What's the best way to update contact info into my new pocket phone book that I carry in my purse? Right now it's a dreaded task. Please help!
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Why do you carry a lot of contact information with you? If it's for work, you need to either have a dedicated address book or put everything into a cell phone.
If it's not for work, how many people do you call when you are away from home, and do you really need to carry all those addresses with you? If you're like many women, you might be carrying too much with you when you go out.
If you haven't purchased anything yet, there are free printable address pages that fit into specialize binders, but I felt the binders were over-priced and bulky.
Personally, I prefer to keep all my addresses on a spread sheet and print them out and keep them in my binder. If the sheet gets messy after a while, it's simple enough to update the changes on the computer and print out a new copy. The few people I might need to call when away from home are in my cell phone, or if I have to contact someone I rarely contact, I can write it on my calender or onto a post-it.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Mailing labels?
You know, I think that is terrific! I no longer know anyone's phone number. I really ought to print up my address book on my computer.
Thanks for reminding me. I think I'll put the numbers I need into a separate category.
My sister use to swipe my address book. She really knew how to get to me!
Posted 1 year ago # -
I keep a print out of my addresses and phone numbers in my wallet. You never know when your phone may die and I don't know anyone's number anymore!
Posted 1 year ago # -
Or the phone could get lost or stolen.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Hi mai :o)
Putting all addresses into a textfile on your computer and then printing it out is probably really the easiest idea. I've found that I hardly ever refer to addresses when I'm not home (or on vacation!), so the little moleskine weekly planner I carry around with me never got the addresses part filled out, and I don't miss it. I use the Address Book application on my Mac, which I archive and backup every once in a while, and that works pretty well for me. I know my mom's and my boyfriend's phone numbers by heart (if the phone dies or gets stolen), and they know any addresses I might need, and they know how to Google ;o)
I'm with JuliaJayne though: It makes sense to first evaluate your usage of the contact information you have before setting up a system. It all boils down to: If you like the system and if it matches your needs, you will actually use it regularly. So if you only need emergency contacts from family and friends, you can write them by hand into your new phone book. If you need a lot of addresses for work (and if maybe other co-workers need to access them too), it might make more sense to enter them all in a textfile (or even address book program that synchronizes with phones and other computers).
(If you're curious, to see what other people use as paper planner/calendar/address book, there are a few forum posts on this. I've linked to them in this post: LifeTracker?. If you haven't seen them yet, maybe they can give you further inspiration, too?)
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