I wasn’t going to write about PocketMod, and I know people are going to give me crap about it, but I keep seeing posts on it and so I finally tried it out.
Other than the fact that folding the paper correctly (see screen shot below) is harder than tying a bow tie, there are one or two things I like about it. But I get ahead of myself.
For those of you who don’t know, PocketMod is a flash program that allows you to print modules on a piece of paper, so that you can refer to it and take notes on it later. There are calendars, to do lists, tic-tac-toe, etc. You can up up to eight modules on a page and it folds into a nice little book.
I do a lot of actual writing during the day to keep organized. At any given time I have 3-4 pieces of paper in my pocket with notes on product ideas, new companies to profile, etc. So I guess I may start to use this. Especially now that I’ve invested so much time in learning how to fold it properly.
There isn’t a whole lot else to say about PocketMod. I’ve put the folding instructions below just because I think it’s hilarious that you have to cut and fold the damn thing. This is supposed to be a blog about web 2.0. 
Additional Reading:
Scott Kingery, BoingBoing, ShoutsofNothingness, SlackerManager, Ben Hamilton, Max Limpag
Finally, you’ve written about something I can understand (and use.)
Would you please print me up a bunch and fold them for me?
sure, dad.
Nice idea … shame the folding leaves the edges a bit untidy. It’s annoying that the unfolded edges are at the top when you fold it according to instructions. I will have to try doing it the opposite way around.
Angus, let me know when you’ve gotten it all figured out.
Attn 5th grade: when folds complete ,sharpen creases again using thumb and fingernail.Put two staples vertical in booklet back near to edge known as the spline. Trim excess off bottom and right side with scissors .This will allow the back of the sheet to become more pages too and stand little book up.. Feel free to decorate with your sharpies,pen,pencil, dollar store stickers, glitter,glue on holy cards, what have you.You now changed a sheet of paper into a booklet.
Good for kids and fair grounds. If you want to throw it away it makes good sense. If you want something that can be filed and a serious system for gtd the diyplanner hipster and/or classic planner makes more sense. (btw the original pocketmod borrowed and distorted some of the diy designs without asking permission or giving due credit.)From a legal and ethical standpoint this is enough to give me a bad feeling about what is otherwise a cute and fun gimmick…
pocket mod is amazing, i find it very useful
My wife and I are really into keeping lists of what we want to accomplish each weekend. We used to juggle a few sheets of paper every weekend; one for the to-do list, one each for different shops and markets, etc. For the past few weeks we’ve been using PocketMods to record everything for the weekend (different pages for different lists), and everything’s always there - no more going to the supermarket with the to-dos but not the shopping list. We’re lovin’ it.
if anyone wants a word document template for a PocketMod that you can type in your own information and print it, contact me at maxwellakiva@gmail.com, and i will send you the attachment
for goodness sake. It’s a piece of PAPER and a couple of FOLDS. How can anyone convert this into a web craze?
We used to fold big bits of sugar paper into “books” using this technique when I was about 6 years old at school…
My 12-year-old son makes books like this all the time - like tjwood since he was a baby.
For me, I just fold any old blank sheet of paper into the eight squares and write notes. I don’t even bother with the middle cut in the paper.
Just my twopence worth.
Help
I still can’t see/understand the instructions. I have beeen trying to sort this out for something we are doing at school!
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