[dorkbotdc-blabber] Re: [HacDC:Blabber] Next Make: Online Toolbox - Writing Tools

[Gareth Branwyn]

This is all fantastic stuff, guys. Thanks!

The column will run on Make: Online (hopefully) at 5pm EDT. Mark F,  
MAKE's editor-in-chief,  is going to be on Martha Stewart tomorrow, so  
that might throw things off track a bit.


-GB


On May 17, 2009, at 9:52 PM, Tino Dai wrote:

> It's funny that you have asked this question. I have been searching  
> for about
> 10 years to find something that will suit my needs. To make a long  
> story short,
> I have gone from PDA to PDA to N810 to a 10 netbook. On that ten  
> inch netbook,
> I have freemind, some kind of wiki software, and perl and python to  
> hack out something
> fast or to give form to an idea.
>
> -Tino
>
>
> --- On Sun, 5/17/09, Robert Scullin <robert at robert.scullin.name>  
> wrote:
>
> From: Robert Scullin <robert at robert.scullin.name>
> Subject: Re: [HacDC:Blabber] Next Make: Online Toolbox - Writing Tools
> To: "HacDC Public Discussion" <blabber at hacdc.org>
> Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 2:35 AM
>
> My design toolkit consists of:
> - A 100 page spiral notebook for writing down ideas / planning stuff  
> and 4 different colored pens (black / red / green / blue)
> - A 3' x 4' whiteboard for laying out designs
> - A Mediawiki install for keeping track of all my ideas /  
> information. It's arguably overkill, but it makes searching /  
> organizing / 'dumping' ideas significantly easier. It's also  
> accessible anywhere where I have Internet access, which means I can  
> record ideas almost anywhere.
> - IM / IRC - bouncing ideas of other people often leads to more  
> suggestions, improvements, or creative ways to deal with design  
> challenges
>
> -Robert Scullin
>
> On May 17, 2009, at 1:56 AM, Gareth Branwyn wrote:
>
>> For my next Make: Online Toolbox (Monday), I'm covering writing  
>> tools:
>> Pens, mechanical pencils, drawing/sketching tools (analog and
>> digital), notebooks, organizers, whiteboards -- whatever the tools  
>> are
>> that you use to plan your projects. I don't want to get TOO deep into
>> things like CAD programs and the like, more first-order tools. For
>> instance, here is MY toolset:
>>
>> Maker's Notebook - for first level of project planning, drawing
>> Moleskine Cahier pocket notebook (blank paper) - for on-the-go  
>> writing/
>> brainstorming
>> Hipster PDA (3 x 5's on a binder clip) - Lists, quick notes. I keep
>> one of these all over the house - By my bed, by the TV, kitchen, in
>> the john, etc.
>> Omnifocus PIM (on Macs and iPhone) for dayplanning/project outlining
>> Evernote (on Macs and iPhone) for spoken notes, web content, picture-
>> notes, etc that all reside in the cloud)
>> Varsity disposable fountain pen
>> Pentel mechanical pencils
>>
>> So, what's YOUR writing/planning toolset?
>>
>> Gareth
>>
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