Anyone still use a Filofax?
Jan 24th, 2009 by Carl
The first Filofax was sold in 1921. A Filofax was once the must-have accessory for the young and upwardly mobile in the Eighties but today, some might even wonder what a Filofax is…
I used to love my Filofax. I moved to PDAs some time ago with the Palm Pilot III, to Palm Tungsten-T, to Windows Mobile based HP iPAQ and now to Apple iPhone.
I’m never on the move without my 3000+ contacts, my wireless Internet access, my 7+ days of music and so much more.
I still have my twenty-year old Filofax but have to admit it’s been ages I did not buy any refill. My Filofax now looks so useless, does anyone still use a Filofax?
Oh yes… wouldn’t be without mine.
I hope you won’t mind my comment: I stumble on your blog googling about Filofax
I probably went trough everything digital (palm, psion, PocketPC, smartphone, iPhone,…). Always came back to my trusty, sturdy, easy (as in “nothing as intuitive &/or as fast as pen & paper”), crash free and no-battery-required Filofax for calendars and projects planning.
Contacts are in the iPhone, since I often need to mail or phone them
As far as I am concerned, the only digital gizmo that can compare to a Filofax is a Psion.
True, I forgot about the Psion. They used to build some remarkable devices and their philosophy can be seen as still been carried on with the survival os Symbian…
Yes, just switched back from Palm to Filofax.
Hi Johannes,
That’s uncommon… While I often would be glad to switch back to Filofax, I immediately see the drawbacks, mainly in terms of updating and backup of my agenda and contact list.
Uncommon? Maybe…
But here’s someone else who switched from Palm to Filofax:
http://organisedlife.com/article/14/why-a-filofax
What I see as the main advantage: Writing is faster on paper than on electronic devices without real keyboard.
Exactly. Plus it doesn’t need to be charged that often (sorry, in French)
How do you store old filofax sheets? Is there anywhere to get a simple ringbinder for this purpose? The official filofax storage binder is quite expensive. It would be nice to have a reference if I suddenly have to check what happened ten years ago etc.
Hi Jørgen,
I have to admit that my old Filofax sheets are stored either in shoe boxes or, worse, just as is in my desk’s drawers as so many other stuff. My Filofax sheets go back to 1991… Sad to say but I almost never go back to them except by chance.
Hi guys, my name is Tom, im 14, i run a successful business converting photos, videos, slides and negatives to DVD, email or prints. I recently bought a Filofax Identity (Personal Size) to keep the business organized, i too own an iPhone 3G and find it invaluable but still prefer pen and paper. If anyone has any tips on how to properly organize a filofax (e.g proper use of pages, indexers etc) please let me know, also any suggestions on how to keep my business organized on my iPhone and also some pros / cons of paper and digital would be very much appreciated.
Thanks Very Much in advance,
Tom Adams
tomadamscc@hotmail.co.uk
Hi guys
I am a 50+ grandfather still working in the administrative area and also active in community works. Need to balance time for family, works and my community works. Now using iPAQ for contacts and to access e-mails and internet. but still rely solely on my A5 filo for time planning, projects follow-ups and for quick recording of notes (my iPAQ slow to do this).
The other plus about filo is that I could keep receipts, cheques, etc important piece of paper…..
I do. I wouldn’t be caught without it. I’ve tried many, many PDAs and “Smart Phones” with little success. Among those: Apple Newton, Palm Pilot, several Handspring devices, Palm Treo, General Magic DataRover, RIM BlackBerry..
Need to enter an appointment? How about a phone number while in a crowded restaurant / busy establishment. Wait. Turn on. Select App. Select field. Key in using tiny keyboard or stylus. Select field. Key in phone no…. repeat…
Ugh, was just a pain. That said, I do use my phone’s built-in address book as I find it much quicker for on-the-go dialing.