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Available in UK

reepicheep — Thu, 5 Jan 2012 08:47:53 -0500

Last time someone mentioned this Staples' range it wasn't available in the UK. I asked their local operation an they said there was no intention of bringing it over here. Well it seems they have had a change of mind because their web site is now showing elements of the range as available. (I happened to be visiting a client earlier today whose offices are close to a Staples shop but there were no Arc items for sale.) Available in A4 and A5 size covers with paper.

As to the "cons" being punch your own paper is that really a con? Those of us with Rollabind punches do this all the time anyway. Buying pre-punched paper from Staples is a con.

replaced

ygor — Tue, 3 Jan 2012 23:29:56 -0500

http://www.diyplanner.com/node/6210
One Page per Day - Daily Journal template
But the old templates are in the Creativity document.
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"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson) ***

moved/consolidated

jonglass — Tue, 3 Jan 2012 05:56:39 -0500

If you visit the templates/Official templates/Classic-A5 add-ons, you will find this text:

If you've noticed a form here in the past that has disappeared, it's probably been finalised and included in an official release, so head on over to D*I*Y Planner 3.0 Classic/A5 Edition to get the latest version of all those templates.

I haven't double-checked, but I believe that the journaling pages are now included in the DIYP 3.0 main template pdfs. That's where you will find these pages. Try this link: Classic/A5 Templates HTH

-Jon

Me too! and it has been

deemoo — Tue, 3 Jan 2012 04:54:06 -0500

Me too! and it has been three years since the last post :)

I find this site invaluable for creating my first personal planner :D

I agree with your 6/10

hjfutch — Mon, 2 Jan 2012 12:00:12 -0500

I agree with your 6/10 rating on the overall quality of the notebook. However, I was lucky enough to get in on the clearance at Waldenbooks closing sale. I purchased 50 of the pocket sized notebooks in various configurations for $1.00 each. I think I'll probably have enough notebooks to last the few remaining years of my life. My only real "con" is that my Levenger cobalt ink tends to bleed slightly through the page .

Arc from Staples

dougnkat — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:52:55 -0500

I agree 100% with your comments about the Arc from Staples. It is easy to use, pricing will fit my pocket book, and Staples is everywhere especially the internet. I personall went with the Jr size in the leather. I am even able to use my left over Rolo paper in it. The pages are an 1/8th of an inch shorter both on the top and the bottom, however they fit nicely. I have transerfered just about all my personal daily and financals to it and will soon transfer my school notes to it. It fits in my purse and I can easily retreive my gas card from the front of the book without having to withdraw it from my purse. If there was a wallet accessory I would be able to leave my current wallet at home. Maybe I will work something up.

Incredibly affordable

JabberWokky — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:18:31 -0500

The ease of finding the Arc system versus the amount of discussion is simply because it is new. Staples has really set a new standard for price and quality with the Arc line, which appears to be true across all of their affordable but higher quality "M" branding. I have the Circa punch, which was (if I remember right) around $80. The Staples one is $35 and has a lever action making it superior in daily use, although the beefy steel of the Circa punch still has a "can survive the apocalypse" feel.

The letter size leather covers for Circa are $100, while I picked up a nice, wonderful smelling set at Staples for a mere $20. It was wonderful: I moved over everything from my plastic cover and replaced the discs for larger ones (which ran a couple dollars). I am now tracking my publication schedule for 2012 in a binder that appeals to the senses and costs less than the plastic one from Levenger.

I carry a Moleskine daily journal for quickly jotting thoughts in a chronological stream. My disc notebooks (I use two) are my compiled project notes and status. They compliment each other nicely.

Loose Elastic

jordanjm — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:04:37 -0500

I find that the elastic is still strong enough to hold the book together. I do find that it slips off the book more than I would like.

Elastic and extra contents

Katrina — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:22:11 -0500

Good review!

Is the elastic very loose? Would it be good for holding the journal shut if it had loose papers etc kept inside it?

circa notebook evaluations and comments

ragman — Sun, 29 May 2011 22:31:25 -0400

Hi; It has been long time since I tried to use rings cut out of copper pipe. I thought it worked but found the rings did not fill in the mushroom shaped circa holed and were not effective.

I use a lot of steno note books. Tried to make one with circa rings but the 5 rings I used did not stand up the rough use a steno takes. The pages tend to come out with 24# paper. I went to card stock but 80 pages make a thick steno and it is also heavy.
If you make the notebook so it opens like a book and takes 8 rings for a 8.5x5.5 inch notebook the pages stay in fairly well with 24# paper but it is no longer steno type. When this note book is filled I punch round holes in the pages put it together with split rings for storage make a new circa notebook with the old rings. The notebook with split rings is not as bulky as with circa rings.

I do make a 3x5 notebook with 24# paper with 5 rings on the side that I carry and use all the time. It is like a timex watch takes a beating and keeps ticking.

I have a second 3x5 that I have info off my old pda and do not have to charge batteries. Did that when my old pda would not run on my new computer.

Might make certain tasks more bearable...

Milja — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:47:51 -0400

Hmm... I think I just realized how to make the long-undone photo-organizing (old paper photos, of course!) a lot easier!

- customizing Filofax Personal -

Using Excel for the TimeLine

Schollert — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:00:08 -0500

I have been looking for a way to "document my past" as well. I recently stumbled upon my archive of paper calendars dating back to 1988. THAT is great fun going through!
Now I want to have that information in a more "workable" format. Some place I can easily look up events etc.

I finally decided on an Excel setup. One workbook for all timelines, one sheet for each year and - for now - brief notifications of events in the cells.
Days (1-31) are entered in column A, ascending. Months are in row one populating 12 columns (B-M).

I believe I will need to add extra sheets for special comments and use Excels Hyperlink formula to jump from a dated cell to a comment.
This will be a work in progress and a lot of decisions will have to be made as I go, but I am very curious as to how it is going to turn out. It may as well be a never-ending work as the setup will constantly be changing.

I have considered using MindManager as well but I like what I can do in Excel - for now.

I will be using some of the categories from the PDFs above as well as they trigger other thoughst. (Question: what would you put in the Life Span category?)

A word of "caution"; diving into old calendar entries trigger a lot of different memories! Quite a ride! :-)

/Mich

Personal Timeline Template

Patty G — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:46:49 -0500

Hi I need help creating and finding the right template for a personal time line assignment I have. Any suggestions????????????

thank you

raquel — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:27:46 -0500

thats wonderful. I just started cleaning out old mail and things from my last job including catalogs. I have no idea why i didn't think of this its brilliant! thank you again.

first photo

Erica Portelli — Tue, 2 Nov 2010 08:02:35 -0400

hi there, I tried to correct the credits when this article first appeared but the comment didn't appear, have just come across this page again and wanted to let you know that the first photo is mine not Emmy Schoonbeek. The book was the result of a page swap with friends and the cover was made by one of the ladies in the swap. I'm pleased that you liked it enough to illustrate your article but would appreciate the right credit. thanks

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