Steve Rubel at Micropersuasion has come up with this handy collection of “MiniMe” Bookmarklets which load micro versions of sites in a small window you can keep next to your browser window. Therefore, you can keep things like Wikipedia, Google Reader, Digg and many others in a little browser window off to the side while you work on other things. Very cool idea.
Slow Burn Productions is putting up some great content, including beating me to the punch on an idea I have had in the cooker – “Pocket Moleskine vs. Levenger Shirt Pocket Briefcase“. You see, I have switched from using the Moleskine to using a Levenger Shirt Pocket Briefcase myself and it has been working great. I keep it in my back pocket and find it a much more convenient and at-the-ready capture tool. That is not the only reason for the switch though. It also stands as fact that my Moleskine 18 Month Planner was stolen along with other items in a recent break in so it would have been replaced anyway.
For those of you in the Twin Cities Area, I am going to do everything I can to make it to MinneBar ’07, a Barcamp happening on April 21st down in Lowertown in Saint Paul. There will be some great sessions and demos. Looks like a good time. Be there or be opposingly right angled.
(Update – I give a more detailed review of the Levenger SPB in the comments.)
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Patrick,
I have been considering the Pocket Briefcase for quite some time (and now perhaps that new one that looks like a reporter’s notebook). The price always turned me off and I got a lookalike at Staples for $8. Unfortunately, it is quite flimsy and when in your hand actually curves the index hard. I would be interested to know how stiff the Levenger model is. Does it feel of high quality?
Lastly, how does it fit in your back pocket? Can you sit with it in?
Thanks much,
Matt
The Levenger ones rock. Sure they are expensive but the quality is outstanding and helps to justify the cost. I have a model made out of ballistic nylon and leather that is no longer produced. I find it to be very ridged for writing while in the hand even though mine is not full leather. Another thing is that I keep a few (5-10) extra cards in the center pocket. Not only to refill when the top one runs out but it also helps to keep it a little more rigid. Still, even with the excellent rigidity I find it comfortable in my back pocket and a sit a lot during the day.
I have actually had this one for a while and it has always been a part of my GTD system. Up until a couple of months ago I used it mainly for “quick lists” like grocery lists and such. I then found it to be used more and more for a capture device as I seemed to always have it with me in my back pocket. It is easy to take it out at meetings for capture and to drop the index card into my inbox for processing.
I should also note that I am using the Levenger 3×5 cards as well. Yes they are also expensive but, once again, the price is justified. They are thicker and brighter than any index card I have found on the market. It is like the difference between, well, writing on a Moleskine and writing on a 50 cent Mead notebook.
Could not recommend these products more highly.
Hope this helps.
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