From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jonathan Arkell Subject: Re: How to combine the analogue (Moleskine) world with digital (org-mode) world ? Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:34:50 -0500 Message-ID: References: <4edb2bbc1001240609w2339774am56466f50cf9605d8@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NZRuJ-0004WS-4e for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:35:19 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NZRuD-0004No-VE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:35:18 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40272 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NZRuD-0004Ne-SE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:35:13 -0500 Received: from brewer.cmass.criticalmass.com ([207.61.21.2]:58905) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NZRuD-0004Da-GZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:35:13 -0500 In-Reply-To: <4edb2bbc1001240609w2339774am56466f50cf9605d8@mail.gmail.com> Content-Language: en-US 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: Torsten Wagner Cc: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" I have been using a combined Paper/org-mode system for awhile now. i think= the main thing is to have org as your primary system, and the paper system= as a collection/rumination point. whenever I have an incoming action item, and I am nowhere near my computer,= I add it to an on-going todo list inside of my note-book. Every morning I= have a repeating task that is to take everything my notebook, and put it i= nside of the relevant place in org-mode. Once that is done, I check off th= at item in my todo list in my notebook. It's not that it is DONE per-sae, = but it has been captured. I also have a notebook tag, so that if I need to, I can print out an agenda= for stuffing into my notebook. This is mostly for shopping lists, or thing= s I need to spend some time thinking about. Any action items that come out= of that would get added to my todo list in my notebook, and then back into= the system. Hope that helps! __________________________________ Jonathan Arkell Tech Lead Inspired By Drum & Bass, Scheme, Kawaii p. 403.206.4377 402 -- 11th Ave SE Calgary, AB, Canada T2G 0Y4 jonathana@criticalmass.com criticalmass.com On Jan 24, 2010, at 7:09 AM, Torsten Wagner wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode The information contained in this message is confidential. It is intended t= o be read only by the individual or entity named above or their designee. I= f the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby = notified that any distribution of this message, in any form, is strictly pr= ohibited. 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