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You can place a piece of

Sara — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:48:42 -0400

You can place a piece of clear packing tape along the edge and fold it over (half and half). It provides enough support to be circa / rolla punched :)

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Executive ScanCard Systems

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:15:05 -0400

Yes IU have two carriers from Executive ScanCard Systems not the three ring binder type. I just started using them again after at least 15-18yrs ago. I think they went out style with the the Strawberry Alarm Clock Band. I just have to custom cut the large index cards in half. Works well 4 me but would still like to get the pre-made color coded cards for sure.

Circa 3 x 5 Translucent Action Folio on sale

Anne-Sophie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:07 -0500

I just saw it at Levenger, exactly what the system is supposed to look like and it is Circa.

And it is on sale. :)

Junior size things are

Anne-Sophie — Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:43:23 -0500

Junior size things are always harder to find.

I think that the Wilson Jones item could be cut in half and Circa punched.

Day Timer has Junior size page protectors, I also saw some at Staples a while ago.
Day Timer has a Junior size photo page which holds 2 photos, they were priced at around $4.
I always poke around the organizer area of stores, I am pretty sure I saw photo pages for Day Timer or other discount organizer brand, at Target.

As I said before, your best bet are discount stores Ross, Marshalls, Big Lots or Dollar Stores where you can find 5x7 photo binders which include photo pages in that format.

I am not sure if there are Junior size insert for 3x5 photos, which would be ideal for index cards.

I must warn you that most of the Junior size photo binders have cute covers. You might want to keep the cute binder, fill it with Junior size paper and give it away to people who know love cute stuff such as daughters, nieces, aunts, wife, mother and grandmothers :)

Alternatively, you could buy genuine Circa inserts and sell the sheets protectors you don't use.

A great way to recoup some of your money and make somebody just getting started with Circa very happy. :)

Classic/Junior size

civil — Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:21:47 -0500

I wonder if there are any of those 3x5 photo sheet protectors in Classic/Junior size available somewhere? Ideally, they would need to have enough margin space to punch them myself with my Rollabind/Circa punch.

I would consider prepunched Circa style, but I do not forsee myself committed to this to need a large amount, as they tend to come in big packages, I think I may never use more than about 5 if that.

If one googles sheet protector 3x5 photos

Anne-Sophie — Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:49:18 -0500

You get a lot of links for companies that sell sheet protectors for 3x5 photos and of course it can fit index cards of the same format.

It seems to me that it is a great way to visualize project if you love the 3x5 format.

Office depot sells the Wilson Jones® 3" x 5" Vertical Photo Pages. A Pack Of 10 for around $3. It is available at the store and online.

Some years ago, I found letter size, 5x7 photos inserts at a local camera, developing store.

I also saw albums of different formats, letter, junior or pocket with rings or with screw systems or just plain glued pages; with photos inserts of many sizes at Ross of all places. The albums were no more than $10 each if they were intact under cellophane and way less if they were a bit frayed.

The insert pages were working fine.
If you are on a budget and want the index system on the cheap, you could D.I.Y one of those cheap albums.

I am not affiliated with Office Depot or Ross, I just try to stop myself for shopping there by talking about them online. :)

ScanCard system

Anonymous — Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:46:41 -0500

I still have the cards and it's called the ScanCard System. the cards are about 3" square and you can inert them into what is clled a Project Control Center (which is essentially a plastic page with slots into which you insert the cards.

scan cards

beshka — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:29:14 -0500

hi are you willing to sell some of the cards... can't find them anywhere.
many thanks
debbie

index card holder page

Anonymous — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:28:56 -0400

there is/was a time-management system/company that had these...their system was based upon zillions of these little cards, different colored edges...square, but the same size as the short side of an index card, so index cards fit. check ebay.
also, check out business card, photo, and diskette (the old hard small ones) holders...there are plastic page holders for 3 ring and all size binders.

other scancard-like options

nay nay — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:20:31 -0400

Office Depot carries 3-ring page protectors for 3X5 cards... This could be a possibility and it is pretty inexpensive. http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/156997/Wilson-Jones-3-... or search for "Wilson Jones® 3" x 5" Vertical Photo Pages, Pack Of 10Item # 156997" $2.48 for a pack of 10 pages...

I know levenger also sells something like this for both circa and 3-ring binders...

Executive Scancard Systems

Ken J. — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:07:37 -0400

The Internet Archive Wayback Machine suggests that the web page for Executive Gallery, the supplier for Executive Scancard Systems, disappeared around mid-2008. Pity; the system worked well for me when I had the discipline to stick to it.

Looks like my choices are either: make my own cards with a paper cutter (ugh), or switch to a Levenger system which uses 3x5 cards.

Actually the ideal choice would be to go online with a package like Thinking Rock. But the computer is what I am manipulating to get the job done; I need an out-of-computer system for planning/managing.

ScanCard (TM)

Porter — Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:00:52 -0400

The ScanCard system was a paper-based system first available in 1989. The supplier's number from the binder which I still have was 1-800-848-2618.

Executive ScanCard(tm) System

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:02:32 -0400

They're gone. Website is changed to the owner's band.
Really needed a new binder -- still have tons of cards (even the printable versions).

If you ever come across the binders, please let me know!!

Picture of Executive ScanCard System

Alice_Espanola — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:01:16 -0400

The link below at google books shows an advertisement from 1985 "Changing Times"

Link

[link by ygor]

Have a CardScan Scan?

VentiDarkRoast — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:21:37 -0400

@Junebugdelta - Did you happen to have a scanned copy of your father's cards that you could make available here? I would just be interested in seeing some pieces of that system. Sounds like there would be limited copyright issues, if the Card Scan folks are truly out of business.

Either way, thanks for sharing your comments (love to hear those stories) -- and welcome aboard DIYPlanner.

-VDR

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Binder insert to view multiple index cards at a time

Mon, 3 Apr 2006 17:38:19 -0400

I used to have a paper-based project management system that included 3-ring binder inserts that had multiple slots on each side, allowing me to view 20 or so cards at a time:

Does anybody recall such a system and/or know if such a card organizer is available today?

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