 Before
you buy:
Purchasing from elephantcalendar.com:
What
is an Elephant Calendar?
An Elephant Calendar is a paper organizer that utilizes
Anoto
technology. Elephant Calendars are printed utilizing
a proprietary pattern of very small dots printed on
paper that is perceived by the eye as a slightly off-white
color. The pattern of dots allows the digital
pen's camera to record the pen's movements during
the process of writing and drawing. When a digital
pen that has written on a Elephant Calendar is synchronized
with a computer with Elephant Calendar Software installed,
the handwriting is saved to the computer.
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I have
a Palm (iPaq, Blackberry, etc.), why would I want
a Elephant Calendar?
Elephant Calendar was created by Erik Nilsson. Erik
was an avid Palm user until the day his Palm malfunctioned
while he was sitting across the table from a HUGE
client. The client asked Erik when he would be available
to sit down with them to set their budget for Erik's
services for the upcoming year. Erik whipped out his
Palm and found that his digitizer did not work. He
had to wing it and pick a date and time at random
for the client meeting because his Palm's calendar
was unavailable. Erik walked out of that meeting and
bought a paper calendar.
The paper calendar only solved
half the problem. One month later Erik lost his calendar
somewhere between Boston's Logan Airport and his hotel
in Tulsa. From that moment on, Erik focused his energies
on developing a way to merge the convenience of paper
calendars with the security and flexibility of the
digital world... and the Elephant Calendar was born.
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Can
I use my on binder or do I need to buy an Elephant
Calendar binder?
Elephant Calendars do not include binders. Most paper
calendar people have a long-term emotional attachment
to their binders, we do too. Elephant Calendars are
made to work with most standard binders including:
- Day Runner Classic: 5½”
x 8½”
- Day-Timer Desk-size: 5½”
x 8½”
- Franklin Covey Classic: 5½”
x 8½”
- Standard A5 3-ring binders.
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What
if I don't have a digital pen?
Digital
pens are the vehicles that ferry your handwriting
from the Elephant Calendar to your computer. Without
a digital pen, your Elephant Calendar works just like
any other paper calendar. Digital pens are relatively
new and are becoming more and more prevalent. Elephant
Calendar recommends the Logitech io2 and makes it
available with its Elephant
Calendar Starter Set. Logitech is the the first
manufacturer to produce a second generation digital
pen. This makes the io2 pen the most advanced digital
pen on the market. Other major digital pen manufacturers
include Maxell,
Nokia
and Sony
Ericsson.
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Can I write in my Elephant
Calendar with a non-digital pen?
You can write in your Elephant Calendar with a crayon.
Unfortunately, only a digital pen with allow you to
transfer your handwritten notes to your computer for
storage.
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Can
I use a Elephant Calendar with Microsoft Outlook?
No, Elephant Calendar does not integrate with Outlook.
Elephant Calendar creates images of your handwriting.
It does not turn your handwriting into text. We know
how messy your handwriting is when you scribble in
your calendar. Your mom can barely decipher it, so
don't expect a computer to do a better job. Sorry.
FYI - handwriting recognition is traditionally 90%
accurate when a user writes in a very standardized
manner. This means that one digit in a ten digit phone
number will be wrong.
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Can
I use a digital pen with an Elephant Calendar and
other notebooks?
Yes, your digital pen will know when it is writing
in a Elephant Calendar and when it is writing on any
other paper (or on your hand). Don't stress, impress
your friends and use your digital pen for everything.
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Can
I backup my Elephant Calendar?
Yes, you can backup your Elephant Calendar information
to a disk, a CD ROM or your server.
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Does the
Elephant Calendar recognize my handwriting and turn
it to text?
No, The Elephant Calendar creates images of your handwriting.
It does not turn your handwriting into text. We know
how messy your handwriting is when you scribble in
your calendar. Your mom can barely decipher it, so
don't expect a computer to do a better job. Sorry.
FYI - Handwriting recognition is traditionally 90%
accurate when a user writes in a very standardized
manner. This means that one digit in a ten digit phone
number will be wrong. We can't take that kind of risk
with your personal information.
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Does the
Elephant Calendar work on a Macintosh computer?
We started working with Macs in 1984 and love them.
Unfortunately the Elephant Calendar does not currently
work with Macintosh computers. We hope to remedy this
situation soon!
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Are
purchases made on the Elephant Calendar website secure?
Purchases made on the Elephant Calendar website are
secure. Learn more about our secure
credit card processing.
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When will my Elephant Calendar ship?
Your Elephant Calendar should ship in one or two business
days. Elephant Calendar utilizes the US Postal Service
and UPS.
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What
if I receive my Elephant Calendar and it is damaged?
Your Elephant Calendar comes with a 30-day no-risk,
money-back guarantee. If you're not completely satisfied
for any reason, we'll gladly refund your purchase
price -- no questions asked.
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I
need my Elephant Calendar right away. Can you expedite
my order?
Just email us at orders@elephantcalendar.com with
your name and we will do all we can to get you your
Elephant Calendar as quickly as possible.
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