Comments on: 5 Low Tech Things That Make My Life Easier http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Contest - Concealed Powerstrip Giveaway at Productivity501 http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/comment-page-1/#comment-10669 Contest - Concealed Powerstrip Giveaway at Productivity501 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:47:29 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/#comment-10669 [...] previously wrote about the Belkin Concealed Powerstrip.  With 10 outlets, wire routing, and a cover to keep [...] [...] previously wrote about the Belkin Concealed Powerstrip.  With 10 outlets, wire routing, and a cover to keep [...]

]]> By: Cody http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/comment-page-1/#comment-4345 Cody Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:06:27 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/#comment-4345 As far as pens, the G2 is nice, but I fel the Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine beats it with a cleaner line, nicer tip, and quicker drying ink. Also fairly cheap. http://www.amazon.com/Corporation-America-Precise-Rollerball-PIL35334/dp/B000EFN7H4/ref=sr_1_1/103-5059842-5988629?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1188130255&sr=1-1 As far as pens, the G2 is nice, but I fel the Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine beats it with a cleaner line, nicer tip, and quicker drying ink. Also fairly cheap.

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]]> By: Karen http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/comment-page-1/#comment-4186 Karen Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:06:36 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/#comment-4186 My favourite low-tech item which makes my life easier, but which is probably contradictory to your paperless office passion (as is a STAPLER!), is my "Carry Forward". It's a terrible name for a great idea. It's an accordian book with 31 tabs - one for each day of the month. When I have an item, document, report, whatever that I have finished with today but needs to be followed up on at a later point- I put it in the tab for the date that I want to do that. For instance, if I have made a call to a supplier/customer on Aug 1 and I want to follow it up two weeks later, I put the relevant documents & any notes made during the first call in the book on 14. This way, I don't have a load of papers which I'm not immediately using laying around on my desk. Every morning, the first thing I do is check the Carry Forward to see what need to be followed-up on today. Very convenient & useful. Perhaps someone could invent a virtual "carry forward" that would link to the scanned documents you want to follow-up on in your paperless office? My favourite low-tech item which makes my life easier, but which is probably contradictory to your paperless office passion (as is a STAPLER!), is my “Carry Forward”. It’s a terrible name for a great idea. It’s an accordian book with 31 tabs – one for each day of the month. When I have an item, document, report, whatever that I have finished with today but needs to be followed up on at a later point- I put it in the tab for the date that I want to do that. For instance, if I have made a call to a supplier/customer on Aug 1 and I want to follow it up two weeks later, I put the relevant documents & any notes made during the first call in the book on 14. This way, I don’t have a load of papers which I’m not immediately using laying around on my desk. Every morning, the first thing I do is check the Carry Forward to see what need to be followed-up on today. Very convenient & useful. Perhaps someone could invent a virtual “carry forward” that would link to the scanned documents you want to follow-up on in your paperless office?

]]> By: Terra Andersen http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/comment-page-1/#comment-4148 Terra Andersen Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:19:19 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/#comment-4148 I personally LOVE staplers. There is something SO empowering about stapling a bunch of already-organized papers together. Generally, I am stapling together my own work.. contracts.. articles..etc. It's happiness with every click. -Terra www.BetterForBusiness.com I personally LOVE staplers. There is something SO empowering about stapling a bunch of already-organized papers together. Generally, I am stapling together my own work.. contracts.. articles..etc. It’s happiness with every click.

-Terra
http://www.BetterForBusiness.com

]]> By: Andrea http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/comment-page-1/#comment-4138 Andrea Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:16:30 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/#comment-4138 An old fashioned wall calendar. I have a Palm PDA and use Google Calendar but still write every appointment and event down on a calendar at home in permanent ink so it's in front of me. At work I print out Google calendar and annotate as needed. The wall calendar gets more use than the PDA. I rarely go anywhere without a small paper notebook. I get anxious if I can't find it. It has reminders, grocery lists, appointments, ideas, the occasional daydream... you get the idea. I keep a pen in every purse. In the rare case that I don't have my notebook (and feel a void because of it) I can scrawl notes elsewhere. Now I want one of those covered surge protectors. An old fashioned wall calendar. I have a Palm PDA and use Google Calendar but still write every appointment and event down on a calendar at home in permanent ink so it’s in front of me. At work I print out Google calendar and annotate as needed. The wall calendar gets more use than the PDA.

I rarely go anywhere without a small paper notebook. I get anxious if I can’t find it. It has reminders, grocery lists, appointments, ideas, the occasional daydream… you get the idea.

I keep a pen in every purse. In the rare case that I don’t have my notebook (and feel a void because of it) I can scrawl notes elsewhere.

Now I want one of those covered surge protectors.

]]> By: Brian http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/comment-page-1/#comment-4065 Brian Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:10:47 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/5-low-tech-things-that-make-my-life-easier/337/#comment-4065 I like the Pilot G-2, but don't like clickable pens. The best capped pen I've found is, again, a Pilot - the Precise Grip. Clickable pens inevitably wind up open in my pocket. No such issue with the Precise Grip. Try it out! Now I wish there was a way to hack the clip so that it doesn't tear up the cover on my Moleskine. I have hacked the Moleskine with protective tape, but I'd prefer less worries about the clip itself, y'know? I like the Pilot G-2, but don’t like clickable pens. The best capped pen I’ve found is, again, a Pilot – the Precise Grip. Clickable pens inevitably wind up open in my pocket. No such issue with the Precise Grip. Try it out!

Now I wish there was a way to hack the clip so that it doesn’t tear up the cover on my Moleskine. I have hacked the Moleskine with protective tape, but I’d prefer less worries about the clip itself, y’know?

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