At Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:09:27 +0900,
Torsten Wagner wrote:
> However, not all my work is just in front of a computer. And the world
[...]
> My question is now. What would be the best way to combine the
> moleskine and org-mode ? Does someone have experience with a paper
[...]
> Any ideas and experience would be welcome.
In the "olden days" (as my son says), I used to run a mixed system
(well beore org-mode days, mind you). The best working scenario for
me was the following:
- every Sunday, I would go through my paper diary, a Filofax (tm), and
transfer any new/changed items to my electronic version.
- I would then print off the next month's calendar in "week per two
pages" form compatible my Filofax.
- during the week, I would tend to work only on paper if I wasn't at
my desk but, even at the desk, I would update both paper and
computer simultaneously with new/changed entries. Any such entries
would be "ticked" on the paper so that I knew that I had already
incorporated them into the computer version.
Eventually, I gave up and bought a Psion 3 (the original incarnation,
then a 3a and finally a 3mx) which I carried with me all the time! My
3mx died early this century and I have been struggling ever since.
The Psion was absolutely fantastic, an example of engineering (both
hardware and software) at its best!
I now have org-mode which is fantastic in terms of the software end
(and in many ways is reminiscent of the Psion) but the hardware end is
lagging [1]. I now use a combination of systems: desktop PCs at work
and home, netbook (Asus EEE) on the move with a Nokia internet tablet
(N810) for those times when the netbook is too inconvenient
(e.g. impromptu lunchtime meetings). Everything is synchronised using
git.
This all works well enough but I still would like a single pocketable
computer that I could use in all scenarios. The Nokia's keyboard and
screen are just a little too small, especially the keyboard. I am
hopeful that a more usable system will come out this year as many
mobile internet devices [MID] and ultra-mobile PCs (UMPC) were
announced last year. The UMID &co. look promising. Maybe the
Pandora! Possibly one of the Android phones but probably not.
I won't get an iPhone as I don't like the proprietary nature of the
software [2]. I want Linux or equivalent with org-mode!
HTH,
eric
Footnotes:
[1] and this is *not* Carsten's fault ;-)
[2] yes, the Psion ran proprietary software as well but, partly
because of being orphaned by them, I no longer am willing to end
up beholden to a single company's system!
