I just joined this group to obtain some ideas about how others use their Moleskine Notebooks. I had no idea what a Moleskine was until I saw one on Flickr. As someone who loves to write, it immediately captured my attention. I was very surprised that I had not heard of these before, especially since there were so many images of them on Flickr.
After viewing many of the photos, I then did a search and found where I could obtain them. I decided to buy direct and purchased six, as I have some OCD issues around my notebooks being "just so". Anyway I would enjoy hearing from others that may be in that same or similar position as I am where I've decided to give up the BlackBerry (or some other smart phone) , at least for now.
Interestingly, I loved the BlackBerry and it suited me perfectly. No complaints, except for my personal tendency to be addicted to it and in turn having a hard time putting it down. Another side effect, was that my handwriting was going away as I spend the majority of my work time on my ThinkPad laptop. I was only using a pen and paper for signatures on contracts and other documents. And even that is on the wane as more and more is being done electronically.
As a lover of fine mechanical devices like luxury perpetual hand made swiss watches, and fine pens, the analog way began to become a renewed attraction to me. And so it was only two days ago, that I put aside my beloved BlackBerry and brought out my newly acquired Moleskine. In turn I had also done quite a bit of research for "just the right pen". After reading many blogs and various other articles online I decided to try a pen called: Pilot G-TEC-C4. This comes in just one size: O.4. I ordered these from an pen shop in New York, the only place in the US where I could find them. I purchased a 12 pack of my two favorite colors, Black & Red. These perform quite nicely and as I had read they do indeed write very smoothly, without any bleeding through to the following page.
I look forward to this adventure and recovering my penmanship through daily writing once again.
Sorry for my bad english. I have here an Palm Treo 650, a Blackberry Pearl and my personal love the Moleskine. I hack the thing with Indexmarks for better findings and i use a Schwan Stabilo point 88 pen for writing. Ok why are the moleskine great or better then the Blackberry/Treo. Is allways the same, you make it personal and its the old style. Many things are now old style again. GSM Phones -> Motorola Motofone F3 is old style and i think the Nintendo WII is in his art the old style. I hope more things come... Its great to use paper again. Paper is a part of your childhood, you agree ?
On Jul 28, 8:18 pm, "mobile.leonard" <mobile.leon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just joined this group to obtain some ideas about how others use > their Moleskine Notebooks. I had no idea what a Moleskine was until I > saw one on Flickr. As someone who loves to write, it immediately > captured my attention. I was very surprised that I had not heard of > these before, especially since there were so many images of them on > Flickr.
> After viewing many of the photos, I then did a search and found where > I could obtain them. I decided to buy direct and purchased six, as I > have some OCD issues around my notebooks being "just so". Anyway I > would enjoy hearing from others that may be in that same or similar > position as I am where I've decided to give up the BlackBerry (or some > other smart phone) , at least for now.
> Interestingly, I loved the BlackBerry and it suited me perfectly. No > complaints, except for my personal tendency to be addicted to it and > in turn having a hard time putting it down. Another side effect, was > that my handwriting was going away as I spend the majority of my work > time on my ThinkPad laptop. I was only using a pen and paper for > signatures on contracts and other documents. And even that is on the > wane as more and more is being done electronically.
> As a lover of fine mechanical devices like luxury perpetual hand made > swiss watches, and fine pens, the analog way began to become a renewed > attraction to me. And so it was only two days ago, that I put aside my > beloved BlackBerry and brought out my newly acquired Moleskine. In > turn I had also done quite a bit of research for "just the right pen". > After reading many blogs and various other articles online I decided > to try a pen called: Pilot G-TEC-C4. This comes in just one size: O.4. > I ordered these from an pen shop in New York, the only place in the US > where I could find them. I purchased a 12 pack of my two favorite > colors, Black & Red. These perform quite nicely and as I had read they > do indeed write very smoothly, without any bleeding through to the > following page.
> I look forward to this adventure and recovering my penmanship through > daily writing once again.
That's interesting that a moleskine filled the void for a blackberry for you. With me it couldn't. I love paper for to-do lists and scheduling. But, my moleskine can't check my e-mail or make calls like my smartphone can.
I see the two as having very distinct purposes-- one for to do lists and distancing myself from the world (moleskine), and the other for connectivity (smartphone). It's handy to be connected via my smartphone, but it's nice to get 'away' with paper.The moleskine can never keep me connected, and doesn't fufill that purpose. But, it can help keep me organized and 'scheduled.' Actually, I write more than I schedule. I hate schedules, but maybe I'll reform.
I can relate to how addicting smartphones can be though. I bet ditching the blackberry saves you tons of time. After all, your boss can't e-mail you or call you on your molskine. ;)
Thanks for responding to my post, as I I'm actually wavering on this issue of BlackBerry vs Moleskine (or both BB & Moleskine) and welcome any and all feedback.
I agree with and share your views on what is for me, the fact that indeed they are two different devices. While they share a few commonalities they are indeed different enough to justify carrying one of each. I find that in my particular case 1) I love the work I do, therefore the BB is not a "nag". 2) Because I love what I do and I am very tech oriented, I find that I'm addicted to the BB and spend more time using it that I would like.
It's only been 4 days since I stopped using the BB and already I'm finding the impact is greater than anticipated. While I used the BB for many different purposes, the two most important are 1) managing my very dynamic and frequently changing schedule. 2) Enjoying the ability to immediately respond to my email. The combo of a BB and Outlook (and my ThinkPad Laptop) was / is perfect. Sync the two and immediately I have my schedule in hand. Then of course the convenience of email processing in real time goes without saying.
After trying unsuccessfully to find a balance, (too much time on the BB) I decided to try disconnecting from the BB and going back to a "regular cell phone" in my constant quest to find the highest and best use my time, along with a reasonable work / life balance. I have always enjoy pen and paper for writing and the convenience of being able to jot down a note which helps to maintain my handwriting and keeps that intrinsic feel alive.
I would be very interested in hearing more about how you have integrated the two in a fashion that works for you.
> That's interesting that a moleskine filled the void for a blackberry > for you. With me it couldn't. I love paper for to-do lists and > scheduling. But, my moleskine can't check my e-mail or make calls like > my smartphone can.
> I see the two as having very distinct purposes-- one for to do lists > and distancing myself from the world (moleskine), and the other for > connectivity (smartphone). > It's handy to be connected via my smartphone, but it's nice to get > 'away' with paper.The moleskine can never keep me connected, and > doesn't fufill that purpose. But, it can help keep me organized and > 'scheduled.' Actually, I write more than I schedule. I hate schedules, > but maybe I'll reform.
> I can relate to how addicting smartphones can be though. I bet > ditching the blackberry saves you tons of time. After all, your boss > can't e-mail you or call you on your molskine. ;)
In my experience there is a place for both. I use a Tapwave Zodiac for my To Do list, Scheduling and the like. Being able to assign a date to a To Do or being able to make quick easy changes to a quickly changing schedule is a life saver. But when it comes to time to be "not at work" my moleskine helps with that. I can turn the Palm off, turn the TV off, turn the Laptop off, etc . . . and use ink and paper to connect my thoughts back to myself. Often just the process of opening the notebook and writing allows me the freedom to solve the issues of the day just by clearing the mind a bit. Good luck in your endeavor to find balance! I might recommend www.diyplanner.com for further ideas/suggestions.
S
On Jul 31, 1:07 pm, Leonard <mobile.leon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for responding to my post, as I I'm actually wavering on this issue > of BlackBerry vs Moleskine (or both BB & Moleskine) and welcome any and all > feedback.
> I agree with and share your views on what is for me, the fact that indeed > they are two different devices. While they share a few commonalities they > are indeed different enough to justify carrying one of each. I find that in > my particular case 1) I love the work I do, therefore the BB is not a > "nag". 2) Because I love what I do and I am very tech oriented, I find that > I'm addicted to the BB and spend more time using it that I would like.
> It's only been 4 days since I stopped using the BB and already I'm finding > the impact is greater than anticipated. While I used the BB for many > different purposes, the two most important are 1) managing my very dynamic > and frequently changing schedule. 2) Enjoying the ability to immediately > respond to my email. The combo of a BB and Outlook (and my ThinkPad Laptop) > was / is perfect. Sync the two and immediately I have my schedule in hand. > Then of course the convenience of email processing in real time goes without > saying.
> After trying unsuccessfully to find a balance, (too much time on the BB) I > decided to try disconnecting from the BB and going back to a "regular cell > phone" in my constant quest to find the highest and best use my time, along > with a reasonable work / life balance. I have always enjoy pen and paper for > writing and the convenience of being able to jot down a note which helps to > maintain my handwriting and keeps that intrinsic feel alive.
> I would be very interested in hearing more about how you have integrated the > two in a fashion that works for you.
> > That's interesting that a moleskine filled the void for a blackberry > > for you. With me it couldn't. I love paper for to-do lists and > > scheduling. But, my moleskine can't check my e-mail or make calls like > > my smartphone can.
> > I see the two as having very distinct purposes-- one for to do lists > > and distancing myself from the world (moleskine), and the other for > > connectivity (smartphone). > > It's handy to be connected via my smartphone, but it's nice to get > > 'away' with paper.The moleskine can never keep me connected, and > > doesn't fufill that purpose. But, it can help keep me organized and > > 'scheduled.' Actually, I write more than I schedule. I hate schedules, > > but maybe I'll reform.
> > I can relate to how addicting smartphones can be though. I bet > > ditching the blackberry saves you tons of time. After all, your boss > > can't e-mail you or call you on your molskine. ;)
<scott.blake...@gmail.com> wrote: > In my experience there is a place for both. I use a Tapwave Zodiac > for my To Do list, Scheduling and the like. Being able to assign a > date to a To Do or being able to make quick easy changes to a quickly > changing schedule is a life saver. But when it comes to time to be > "not at work" my moleskine helps with that. I can turn the Palm off, > turn the TV off, turn the Laptop off, etc . . . and use ink and paper > to connect my thoughts back to myself. Often just the process of > opening the notebook and writing allows me the freedom to solve the > issues of the day just by clearing the mind a bit. Good luck in your > endeavor to find balance! I might recommendwww.diyplanner.comfor > further ideas/suggestions.
> S
> On Jul 31, 1:07 pm, Leonard <mobile.leon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for responding to my post, as I I'm actually wavering on this issue > > of BlackBerry vs Moleskine (or both BB & Moleskine) and welcome any and all > > feedback.
> > I agree with and share your views on what is for me, the fact that indeed > > they are two different devices. While they share a few commonalities they > > are indeed different enough to justify carrying one of each. I find that in > > my particular case 1) I love the work I do, therefore the BB is not a > > "nag". 2) Because I love what I do and I am very tech oriented, I find that > > I'm addicted to the BB and spend more time using it that I would like.
> > It's only been 4 days since I stopped using the BB and already I'm finding > > the impact is greater than anticipated. While I used the BB for many > > different purposes, the two most important are 1) managing my very dynamic > > and frequently changing schedule. 2) Enjoying the ability to immediately > > respond to my email. The combo of a BB and Outlook (and my ThinkPad Laptop) > > was / is perfect. Sync the two and immediately I have my schedule in hand. > > Then of course the convenience of email processing in real time goes without > > saying.
> > After trying unsuccessfully to find a balance, (too much time on the BB) I > > decided to try disconnecting from the BB and going back to a "regular cell > > phone" in my constant quest to find the highest and best use my time, along > > with a reasonable work / life balance. I have always enjoy pen and paper for > > writing and the convenience of being able to jot down a note which helps to > > maintain my handwriting and keeps that intrinsic feel alive.
> > I would be very interested in hearing more about how you have integrated the > > two in a fashion that works for you.
> > Cheers
> > On 7/31/07, cccccc <chris...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > That's interesting that a moleskine filled the void for a blackberry > > > for you. With me it couldn't. I love paper for to-do lists and > > > scheduling. But, my moleskine can't check my e-mail or make calls like > > > my smartphone can.
> > > I see the two as having very distinct purposes-- one for to do lists > > > and distancing myself from the world (moleskine), and the other for > > > connectivity (smartphone). > > > It's handy to be connected via my smartphone, but it's nice to get > > > 'away' with paper.The moleskine can never keep me connected, and > > > doesn't fufill that purpose. But, it can help keep me organized and > > > 'scheduled.' Actually, I write more than I schedule. I hate schedules, > > > but maybe I'll reform.
> > > I can relate to how addicting smartphones can be though. I bet > > > ditching the blackberry saves you tons of time. After all, your boss > > > can't e-mail you or call you on your molskine. ;)
In my case, using my Blackberry and Moleskine agenda and notebook in tandem was the best route. I limit the Blackberry to contacting people - network updated address book, office email, mobile phone, and personal email via the gmail client. The two Moleskine notebooks I always have with me are the 2007 daily agenda and a large squared hardback notebook (my 22nd). The daily agenda is used for what you might imagine, with the exception that I use the front monthly planning section to track bill payments, paydays, and other planned cash outlays like holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. The squared notebook is used for project planning, document structure, outlines, points to make on conference calls, and general notetaking. Each right- hand page has a thick black (sharpie) line running vertically about seven squares in from the edge. In that section goes all random notes - i.e. phone-numbers or anything else that needs to be jotted down. I tend to start the top at the top of the page in this section with business related info, and at the bottom of the column with personal stuff - "pick up prescription" for example. Starting on the back-page (and working forward) of the notebook are reference materials - a map of the country I'm living in right now, a map of my neighborhood, a monthly corporate financial close calendar, a marketing/catalog launch timeline, etc.
I also have an ongoing list of Tasks written on a clean page at the beginning of the week. I use a fat blue post-it plastic tab to mark the page. (I mention this because I used to use that right-hand vertical column for Tasks, but found that I wasted a lot of time rewriting them every day or so).
I've refined this system over the last couple years. I was a big Palm fan until my Tungsten C died; to my mind the newer models didn't stand up. The other key part of my set-up is an Ipod Shuffle 2g - full of podcasts and music.
I should mention that my employer uses Outlook for meeting planning etc, so I copy meeting requests into the Moleskine agenda. I'm lucky enough to have a secretary who scans my Moleskine daily diary into a PDF once a month.
I keep track of ongoing lists like business expenses, gift ideas, etc on single sheets in the back-pocket of the Moleskine agenda.
One of the great things about using a notebook is that you can end-up having a series of them on your desk after a while. I enjoy that feeling of a tangible history, as so much of what gets done in a modern work environment is process driven, or a perhaps a project that extends over a long period of time. It's refreshing to look back at a stack of work accomplished.
Lastly, I use a mechanical pencil in the daily diary and either a MonteBlanc Meiserstick Grande roller ball, a thin Waterman ballpoint, or most often a Pilot Precise V5 roller ball. All pens are black ink, though I use a red ball-point Bic pen (the hexagon ones) to cross-off completed tasks.
On Jul 28, 1:18 pm, "mobile.leonard" <mobile.leon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just joined this group to obtain some ideas about how others use > their Moleskine Notebooks. I had no idea what a Moleskine was until I > saw one on Flickr. As someone who loves to write, it immediately > captured my attention. I was very surprised that I had not heard of > these before, especially since there were so many images of them on > Flickr.
> After viewing many of the photos, I then did a search and found where > I could obtain them. I decided to buy direct and purchased six, as I > have some OCD issues around my notebooks being "just so". Anyway I > would enjoy hearing from others that may be in that same or similar > position as I am where I've decided to give up the BlackBerry (or some > other smart phone) , at least for now.
> Interestingly, I loved the BlackBerry and it suited me perfectly. No > complaints, except for my personal tendency to be addicted to it and > in turn having a hard time putting it down. Another side effect, was > that my handwriting was going away as I spend the majority of my work > time on my ThinkPad laptop. I was only using a pen and paper for > signatures on contracts and other documents. And even that is on the > wane as more and more is being done electronically.
> As a lover of fine mechanical devices like luxury perpetual hand made > swiss watches, and fine pens, the analog way began to become a renewed > attraction to me. And so it was only two days ago, that I put aside my > beloved BlackBerry and brought out my newly acquired Moleskine. In > turn I had also done quite a bit of research for "just the right pen". > After reading many blogs and various other articles online I decided > to try a pen called: Pilot G-TEC-C4. This comes in just one size: O.4. > I ordered these from an pen shop in New York, the only place in the US > where I could find them. I purchased a 12 pack of my two favorite > colors, Black & Red. These perform quite nicely and as I had read they > do indeed write very smoothly, without any bleeding through to the > following page.
> I look forward to this adventure and recovering my penmanship through > daily writing once again.
Thank you very much for taking the time to provide a detailed description of how you work. I know have some fresh ideas as a result of reading your post. Just what I was looking for.
On Aug 4, 9:17 pm, james2 <jamesburd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In my case, using my Blackberry and Moleskine agenda and notebook in > tandem was the best route. I limit the Blackberry to contacting people > - network updated address book, office email, mobile phone, and > personal email via the gmail client. The two Moleskine notebooks I > always have with me are the 2007 daily agenda and a large squared > hardback notebook (my 22nd). The daily agenda is used for what you > might imagine, with the exception that I use the front monthly > planning section to track bill payments, paydays, and other planned > cash outlays like holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. The squared > notebook is used for project planning, document structure, outlines, > points to make on conference calls, and general notetaking. Each right- > hand page has a thick black (sharpie) line running vertically about > seven squares in from the edge. In that section goes all random notes > - i.e. phone-numbers or anything else that needs to be jotted down. I > tend to start the top at the top of the page in this section with > business related info, and at the bottom of the column with personal > stuff - "pick up prescription" for example. Starting on the back-page > (and working forward) of the notebook are reference materials - a map > of the country I'm living in right now, a map of my neighborhood, a > monthly corporate financial close calendar, a marketing/catalog launch > timeline, etc.
> I also have an ongoing list of Tasks written on a clean page at the > beginning of the week. I use a fat blue post-it plastic tab to mark > the page. (I mention this because I used to use that right-hand > vertical column for Tasks, but found that I wasted a lot of time > rewriting them every day or so).
> I've refined this system over the last couple years. I was a big Palm > fan until my Tungsten C died; to my mind the newer models didn't stand > up. The other key part of my set-up is an Ipod Shuffle 2g - full of > podcasts and music.
> I should mention that my employer uses Outlook for meeting planning > etc, so I copy meeting requests into the Moleskine agenda. I'm lucky > enough to have a secretary who scans my Moleskine daily diary into a > PDF once a month.
> I keep track of ongoing lists like business expenses, gift ideas, etc > on single sheets in the back-pocket of the Moleskine agenda.
> One of the great things about using a notebook is that you can end-up > having a series of them on your desk after a while. I enjoy that > feeling of a tangible history, as so much of what gets done in a > modern work environment is process driven, or a perhaps a project that > extends over a long period of time. It's refreshing to look back at a > stack of work accomplished.
> Lastly, I use a mechanical pencil in the daily diary and either a > MonteBlanc Meiserstick Grande roller ball, a thin Waterman ballpoint, > or most often a Pilot Precise V5 roller ball. All pens are black ink, > though I use a red ball-point Bic pen (the hexagon ones) to cross-off > completed tasks.
> On Jul 28, 1:18 pm, "mobile.leonard" <mobile.leon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I just joined this group to obtain some ideas about how others use > > their Moleskine Notebooks. I had no idea what a Moleskine was until I > > saw one on Flickr. As someone who loves to write, it immediately > > captured my attention. I was very surprised that I had not heard of > > these before, especially since there were so many images of them on > > Flickr.
> > After viewing many of the photos, I then did a search and found where > > I could obtain them. I decided to buy direct and purchased six, as I > > have some OCD issues around my notebooks being "just so". Anyway I > > would enjoy hearing from others that may be in that same or similar > > position as I am where I've decided to give up the BlackBerry (or some > > other smart phone) , at least for now.
> > Interestingly, I loved the BlackBerry and it suited me perfectly. No > > complaints, except for my personal tendency to be addicted to it and > > in turn having a hard time putting it down. Another side effect, was > > that my handwriting was going away as I spend the majority of my work > > time on my ThinkPad laptop. I was only using a pen and paper for > > signatures on contracts and other documents. And even that is on the > > wane as more and more is being done electronically.
> > As a lover of fine mechanical devices like luxury perpetual hand made > > swiss watches, and fine pens, the analog way began to become a renewed > > attraction to me. And so it was only two days ago, that I put aside my > > beloved BlackBerry and brought out my newly acquired Moleskine. In > > turn I had also done quite a bit of research for "just the right pen". > > After reading many blogs and various other articles online I decided > > to try a pen called: Pilot G-TEC-C4. This comes in just one size: O.4. > > I ordered these from an pen shop in New York, the only place in the US > > where I could find them. I purchased a 12 pack of my two favorite > > colors, Black & Red. These perform quite nicely and as I had read they > > do indeed write very smoothly, without any bleeding through to the > > following page.
> > I look forward to this adventure and recovering my penmanship through > > daily writing once again.
> Thank you very much for taking the time to provide a detailed > description of how you work. I know have some fresh ideas as a result > of reading your post. Just what I was looking for.
> On Aug 4, 9:17 pm, james2 <jamesburd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In my case, using my Blackberry and Moleskine agenda and notebook in > > tandem was the best route. I limit the Blackberry to contacting people > > - network updated address book, office email, mobile phone, and > > personal email via the gmail client. The two Moleskine notebooks I > > always have with me are the 2007 daily agenda and a large squared > > hardback notebook (my 22nd). The daily agenda is used for what you > > might imagine, with the exception that I use the front monthly > > planning section to track bill payments, paydays, and other planned > > cash outlays like holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. The squared > > notebook is used for project planning, document structure, outlines, > > points to make on conference calls, and general notetaking. Each right- > > hand page has a thick black (sharpie) line running vertically about > > seven squares in from the edge. In that section goes all random notes > > - i.e. phone-numbers or anything else that needs to be jotted down. I > > tend to start the top at the top of the page in this section with > > business related info, and at the bottom of the column with personal > > stuff - "pick up prescription" for example. Starting on the back-page > > (and working forward) of the notebook are reference materials - a map > > of the country I'm living in right now, a map of my neighborhood, a > > monthly corporate financial close calendar, a marketing/catalog launch > > timeline, etc.
> > I also have an ongoing list of Tasks written on a clean page at the > > beginning of the week. I use a fat blue post-it plastic tab to mark > > the page. (I mention this because I used to use that right-hand > > vertical column for Tasks, but found that I wasted a lot of time > > rewriting them every day or so).
> > I've refined this system over the last couple years. I was a big Palm > > fan until my Tungsten C died; to my mind the newer models didn't stand > > up. The other key part of my set-up is an Ipod Shuffle 2g - full of > > podcasts and music.
> > I should mention that my employer uses Outlook for meeting planning > > etc, so I copy meeting requests into the Moleskine agenda. I'm lucky > > enough to have a secretary who scans my Moleskine daily diary into a > > PDF once a month.
> > I keep track of ongoing lists like business expenses, gift ideas, etc > > on single sheets in the back-pocket of the Moleskine agenda.
> > One of the great things about using a notebook is that you can end-up > > having a series of them on your desk after a while. I enjoy that > > feeling of a tangible history, as so much of what gets done in a > > modern work environment is process driven, or a perhaps a project that > > extends over a long period of time. It's refreshing to look back at a > > stack of work accomplished.
> > Lastly, I use a mechanical pencil in the daily diary and either a > > MonteBlanc Meiserstick Grande roller ball, a thin Waterman ballpoint, > > or most often a Pilot Precise V5 roller ball. All pens are black ink, > > though I use a red ball-point Bic pen (the hexagon ones) to cross-off > > completed tasks.
> > On Jul 28, 1:18 pm, "mobile.leonard" <mobile.leon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I just joined this group to obtain some ideas about how others use > > > their Moleskine Notebooks. I had no idea what a Moleskine was until I > > > saw one on Flickr. As someone who loves to write, it immediately > > > captured my attention. I was very surprised that I had not heard of > > > these before, especially since there were so many images of them on > > > Flickr.
> > > After viewing many of the photos, I then did a search and found where > > > I could obtain them. I decided to buy direct and purchased six, as I > > > have some OCD issues around my notebooks being "just so". Anyway I > > > would enjoy hearing from others that may be in that same or similar > > > position as I am where I've decided to give up the BlackBerry (or some > > > other smart phone) , at least for now.
> > > Interestingly, I loved the BlackBerry and it suited me perfectly. No > > > complaints, except for my personal tendency to be addicted to it and > > > in turn having a hard time putting it down. Another side effect, was > > > that my handwriting was going away as I spend the majority of my work > > > time on my ThinkPad laptop. I was only using a pen and paper for > > > signatures on contracts and other documents. And even that is on the > > > wane as more and more is being done electronically.
> > > As a lover of fine mechanical devices like luxury perpetual hand made > > > swiss watches, and fine pens, the analog way began to become a renewed > > > attraction to me. And so it was only two days ago, that I put aside my > > > beloved BlackBerry and brought out my
