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Damn You, Art School and Procreate (it’ll make sense when you read the whole article)
Damn You, Art Schoolis a web site organized by art school disciplines like architecture, fashion,…
On the topic of pencils…
I went down the pencil rabbit-hole yesterday and found a few interesting tidbits:
A sneak peek of…
Evernote + Moleskine Smart Notebooks
I’m sure this isn’t the first time you’ve heard about the recent union between Moleskine and Evernote but I thought I’d go ahead and include info here for those who might not have heard the news.
Moleskine announced an Evernote-specific “smart” notebook last week at the Evernote Trunk Conference. The book includes stickers that, when scanned or photographed and stored on Evernote, will automatically help to tag your page. The embossed covers are really pretty and the grids and/or lines on the page are actually dots to help correct the skew when taking digital snapshots of your pages though I’ll have to see it to believe it.
The 3.5x5.5” size can be pre-ordered for $24.95 and the 5x8.25” is $29.95.
More details can be found at Design Taxi.
UPDATE: Our sponsor, Notemaker in Australia will also be stocking the Evernote X Moleskine Smart Notebook. You can pre-order now for delivery the first week of October. Their prices are $29.95AUD for the pocket-sized and $39.95AUD for the larger size. Don’t forget to use the discount code WELLAPPDESK at checkout to receive a 10% discount.
Need Advice on News and Digital Detritus
I’ve had a couple questions floating around in my organizationally-obsessed head and I was hoping you fine readers might have some input.
- What is your favorite way to get your news? I’m talking weather, politics, big news — not just RSS feeds from Gizmodo and the Pen Addict.
- How do you collect and track online tidbits — articles to read, review or remember for later? Do you use Readability, Delicious, Pocket or something else entirely? Do you use different services for personal content and business? Do you use the same app to track to-dos, projects and other digital detritus?
I’d prefer a service that can be accessed via web-based/cloud AND iPhone for both news and article/tidbit collecting.
Please leave your recommendations in the comments here. I’d really appreciate any input as I’ve floated from one option to another without finding one I’ve been really happy using.
Link Love
Pens and Ink:
- How wide is a BB nib comparison (via Lady Dandelion)
- A First-timers View of a Pen Show (via No Pen Intended)
Paper:
- Find out all about Sketchnoting, a notetaking technique coined by Mike Rohde (via Rohdesign)
- Journlet art-quality refills for Midori Traveler and Pelle Journals (via Observe Closely)
- Unruled composition notebooks for $1.95 (via Gramco School Supplies)
- Binders for back-to-school (via Green Room)
- Planner Hack DIY (via Planner Hack)
Pencils:
Digital Life:
- Castegram: make your own iPhone case with your Instagram photos (via Castegram)
- Day One: a personal digital journaling app for iOS and Mac (via Day One App)
- iPad writing app showdown (via ArsTechnica)
- Silencer App for Mac (via Lifehacker)
- Get prints of your iPhone or Android photos, even square Instagram images with Postal Pix app (via Postal Pix)
Do It Tomorrow is a simple app available through the web for free or as an app for iPhone (free), Android (free) or iPad ($4.99). The look of the app is distinctively notebook-y which is what first attracted my attention. You can add a to-do item and then shoot over to tomorrow if you can’t get it done today. And that’s about it.
The iPad app will sync with iPhone and web allowing your simple 2-day-at-a-time planning to go with you wherever. While its limited functionality does not allow for long term planning, it can help keep track of just those things you need to do today. Of course, a pocket notebook will do the same thing.
Dandy Wallpaper
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Safety Week: SuperDuper Back-Up
For serious back-up and data recovery, I recommend SuperDuper!. It has actually saved my bacon in the past so I can say with certainty that it works. In layman’s terms, SuperDuper! quickly and easily creates back-ups and clones of your hard drive in case of emergency. This is not Time Machine, that stores iterations of files and versions but a straight-up back-up of your data, home folder or clone of your drive. SuperDuper! does claim it is a perfect complement to Time Machine though.
I had not yet gotten around to installing the most recent version of SuperDuper! on my laptop before it got stolen last week so trust me when I say $27.95 is a small price to pay for the lost work-hours, family photos and treasured memories.
Update: SuperDuper! is free for the basic version. The $27.95 price tag is for the upgraded version that provides scheduling and smart back-up options. So, download the free version and try it out. You’ll be glad you did.
(via SuperDuper!)
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