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Still looking for help?

PirateFoxy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:53:44 -0500

I'm not sure how much I could come up with to write about since I don't have bottomless pockets for buying products to review, but I do have rather a lot of spare time at the moment, and this site has been very helpful to me in putting together various planning solutions over the years, so I'd be willing to take a crack at helping produce some content for the site.

It would be nice to have someone to brainstorm some ideas with, though, as while I could certainly write up what I use now, it'd be really stretching that to make it last more than an article or two. :)

Week numbers

TechnicalGuru — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:28:04 -0500

You are right, the current implementation does work only for weeks starting on Monday. However, there are definitions (as implemented in Java's GregorianCalendar) that resolve the issue properly.

Also: my implementation just uses week numbers as delivered by Qt. I assume that they are correct. If not, Qt has an issue there. Perhaps it is sufficient to configure Qt class properly (if required at all).

I will consider this feature request

ygor — Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:14:55 -0500

If you are willing to do some command-line Java commands, I can walk you through using a package called Multivalent to create the layout.
Contact me directly by clicking on my user-name and then on the tab labelled "Contact"
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Two days per page

JT101 — Sun, 8 Jan 2012 13:53:04 -0500

Hi Ygor

Fantastic piece of software. I scoured the internet for ages, and there is nothing like it out there. Thanks so much

My personal request would be to be to have two days per page in "Dated Journal - Plain" in the next revision.

Ultimately I am trying to print four x A6 simple diary dated pages, with lines seperating the four so I can cut them out of an A4 sheet if that makes sense. I'm sure that requires a lot more work to program, but if that's a possibility I'd be grateful

I would be willing to try it myself, but not sure how you edit the source code.

Drupal

zenphp — Sat, 7 Jan 2012 13:33:30 -0500

I'm a Drupal developer who would like to help you get this site up to date.

I'm a little tight on time in my schedule for a bit, but if you haven't had any other offers by the beginning of March, touch base with me and we can work something out.

Regards!

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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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

Happy New Year

magentalizarin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:56:35 -0500

I still visit this site and love the user submitted forms as well as the original system. I have also enjoyed the articles over the years as they have introduced me to other ideas and things to try. I would hate for it to disappear. Much as I try to go digital, I cannot get over using paper to do my planning. Even when working at the computer I jot notes down in a notebook to refer back to later. With paper, I don't worry about having a power source or a charged battery or wifi. I just cannot give up paper no matter how hard some of my friends tease me about it not going totally digital. I hope to see the site continue and blossom again.

I still have a problem with week numbers

ygor — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:30:59 -0500

http://www.diyplanner.com/node/6210#comment-582634

Week numbers (ISO 8601) and Weeks-Not-Starting-On-Monday do not mix properly IMHO
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Calendars 2012 with week numbers

TechnicalGuru — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:46:04 -0500

Hi, again I prepared the DIY templates with week numbers for download at: http://techblog.ralph-schuster.eu/2011/12/27/diy-calendars-2.... The site also contains the modified source code so you can build your own Dynamic Templates executable to produce adjusted templates.

Thought you might wanna know... :)

Thanks to Ygor for keeping this up.

Ralph

still alive!

supenguin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:37:41 -0500

Doug,
Glad to hear you're still alive and want to see new life breathed into the site. One thing that catches my attention is it seems like many of the people commenting on this post have been around for a while (almost 5 1/2 years for me!) so it would be really interesting doing a serious of mini-articles from long-time members hearing about what they are doing now for their productivity planner systems.

This seems especially timely with the new year rolling around. Short version of my system right now: Levenger Circa Master Zip Folio notebook with a kind of mashup of Staples Arc Calendar pages, Levenger Dividers, Address Book pages, and zip pockets, and Rollabind refill pages. I also have an iPod Touch with TaskPaper for todo list and MacJournal for notes. I always seem to mess around with different apps and systems but I do keep coming back to some combo of Levenger/Rollabind and whatever is the simplest set of apps for iOS and MacOS/X that serve my needs.

Unrelated note - if you want to look at getting Drupal updated on this site, I've run into a couple Drupal developers on the Fountain Pen Network. I'll have to see if they are still around and if they'd be willing to help. Unfortunately I'm lacking Drupal experience and time to be of much help.

-Kenny

Thank you for giving us an update. :)

Anne-Sophie — Sun, 4 Dec 2011 04:10:19 -0500

Doug, the site layout, colors and setup are perfect.

Many older sites are dated and newer ones are too "blogish", yours is really great, there is no need to change anything.

I believe most people can relate to your situation, life evolves and responsibilities grow.

I second everything you said about Ygor, he is truly wonderful and the force behind this website.

I really love this site and have written about organizing/planning systems and stationery items. However, no matter how hard I have tried to be cool and objective, I can't. I have strong likes and dislikes when it comes to the subject at hand.

Following Ygor suggestion, I wrote the Avery binder dividers revue, I hope the long and opinionated post was written in a manner compatible with the site.
I would love to write more reviews of organizing/planning items and methods. :)

Ideas

dougj — Fri, 2 Dec 2011 19:24:32 -0500

Good ideas, all. We've had some challenges in the past when we tried "theme weeks" and the like, mostly because we were given to write longish articles instead of shorter, snappier ones, and there was a lot of pressure involved in trying to produce them.

That said, so much of our lives and our productivity is really tied to the calendar that it makes sense to address topics in that way. We just have to remove the stress of trying to create the next epic post. ;-)

all my best,
dj

Wonderful to hear from you

Katrina — Thu, 1 Dec 2011 21:25:35 -0500

Hi Doug,

It's wonderful to hear from you. What a challenging time you've had!

My cousin has a severely autistic child. I've seen that, although they have some difficult and tiring days, the pleasure and contentment they receive on the good days is so strong that it's beautiful in its own way.

Some ideas about the site ... hmmm...

How about something simple to make the articles section a little more active. What about a monthly topic posted as an article, that encourages longish replies and may find some reviewers etc in the process?

I'm sure that some of us here would be very happy to brainstorm some ideas for posting through the year, and come up with topics and some words for the next six months or so.

Here's an example for December...

"It's December - time to renew your planner for the New Year."
2012 is fast approaching and it's that time that most planners review their system and set it up for the New Year. We have tools to help you with this < lots of links here >

Calling all DIY Planners, give some hints on what you are doing now
- What changes will you make to your system or is it perfect now?
- What tips to you have for new planners about their systems?
- What changes did you make in the past that you wouldn't do again?

cheers
Katrina

P.S. DIYers please don't answer these questions now. If Doug likes the idea you can answer them on the article. ;)

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