Analog / Digital
Wavy weeks
Submitted by richandjess on Tue, 2010-02-23 02:56.Month- or year-at-a-glance with days of the week following a sinusoidal curve. March-December 2010 on 12" square scrapbook-sized paper.
Created these pages to track baby milestones for a scrapbook but thought others might be interested in the "wavy weeks" (inspired by W. Bradford Paley's 2007 planner: http://wbpaley.com/brad/index.htm).
You can generate your own "wavy weeks" string using the linked Google spreadsheet (just change the dates in the first worksheet). Or make your own spreadsheet with dates in the first column and fill the second column with this formula: =CONCATENATE(REPT(" ",(3-ABS(WEEKDAY(A1)-4))*2),(DAY(A1)))
Pretty Floral Week at a Glance
Submitted by booksrosesandtea on Mon, 2010-02-01 02:28.These are 2 slightly different spreads of a week at a glance, with a purplish floral embellishment. The days of the week go vertically down, with columns across the pages for different things.
There are boxes on each day to write in the dates. I am not sure how to make this into a form that others could type text w/ nice fonts into.
The first form has the columns labeled as such: 1) To Do This Week; 2) Appointments; 3) To Each Day; 4) Lunch & Dinner Plans; 5) Health Log; and 6) Accomplishments!
The second form has no labels for the columns except for the first one on the very left: To Do This Week.
This is made to print landscape on 8-1/2 x 11 paper (be sure to print the same image on both sides of paper, making sure the 'top' is facing the same direction), and then to cut in half to 'Classic Size' before 3-hole punching or comb-binding.
This is what I am using now, and it has been very useful so far. :)
Agenda Semanal 2010 en español - 2010 Spanish Weekly Calendar
Submitted by Ordoaldo on Sun, 2010-01-17 17:13.Agenda semanal tamaño A4.
A4 Spanish Weekly Calendar.
Hice esta agenda semanal tomando prestado el modelo ya publicado en este sitio. Es fácilmente traducible a otros idiomas mediante "buscar y reemplazar". Yo la imprimí en doble faz y la mandé a anillar junto con otros formularios. Un detalle: los días de la semana no tienen el número correspondiente (por ejemplo "lunes 4 de enero") Era demasiado trabajo hacerlo en la computadora, así que opté por escribir los números a mano (es más divertido). En otro post pondré los formularios que hice y las carátulas para que puedas aprovecharlos.
I made this calendar borrowing a popular model from this site. It's in Spanish but it should be easily translated by "search and replace". You can print it in double side and ring-bound it with other forms to made a good planner. Just a detail: the week days don't have the number, it was a lot of work doing it with the computer so I preferred to add it by hand (more fun). I'll post the other forms and the covers so you can use them too.
Weekly Calendar 2up dynamic
Submitted by amberhome on Mon, 2010-01-11 07:04.I've written a small program to create a Weekly 2up calendar.
Should work for all paper sizes.
Just select start and end dates (the program always uses the whole week), set the papersize and margins to your needs and print it out.
[ADMIN NOTE]: This software is DonationWare
A Review of the Pomodoro Technique
Submitted by innowen on Wed, 2009-12-16 22:58.My friend, Colin, started using the Pomodoro Technique a month ago. Today he wrote about his experiences (so far) with this timed productivity method.
It has been one month as of today that I started using the Pomodoro Technique at work in an attempt to increase my productivity. I think that after a month of use I can provide an evaluation of the technique; what I find good about it along with some of the negative sides. While I think that using pomodoros has increased my productivity overall, there are still some gaps that I have yet to discover ways of filling.
Go visit his blog to read his lengthy review of how the Pomodoro Technique fits into his life. Perhaps it might inspire you to give it a whirl and boost your productivity?
A Spreadsheet Month
Submitted by ygor on Tue, 2009-12-15 16:55.Here is a quick and dirty Open Office Calc document with two sheets (one for First Day of the Week is Monday, one for Sunday)
I tinkered this up while playing with the two Chaos spreadsheets and though it worth sharing.
Just change the month and/or year at the top of the sheet and it will show the month you want. Leave the day in that cell at "1" or it will mess up the dates.
Print it out on whatever size paper you desire.
FiloFax - Page Creator
Submitted by Schollert on Sun, 2009-10-11 10:24.This is a template-template I use for creating new forms for my FiloFax Personal.
This file consists of the template-template and of three different pages (a folding page with three pages, a left page and a right page).
After having sketched a new form - inspired by need, by this site or by what I have seen others use - I start creating the new form in my template-template (TT).
Everything needed is copied to and adjusted on the blue page template. When I am satisfied that setup is grouped and copied to e.g. the left page template.
I make three copies here and adjust the grouped objects to match the measurements given at the top of the page. That way they fit exactly on a standard page.
I ungroup, delete the blue pages and delete the rectangles that show where the holes are to be punched.
I do the same for the right page.
Then it is just a matter of printing on both sides of the paper, cutting and punching.
Please note - these TT's are adjusted to fit A4 and my Canon IP 4200 printer. It should be no problem re-aligning all the pages.
I have used this approach to create all of my templates - and I can create those in a matter of minutes.
Feel free to comment or ask if you are in doubt of anything.
Month calendar
Submitted by austerlitz on Wed, 2009-10-07 04:01.A simple month calendar template inspired by filofax 'month on two pages'. Can be customized for any paper size while prepared for A5 format.
Automatically places weekdays in their place, highlights weekends, may be prepared for any month in one step.
To get a template for a certain month, just enter any date of a needed month in B1 cell in 'a5' and 'small' sheets or in U1 on 'a5_2up' sheet. ('Small' sheet is just for the month to be copypasted into any other odg/ods template)
The template will produce big requested month calendar with previous and next months in small boxes, with weekends and current date highlited.
Highlights are easily customized via styles (cal_* set of styles). Language can be set via locale setting and cell format.
Comments and suggestions are welcome. Enjoy your month!
New Product Temptation: Notepods
Submitted by innowen on Fri, 2009-09-25 19:32.
My friend and forum member, David Solot, just tossed this tasty tidbit over to me: Notepods. Apparently, these notepads feature a design that is "reminiscent of a popular smart phone."
The front of each sheet has a 52mm by 77mm area of blank space that's perfect for doodling. The back has a light 6mm grid rule that seems great for engineering new product designs. A three-pack of these pads costs $17.95 USD; shipping from Australia.
Has anyone purchased a set yet? I'd love to know what everyone thinks.
(Image taken from the Notepod site.)
