A while ago, blackcover started a series of posts in order to find the best alternative to our favorite moleskine cahier, journal, notebook. The site has moved to a new domain, although links remain in place. Because of this, and because Rhodia has come with a new notebook, they (blackcover) run a contest to...
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I was out shopping at my local computer shop when I spotted this moleskine-like hardcover journal. To the uninitiated, it may look like a moleskine.  After all, it has the elastic band, the bookmark ribbon, even the backpocket (as you can see from the photos). Of course, the color is off and the feel of the...
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I gave myself an early Christmas gift the other day. A bunch of new moleskines to keep me going. You can see them all in this picture: Pictured, two large ruled notebooks (one with soft, the other with hard cover), a pocket, ruled notebook (soft cover), a weekly planner (hard cover). Also,...
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Several postings I have looked at recently which, of course, all revolve around some of my favorite topics: analog or digital, moleskine/filofax or pda, writing etc. We start from this article from the american chronicle on writing tools authored by Bill Webb. Perhaps, the gist of the article is this sentence: They don’t have to...
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Well, after much abuse, my daily notebook finally broke down. As you can see from the picture, the nice little pagemarker separated from the spine. The spine was showing signs of its use, but just a slight pull of the pagemarker it was enough to separate it from the rest of the...
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As promised in the previous posting, here are some photos of the moleskines I use now: a pocket diary and a pocket notebook. As you can see, the diary on the left is in a much better condition than the notebook on the right. Also notice the little chip on the lower right corner...
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If you follow internet arguments closely, you know about big debates and fights: Emacs vs. vi, Firefox vs. Internet Explorer and so on. In a brand new wordpress blog titled black cover, the authors set out their goal as the search for the perfect little black notebook. Of course, this can only mean one thing:...
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In a thought-provoking (or maybe not so), wired mag has suggested a series of Top Tools for Creative (and Working) Writers.That’s an interesting compilation of technical and non-technical stuff for the aspiring writer(s). They are all in there: the must have’s, such as the palmtop, the notebook, the journal, the pen, the digital...
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Happy Birthday moleskinerie.com. The site dedicated to moleskines, and notebooks in general celebrates its 3rd year. Happy Birthday!!! To all moleskine users, keep those moleskines filled with notes, drafts, sketches, memories. I.
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to write down precious moments of our days. As fellow journal-keeper Infomaniac writes: So, if you encounter something special, take some time and spend a moment to take a note. Once, in a while, you might be glad you then invested a couple of minutes to take a note, providing a hook to a mind-blowing...
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