Posts Tagged ‘pen’

Miniaturize a pen

The folks at Instructables have once again posted a “why didn’t I think of that” project. The idea is simple, yet really useful: cut a Bic pen in half. A Bic pen that has been halved becomes much less intrusive, and becomes a real convenience. It is really easy to carry in a pocket (especially for those of us carrying a Hipster PDA). Surprisingly… » Continue

January 17 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: hipsterpda, pen, project | 3 comments»

A Time for Paper?

The folks over at DIYPlanner.com are really into paper, and because I wrote a piece for them, it caused me to really analyze what I do in my life with paper, and what I do electronically. I’ve come to realize that in my case, there’s a time for paper and a time for a more electronic means.

MindMapping

I am a fiend for the process of using mind maps for… » Continue

May 9 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: gtd, paper, pda, pen, Productivity | 6 comments»

DIY Quill Pens

Want to make your own elegant quill pen? There is a detailed how-to on cutting a quill pen from feather. It looks pretty damn cool to have one on your desk and use this to write on your moleskine notebook. The section of the how-to describes from cutting, to preparation, cutting and re-cutting:

… First, a bit about feathers. How many people have actually held out the wing… » Continue

October 21 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: DIY, howto, pen | no comments»