Techies still use pen and paper to organize their lives with these 5 items

This calendar is not for the faint at heart.  it's huge, measuring 27" x 39".  It shows you the whole year at once. You no longer have to plow through an outdated traditional calendar or squint at your smartphone in bright daylight, to see the whole year or your next appointment. Set your goals for the year, set future deadlines, and track your sales. Comes in coated and uncoated. Available from NeuYear.Many CEOs I talk with still carry a notebook to jot down ideas or keep their schedule, and in this day of smartphones and iPads, there is nothing wrong with that.Choices from Kaufmann-Mercantile range from their Le Kraft leather notebooks in various sizes to the high quality Postalco notebooks which are covered with hard-pressed cotton and contain mesh graphic archival quality paper.The Postalco is such a versatile notebook- being spiral-bound for easy page flipping.Carry your Kaufmann-Mercantile notebook with you no matter where you go. Kaufmann-Mercantile makes a ton of cool products. That would include some great looking notebooks that you can take anywhere like their line of Postalco spiral-bound notebooks.  This is a quality tablet.View the list ยป
Some great items for people that still like to write

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Even the most high tech person sometimes needs a low tech way to take notes, doodle, keep track of appointments, or send a note of thanks.

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Sometimes there isn't a good alternative to putting pen to paper and these items make that as fun as possible.

While we rely on email, Google Calendar and our iPad and accompanying stylus to do most of the writing and corresponding we need to do in our personal and professional lives, these cool ideas will also do the trick, in their own special way.

Check out the cool notebooks, the calendar, note cards and a work book that says writing is therapeutic.

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  • Kaufmann-Mercantile makes a ton of cool products. That would include some great looking notebooks that you can take anywhere like their line of Postalco spiral-bound notebooks.  This is a quality tablet.
  • Many CEOs I talk with still carry a notebook to jot down ideas or keep their schedule, and in this day of smartphones and iPads, there is nothing wrong with that.Choices from Kaufmann-Mercantile range from their Le Kraft leather notebooks in various sizes to the high quality Postalco notebooks which are covered with hard-pressed cotton and contain mesh graphic archival quality paper.The Postalco is such a versatile notebook- being spiral-bound for easy page flipping.Carry your Kaufmann-Mercantile notebook with you no matter where you go. 
  • This calendar is not for the faint at heart.  it's huge, measuring 27" x 39".  It shows you the whole year at once. You no longer have to plow through an outdated traditional calendar or squint at your smartphone in bright daylight, to see the whole year or your next appointment. Set your goals for the year, set future deadlines, and track your sales. Comes in coated and uncoated. Available from NeuYear.
  • Who wouldn't want one of these?This is a mini notebook that will make you look ruder than you really are. It fits right in your pocket or bag and it's ready for your notes, lists or whatever. It measures  about 5" X 3.5" It's handmade with a soft buckrum and an acrylic covered cotton cover hot stamped with gold lettering. Inside this well-made notebook, you will fine 70 lb. paper.  Order one as a gift or for yourself from 27th Street Press on Etsy.
  • If you are looking for perfect and unique notecards to use for invitations of just to say "thanks", R. Nichols makes the best I've seen.A lot of companies use quality paper stock for notecards, but R. Nichols' designs seal the deal."I've been cutting paper collages since the 6th grade - and it was about 15 years ago that I first put together a small line of note cards and began peddling them around," explains Nick Hanzlik, founder of R. Nichols.Hanzlik says the designs are really an extension of his life."When creating I basically just draw on my own life and everyday observations of the world around me.  Sort of whatever is inspiring me in that moment.  There is a little bit of me in all of my designs.  The lawn mower guy comes from my Dad, my Paris designs from the year I spent living in Paris and drinking up the culture, the black cat designs from my own black cat, Peanut."Sure, it's easy to send a quick note by text or email, but it doeesn't replace the power and significance of handing someone and envelope or a note arriving in the mail.And you won't find R. Nichols utilizing the trend of the moment."I try to stay away from "what's hot at the moment" - and just create from the heart.  Oftentimes I end up being a step ahead of the curve," offers up Hanzlik.  " I've always been kind of stubborn in this way.  You could over-analyze things to death if you wanted, but the real magic happens when you get yourself out of the way and let the art and inspiration shine through." 
  • It's part book and part workbook. Thinking Anew tells you how writing can benefit your life and keep you on the right path. There are plenty of blank pages for you to write on. Get Thinking Anew and get writing.
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Rick C. Limpert is a freelance writer and columnist in Atlanta. He's a writer and photographer who has covered technology, sports, and events all over the world. His works have been featured in numerous print and online publications. Rick welcomes any press materials or releases that are relevant...

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