My productivity tools
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Leitz 43 Folders (LEI5844)
I use this Leitz folder as a tickler file. When I have an appointment on a certain day that has a paper invitation, badge, slip or note that I have to bring to that appointment, I place it in the appropriate day in the file. (The 1,2,3 tabs are for the days of the current month only, the I, II, III tabs are for future months.) It is a very good solution to the “where do I place the cinema tickets for next week?” problem.
Palm Treo 680
The applications I frequently use on this smart phone, besides the built-in apps, are:
- Life Balance, in my opinion the best todo application there is.
- Note Studio, that I use as my personal wiki.
- eWallet to store passwords.
Cross Ion gel pen
This is a small pen that extends to something you can use to write with. Although the pen has a rather sharp edge close to where your middle finger goes, it writes very well. Because you can carry the pen in your pocket (or on a key cord around your neck) everywhere you go, you’re never without writing tool, which is nice. Pigpog has written a review about the pen, that was a bit of a hype in 2005. Nowadays, Cross sells the Toffee pen which is also pocket size. It is not a gel pen, more expensive but made of metal with a leather coating.
Hardcover paper notebook
This is just a brandless hardcover lined notebook, I use when writing on my Treo is not fast enough. The scribbles in the notebook are transfered to the Palm later on, either with the little keyboard or on a PC.