I already have in other tools. Plus, I really like being able to search my data. I’m well aware of those sites (my Tasks software gets discussed from time to time in 43folders) - but they seem to go to tremendous lengths to attempt to duplicate the functionality I already have in other tools. Plus, I really like being able to search my data.

]]> By: Tim Verpoorten http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8330 Tim Verpoorten Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:48:52 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/29/moleskine-reality#comment-8330 I am finding the wonder in Moleskine too for the first time. Here are a couple wonderfull sites that will give you some ideas for getting started and laying out your Moleskine. http://www.diyplanner.com/node/241 and then check out, http://www.43folders.com/notebooks/index.html, and then I always check out the 43 folders on googlegroups, it never fails to have some organizational thread going on that catches my attention. I am finding the wonder in Moleskine too for the first time. Here are a couple wonderfull sites that will give you some ideas for getting started and laying out your Moleskine.
http://www.diyplanner.com/node/241 and then check out, http://www.43folders[...]/index.html, and then I always check out the 43 folders on googlegroups, it never fails to have some organizational thread going on that catches my attention.

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