Re: How to combine the analogue (Moleskine) world with digital (org-mode) world ?

From: Daniel Martins <danielemc@gmail.com>
To: e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to combine the analogue (Moleskine) world with digital (org-mode) world ?
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:26:23 -0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6ac505ad1001261426k2387d61em3af1be223d1fbac0@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87sk9u8prk.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk>

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I use a small notebook with small pen as shown in

http://www.upgradeinfoshop.com.br/admin/produtos/8186.jpg

or

http://www.livrariagraf.com.br/ecommerce_produtos_ver_foto.php?id=989

BTW I have to thank Eric for his (always excellent) post!!!

Daniel

2010/1/25 Eric S Fraga <ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk>

> At Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:09:27 +0900,
> Torsten Wagner wrote:
> > However, not all my work is just in front of a computer. And the world
>
> [...]
>
> > My question is now. What would be the best way to combine the
> > moleskine and org-mode ? Does someone have experience  with a paper
>
> [...]
>
> > Any ideas and experience would be welcome.
>
> In the "olden days" (as my son says), I used to run a mixed system
> (well beore org-mode days, mind you).  The best working scenario for
> me was the following:
>
> - every Sunday, I would go through my paper diary, a Filofax (tm), and
>  transfer any new/changed items to my electronic version.
> - I would then print off the next month's calendar in "week per two
>  pages" form compatible my Filofax.
> - during the week, I would tend to work only on paper if I wasn't at
>  my desk but, even at the desk, I would update both paper and
>  computer simultaneously with new/changed entries.  Any such entries
>  would be "ticked" on the paper so that I knew that I had already
>  incorporated them into the computer version.
>
> Eventually, I gave up and bought a Psion 3 (the original incarnation,
> then a 3a and finally a 3mx) which I carried with me all the time!  My
> 3mx died early this century and I have been struggling ever since.
> The Psion was absolutely fantastic, an example of engineering (both
> hardware and software) at its best!
>
> I now have org-mode which is fantastic in terms of the software end
> (and in many ways is reminiscent of the Psion) but the hardware end is
> lagging [1].  I now use a combination of systems: desktop PCs at work
> and home, netbook (Asus EEE) on the move with a Nokia internet tablet
> (N810) for those times when the netbook is too inconvenient
> (e.g. impromptu lunchtime meetings).  Everything is synchronised using
> git.
>
> This all works well enough but I still would like a single pocketable
> computer that I could use in all scenarios.  The Nokia's keyboard and
> screen are just a little too small, especially the keyboard.  I am
> hopeful that a more usable system will come out this year as many
> mobile internet devices [MID] and ultra-mobile PCs (UMPC) were
> announced last year.  The UMID &co. look promising.  Maybe the
> Pandora!  Possibly one of the Android phones but probably not.
>
> I won't get an iPhone as I don't like the proprietary nature of the
> software [2].  I want Linux or equivalent with org-mode!
>
> HTH,
> eric
>
>
> Footnotes:
> [1]  and this is *not* Carsten's fault ;-)
>
> [2]  yes, the Psion ran proprietary software as well but, partly
>     because of being orphaned by them, I no longer am willing to end
>     up beholden to a single company's system!
>
>
>
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