From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Torsten Wagner Subject: How to combine the analogue (Moleskine) world with digital (org-mode) world ? Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:09:27 +0900 Message-ID: <4edb2bbc1001240609w2339774am56466f50cf9605d8@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NZ39i-0002Fl-VY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:09:34 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NZ39e-0002DU-NO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:09:34 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55576 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NZ39e-0002DI-El for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:09:30 -0500 Received: from mail-px0-f192.google.com ([209.85.216.192]:37439) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NZ39e-0007Db-46 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:09:30 -0500 Received: by pxi30 with SMTP id 30so1730151pxi.14 for ; Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:09:27 -0800 (PST) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Dear all, I really tried hard over the last year to use org-mode as much as possible. It was already mentioned that, due to the incredible org-mode features, this becomes fast more a religious rather then a working task. Thus, my work flow changed more and more to a org-mode flow. And now they even start this babel thing.... ;) I'm very very happy with this. However, not all my work is just in front of a computer. And the world is until know still analogue with sometimes even more analogue colleagues ;). Often I get some appointments or something I like to write down "on the way", at the bus, during the coffee-break, etc. I can make some notes on a piece of scratch papers and try to add them later to my org-mode system. But you know... no paper... no pen... lost the scratch paper... no time to transfer it to the PC etc. For many reasons this does not work well for me. I tried to a portable version of emacs+org-mode on my PDA. This works well, since it is a clamshell keyboard based PDA (Sharp Zaurus). For me this is still a bit ineffective compared to a paper and pen solution since it would require to sync home- , work-place and the PDA constantly (e.g., by using git). However, my PDA is not on-line most of the time, due to the lack of wireless access points. And murphys law always make sure it run out of juice whenever I need it really badly... Thus, today I bought one of these moleskine paper organizers (no advertisement, all other organizers would be nice as well). I hope to have it always with me and to use it in all this cases where I do not have access to org-mode ( I'm still waiting that someone comes up with a org-mode-brain interface). My question is now. What would be the best way to combine the moleskine and org-mode ? Does someone have experience with a paper based and digital mixture system? One of my ideas was to print out the weekly or monthly agenda as small as possible and just attach it to the molenskine (it has a little card holder at the back). This would allow me to check what is in my org-mode agenda. However, I would still have two independent systems. What I'am looking for is a smart way to keep both in sync and that without big hassle. It has to be something which does the job quite quick thus I will do it directly e.g., every morning before starting work... instead of pushing and pushing it away from me. Thought maybe I simply mark the entries in the paper version whether I added them to org-mode already or not and create a tag in org-mode for the vice versa reason. Any ideas and experience would be welcome. Best Greetings Torsten