D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition
Posted June 11th, 2005 at 11:51pm
Update : This set, and many more, are now available free at www.DIYPlanner.com. If you want the (much, much better) version 3 set, please jump directly to the D*I*Y Planner 3 Hipster PDA Edition.
The escape was carefully orchestrated. Congo made sure the coast was clear, Bonzo distracted me with his endearing rendition of Polonius’ farewell speech to Laertes, Pierre engaged my wife with the latest Daniel Smith artists’ catalogue, and Polly constructed the electromagnet that attracted the key to the cage from atop the bookshelf. They waited till after midnight, then opened the padlock and quietly crept to the Mac to get to work.
This morning I found the fruits of their labour, stacked neatly in a small pile atop the printer.
I’m hereby pleased to announce the release of the much-requested D*I*Y Planner 2 Hipster PDA Edition, a series of 34 organisational and planning templates designed for printing onto index cards (a.k.a., the Hipster PDA). These are a subset of the regular D*I*Y Planner forms, re-designed for the smaller size, and may be used either in conjunction with the full kit or as a stand-alone system. Although chiefly inspired by David Allen’s Getting Things Done, an emphasis has been placed upon tweakability and multiple methodologies. The package includes:
- A cover, including an “if lost, please return to” form
- A Getting Things Done Quick Reference Card, including a flow chart, a weekly review list, and a list of “Stuff” (TM, patent pending)
- A Covey Planning Quick Reference Card, including salient summaries from First Things First
- Yearly calendars for 2005 and 2006
- Three variations on the monthly calendar, both horizontal and vertical
- A weekly calendar
- Day Keeper, a daily time management form, with timed and untimed versions
- More Day Keeper forms, with areas for actions
- A “GTD All-In-One” with Next Actions, Waiting For and Notes areas
- Separate full-size Next Actions and Waiting For templates
- Agenda cards for people or meetings
- Someday/Maybe project and quick-list forms
- Single- and double-line ToDo forms
- Covey Roles and Covey Quadrant, for the top-down fans
- Basic Project and Checklist templates
- Shopping and Finances forms
- Notes templates in lined and grid versions
- Matrix, a form for writing or tracking tabular data (exercise/fitness logs, calorie counting, grades, borrowed library books, budget items, etc.)
- A basic Contacts template, four to a sheet
- Instructions for printing, cutting, modifying, troubleshooting, etc.
This edition is available in three different packages. Please read the descriptions to determine which one you need.
- 1-Up Version
- This PDF package is for printing directly onto index cards. You will need the correct size and weight paper, as well as a printer that can handle 1/8 inch margins. (Many printers only have 1/4 inch margins, and will clip the edges of the forms.)
- 4-Up Version
- This PDF package is for printing four adjacent cards onto regular letter-size (or A4) card stock, then cut using a guillotine or scissors. If you can’t print onto regular index cards without clipping, this is probably your best option. (This is the package I personally use, and it works perfectly with a decent guillotine.)
- Graphics Version
- This package contains all 34 templates as graphic files (8-bit PNGs, to be exact). Choose this version if you want to use your own layout program, if you want to modify the forms in any way (including changing colours, margins or text), if you want to use your own preforated forms, or if you experience problems using the above PDF files with your printer. The graphics may be edited in any standard graphics application, like Photoshop or The Gimp (which is free), and layout can be done in OpenOffice Draw (free), Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Publisher, CorelDRAW or any number of other publishing programs. (See the accompanying instruction file for tips and license details.)
I would ask that you read the accompanying documentation before sending along any questions or complaints: I’ve tried to address most formatting and printing-related issues therein.
Many thanks go out to all the D*I*Y Planner users who have provided valuable feedback over the past year, as well as to the uber-productivity mavens of the 43 Folders Google Group, whose advice has been beyond compare.
Feedback, as always, is much appreciated.
Update 1: Photo Release Kit add-on
Update 2: Job Tracker add-on
96 Comments
1. lifehack.org » Blo&hellip | June 12th, 2005 at 6:03 am
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2. Fin | June 12th, 2005 at 11:06 am
Very impressive. Well done - it’s great work. I can’t wait to print a few out
3. Die Schatenseite: Weblog &hellip | June 12th, 2005 at 11:20 am
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4. libgeek | June 12th, 2005 at 9:24 pm
Wow! I’ve been struggling for some time now to print DIY2.0 so as to fit my Australian binder. I’d about given up but this morning I checked out the HipsterPDA version. I grabbed the desired pages from the hi-res graphics version and layed them out in Publisher and bam….perfectly formatted and ready to trim.
Pass on my thank to the monkeys.
5. Julius | June 12th, 2005 at 11:30 pm
Excellent work! Just printed a set. I do research for work, and I adopted the GTD approach recently. The “Next Actions,” “Waiting For,” “Project,” and “Someday” folders (and now cards) are invaluable.
Thanks,
6. Massimo | June 13th, 2005 at 7:17 am
I’am really impressed by your extraordinary job. You have provided an unvaluable tool.
Thank you from an italian GTD (and Douglas Johnston) fan!
7. Neuromancer in Savannah&hellip | June 13th, 2005 at 12:05 pm
D*I*Y Planner 2 Hipster PDA
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8. Techvoyager » Blog&hellip | June 13th, 2005 at 3:16 pm
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9. Nate | June 13th, 2005 at 3:57 pm
Douglas, Again great work! I guess I’ve been using a blend of the standard DIY planner and the Hipster all along. Each morning I transfer all relevant actions and info to a standard DIY dayplanner page and keep it folded in a shirt pocket with a Pilot G-2. This way I don’t have to worry about having my planner with me at all times. Anything that comes up during the day gets recorded on it to be synced back into proper lists in the main planner that evening. The page as well gets put back into the planner for reference purposes. It works great for helping me keep track of what I’ve done on different projects throughout the day (it’s amazing how paper helps me do this, where all the electronic gadgets failed). Keep up the great work!
10. steve | June 13th, 2005 at 5:03 pm
Amazing job. Clean, clear, simple, and flexible implementation of Allen/Covey. The only suggestion I can think of is to have a project list card.
11. Pascal Venier | June 13th, 2005 at 5:25 pm
Bravo pour cette remarquable contribution au rayonnement international de Terre-Neuve!
12. steve | June 13th, 2005 at 5:36 pm
oops! You are even work is even more masterful than I had thought. . . project card on page 29 (4-up)– you thought of everything.
13. Kurt Weiske | June 13th, 2005 at 6:12 pm
Ive been using index cards for the past month and love the flexibility. The preprinted cards rock; I’m going to try them out and see how they work on our printer.
Another thought - Avery makes pre-cut laser and inkjet stock with 3 cards per page; maybe a little bit of twiddling might get a version that would work for people who can’t print directly to index cards?
14. The Memphis Scene&hellip | June 13th, 2005 at 9:14 pm
Get Organized
I hadn’t ever seen this, but it’s brilliant. I probably just need to go ahead and get a personal assistant, but this is much more affordable. Now comes this updated, expanded version. Now speaking of getting things done, it’s time…
15. Dan | June 13th, 2005 at 9:24 pm
I love this blog. I added your RSS feed to my new broswer Idealbroswer.com. I switched from IE, and it’s the best broswer i’ve ever used.
16. ChipCuccio.US » Bl&hellip | June 13th, 2005 at 10:24 pm
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17. Sproles | June 13th, 2005 at 10:41 pm
I am curious how people have (if ever) used the Levenger Circa notebooks in conjunction with this system. I am in search of a new and better system. I am about to take a new job where I am going to be coordinating MULTIPLE projects ar one time and the GTD system is quite intriguing.
I LOVE the Cira notebooks - they are VERY flexible and adaptable and they look SO cool. How could I (I am sure very well) use the Circa notebooks, this DYI planner and the GTD combo - sounds like a match made in heaven. Thoughts?
David
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19. Time Being » Blog &hellip | June 14th, 2005 at 1:51 am
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20. Bob | June 14th, 2005 at 2:08 am
I have been looking for a PDA replacement and the HipsterPDA caught my eye. I had just purchased some 3×5 cards and was deciding how to organize them. The next day I you released your planner templates. I have printed them on full sheet stock and cut them out as needed. WOW this is great and so simple.
I laminated the front of the header card and the front of the David Allen card and the back of the back card. “Have to protect the screen” This makes the HipsterPDA a little stiffer and safer without taking up too much room.
HINT:
Peel back the top 1 inch of the laminate backing.
Cut off 1/2 inch or so of the backing
Then line up the bottom of the card to the protected portion of the laminate before sticking the top down, then peel the rest off by rolling it out.
No bubbles and perfectly aligned.
Thanks again.
21. jkm | June 14th, 2005 at 5:40 am
brilliant — putting these into action now. i’m curious to hear what the final “PDA” of which others have put together consists. Mine so far (keep in mind, this is the first untested model):
Cover
GTD/Covey, front/back
2005/2006, front/back
Flip Monthly, front/back x3
Project/GTD All-in-One, front/back x3
GTD All-in-one, front/back x3
Groceries/Finances, front/back
Notes, front/back x3
Also, I’ve found the iPod belt clip that ships with iPods to be a great container for the whole thing.
22. sean808080 | June 14th, 2005 at 7:30 am
oh wow..this is reallly amazing. i just wish i had read this before i spent 25 bucks on a box of avery perforated index card stock. i had no idea my printer (canon i860) could print single index cards directly. i tried it last night and it looks fantastic!
great job….you have many thankful readers.
23. Asymptomatic » Blo&hellip | June 14th, 2005 at 11:45 am
[…]
If you hadn’t seen it yet, these PDFs will help you plan and act using the GTD method and some 3×5 cards.
[…]
24. ChipCuccio.US&hellip | June 14th, 2005 at 12:01 pm
Brilliant Hipster PDA setup
<http://www.douglasjohnston.net/weblog/archives/2005/06/11/diyp2_hipsterpda/>
Enough said.
…
25. John Norris&hellip | June 14th, 2005 at 2:37 pm
Hipster Notes
Hipster PDA- I like to organize things.
26. John Norris | June 14th, 2005 at 2:47 pm
Super job on those templates!
I too have been working on some, you can see them at my site.
(Go direct: http://radio.weblogs.com/0114670/)
I thought it would be cool to have a way for folks to share them, but am not sure what would be the best way to go. Formatting issues are a stickler. Mine were not meant for 3×5 cards.
Perhaps the graphic version you did might get around that.
27. a man without letters &ra&hellip | June 14th, 2005 at 5:02 pm
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30. Robert Blackwell | June 15th, 2005 at 12:01 pm
This will be great with my Levener Pocket Briefcases.
Thanks
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34. Professional-Lurker: Com&hellip | June 17th, 2005 at 1:28 pm
Hip Hipster PDA cards
If you have been or have thought about switching to a Hipster PDA then you need to check out D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition. The files contain all you need to print your own very cool 3×5 cards. I’m going to play with them as soon as I get time….
35. LogSense&hellip | June 18th, 2005 at 2:24 am
Barebones GTD
A nice post over at To-Done lists the few items one should get to start using GTD. I would shrink that list to the first 3 items plus a download that is free: - David Allen’s Book “Getting Things Done”…
36. mamat | June 18th, 2005 at 7:37 am
nice!
i’ve made myself a photoshop layer with printing marks so that i can easily make my own arrangements and center the various pages correctly. i’ve added a 1.2cm margin on left and right so i dont have to take the clip out.
the only thing i would (might) do differently is the yearly calendar. ie. landscape, 2 pages (like your monthtly_flip), 6 columns (on one side Jan-Jun, other Jul-Dec), 31 lines, dates on the left of each column, gray colored on week-ends… i started working on it but i’m no photoshop pro and illustrator would be much simpler… if only i had the source
37. mamat | June 18th, 2005 at 8:29 am
oh, and another thing, adding on the side dark areas for each category, at different heights, like they often do for reference books and dictionaries so that you can easily find your way around.
i’d use the following categories, each at a different height
- calendar pages
- next action/waiting for pages
- project pages
- notes pages (or no mark, cause they’re also used elsewhere)
not sure it’s clear, the idea is to cut through them so you see them by simply looking at the side of the hpda…
38. dodoskido: Windows into &hellip | June 18th, 2005 at 12:52 pm
Hipster PDA and the Do-It-Yourselfers
There’s been quite a bit of buzz in the blogosphere about the hipster PDA. What praytell is this you say? It’s basically a lo-fi handheld device for note taking (aka a pad of paper and pen). Yes, retro has come…
39. mamat | June 18th, 2005 at 3:28 pm
btw, there’s one thing you can’t do with a hipster pda is surf the web…
so i figured out a way to surf the web using paper, it’s available on http://www.webminutes.org/
i run it everyday, print the output and read it in the train coming back from work… well you might notice it’s in french but i’ve been meaning to have an english version (among all the other improvements needed) so let me know if you’re interested (it might help me get started… in august maybe…)
check out the “screenshots”
40. anu(e)scape&hellip | June 19th, 2005 at 3:23 am
Hipster PDA
It’s been about a month since I switched to the Hipster PDA. It’s working great so far. They don’t…
41. : : : birty : : :&hellip | June 23rd, 2005 at 2:45 pm
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D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition - Douglas Johnson of a million monkeys typing has created templates based on Getting Things Done for The Hipster PDA. How To Say “No” - It bothers me when I say “yes” to things I…
42. Colin | June 23rd, 2005 at 4:04 pm
You have just provided me with exactly what I was looking for. You are a wonderful human being.
43. Local Insanity » B&hellip | June 23rd, 2005 at 5:56 pm
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44. Andy | June 27th, 2005 at 3:13 pm
And it looks like they will also work in pocket-size filofaxes. Great. Thanks.
45. cazz.org&hellip | June 27th, 2005 at 4:24 pm
Analog in a digital world
I might be on to something with my MiLO (more information coming soon) and my Hipster PDA. I’m very uncomfortable with these tools right now and I keep wanting to reach back to my normal and familiar planning and task…
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43folders and the HipsterPDA.
49. Here's some stuff that I &hellip | July 4th, 2005 at 10:28 am
43folders and the HipsterPDA.
50. chris | July 4th, 2005 at 6:21 pm
Great work! I used the 4-Up Version to print on A4 paper. But unfortunately I could not see the thin lines where to cut the paper. Maybe theres a way to make them a little darker in the next version. Thank you very much!
51. brandon chalk dot com &r&hellip | July 5th, 2005 at 11:50 pm
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52. Idiotprogrammer » &hellip | July 9th, 2005 at 3:33 pm
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53. Thinh | July 11th, 2005 at 5:42 pm
Hi,
I’m having a little trouble getting the Hipster PDA to print. I’m using Mac OS X 10.4 (I have Acrobat 7 and Preview) and I have a Canon i550 inkjet printer.
What settings are you using to print? Can I get a walkthrough if possible?
Thanks in advance.
54. Leo | July 12th, 2005 at 12:00 am
Hi
This is indeed extremely useful. I’d like to know if you’d let me adapt this for medical professionals, who have to round in the hospital. I can do this myself, if you allow me.
thanks
Leo
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59. Hugo Sanchez | July 23rd, 2005 at 6:20 pm
In order to save black ink, it would be nice to eliminate the white letters/black horizontal band in each template. Great tool!
60. Zenjon | July 23rd, 2005 at 11:35 pm
Some of these forms are indeed useful, especially when implementing GTD. But in essence, the entire system is really not a whole heck of a lot different/better than a “Pocket ” size filofax. Indeed, I have printed out some of these forms on plain paper, rather than card stock (which seems wasteful), used the Filofax 6-hole punch and incorporated them into my Pocket filofax. Advantages to my Filofax wallet planner over your GTD Hipster include: a place for cash, coins, credit cards. Leather pen/pencil loop. A vinyl envelope that can hold photos and/or stamps. A built-in sticky-note holder that also has sticky page markers. You get useful info pages like weights and measures (USA/Imperial/Metric), Celsius/Fahenheit conversion tables, lists of Notable Dates and Religious Festivals, and a listing of National Holidays for 32 different countries. These holidays are also on the individual relevant daily or weekly diary pages, as is moon phase. You can also buy world maps certain country maps and some major city maps including transportation Tube, Subway, etc. (London, Paris, New York, Chicago, etc.) You can get mylar covered divider taps, either preprinted (Diary, Notes, Information, Financial, Addresses) or blank ones that you could call whatever you want, for example Next Actions, Waiting For, Projects, Project Plans, Calendar. Plus a built-in inch/metric ruler that doubles as a page marker for your diary). A key element for me is portability, which is why I bought the Pocket size (The Mini is just too small, IMHO).
Gee, maybe those 80’s dudes knew what they were doing after all! Congratulations on a tasteful, but ultimately redundant re-inventing of the wheel.
61. Rainer | July 23rd, 2005 at 11:58 pm
Also, it’s easier to find a page with the looseleaf ff. To “beam” you just rip it out! Plus ça change, plus c’est la memo chose…
62. dougj | July 24th, 2005 at 10:34 am
Zenjon, there are two different versions of the D*I*Y Planner. One is the “classic version” meant for 5.5×8.5 and A5 sizes, and then there’s the Hipster PDA version. The latter is meant for on-the-go organisational tasks, and can indeed be used with just a clip, or in a pocket filofax, or in various types of wallets (see Merlin’s post for the initial concept). The classic edition, however, is meant to be used in a planner (hence the name), and supplements the wide range of materials already out there, such as the ones you’ve mentioned. If you look in the handbook, or at several of my posts, you’ll see that it was started for this reason, and because it’s nearly impossible to get decent –and inexpensive– forms to flesh out a FiloFax (or Day Runner, or Day-Timer) when you’re not in a large town or city.
In short, it’s not re-inventing the wheel… it’s providing tires, axles, a chassis, brakes, an engine, a paint job, and maybe even a way to steer the whole contraption. The main difference over the system you mentioned is that one can decide how the contraption will look and work, and without investing plenty of money or seeking to purchase a dwindling variety of forms from commercial interests that are probably not local nor immediately available.
63. Zenjon | July 24th, 2005 at 12:09 pm
Several points of agreement; the two things that irritate me about Filofax forms are availability, as you mentioned, but also price. I am grateful to you for offering a way to bypass that hassle. But I still believe you are overstating your case by saying the system offers a “tires, axle, chassis…” rather than re-inventing the wheel. I will allow that you offer new “bearings” (in both senses of the word) for said wheel. For that matter, David Allen himself has shamelessly lifted concepts like “Next Actions” “Do, Delegate, Defer”, and “Can I do it in 2 minutes or less?” and a filtering flowchart from the redoubtable Danish (now German-owned) Time/system (Time/Design in US) planner that Europeans have been using since the Eighties. Both Allen and you have offered refinements, at best. To be fair, that is how things progress. You piggybacked on Allen and Covey; Allen piggybacked on Time/system, among others; Time/system piggybacked on Filofax; and even Filofax (Colonel Disney) piggybacked on the American “Organizer System” which dated from World War One. Lefax Ltd., the American-French company produced a similar product “Lefax.” It turn that stemmed from the “loose leaf of facts,” a product designed by the American engineer J.C. Parker in 1910. As Rainer noted, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
64. lifehack.org » GTD&hellip | July 28th, 2005 at 10:12 am
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66. dougj | July 28th, 2005 at 1:26 pm
Zenjon, I concede to your (obviously vast) knowledge of the history of time management systems.
I guess the point that I’m trying to make is that many people do have access to the standard time management tools –basically, a calendar and a sheet of paper to list to-do items– and that is what I regard as the “wheel”. The D*I*Y Planner tools are meant as an extension of that, and one that was ultimately created as a way of allowing people to build up their own vehicle, as it were, without the need to follow Allen, Covey, or anybody else. The kits require no knowledge of these methods, although they may indeed compliment each other.
My email correspondence with users seem to indicate that only about a third follow Allen, and far less follow Covey. Most are constructing their own systems, from scratch, using the ‘Planner templates. And that’s fine by me: I’ve always advocated designing a solution based upon one’s unique situation. In my mind, these templates form the parts to a vehicle of one’s own creation.
I’m certainly not suggesting that what I’m offering is original or revolutionary by any stretch of the imagination. It’s all used parts, really: I’m just trying to make them widely available in a number of different sizes for different cars and different drivers.
(Oy, that metaphor is getting a little tired…. Or should I say, “tyred”?
)
67. ErisRaven | July 30th, 2005 at 10:35 pm
Usage idea - I have a sunshade CD holder in my car that’s usually just a junk catch-all. Since I started using the Hipster, I’ve taken to sticking about 10 blank cards up there, along with a pen. I usually think up stuff to so, things to write, etc while I’m at stoplights, and I used to flail around for a way to record it. Now I just reach up, jot myself a note, and drop it in the oversized pencil case I use to carry my Hipster in. It’s amazing how productive something so simple can be.
68. Hello, Dollar!&hellip | August 2nd, 2005 at 5:09 pm
Personal Finance Index Card Templates
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72. XXC@Blog&hellip | August 12th, 2005 at 3:37 pm
最早的Hipster PDA
有時候覺得這些 GTD 迷像是「科技返祖狂」，執著於各種Lo-Fi 的資訊技術。不過，的確，「技術」並不代表一定非要有電子設備不可，這是 GTD 狂熱者們給我的啟發。 前一陣子，GTD 的聖地 43 Fo…
73. sachin bindal | August 13th, 2005 at 4:37 am
nice to read , if i find some more information i would love to read it
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75. cj | August 19th, 2005 at 3:12 am
I can’t believe what a generous person you are!!!! I downloaded and printed the 4-up version and pasted appropriate pages into a 380 page Moleskine…it’s a perfect organization tool for me. It’s everything I’ve wanted in an organizational tool. THANK YOU!
76. Rob’s scribbles &r&hellip | September 2nd, 2005 at 5:23 am
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77. Kat French | October 11th, 2005 at 8:26 am
Great templates, nice clean readable format, Doug. I liked them so much, I immediately printed them up for my own hipsterPDA.
A suggestion? The Covey and GTD reference cards are best laminated, since they are intended to “outlive” the more temporary task- and date-related cards.
For the other ladies who use the hipster, I also created a template similar to the Covey and Allen cards that outlines Flylady’s home organizing system. It’s available here.
Thanks again, Doug, for a great tool!
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81. iampowered&hellip | November 14th, 2005 at 5:38 pm
What Device Keeps You Productive?
When you are away from the office, what is the one device you use that keeps you most productive? Is it your Blackberry, your Hipster PDA, maybe even your Moleskine/Mont blanc Pen combo? I can’t leave my Treo 650 alone…
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83. Karen Cohen | January 10th, 2006 at 8:16 am
Dear Douglas,
That dates me, right? Let’s just say I’m 50-something. My age is probably the main reason I was looking for a solution to the twin problems of paper-based syncing and searching. Being a writer of sorts, I need to do both a lot. At my computer, my eyes and my back moan that I’m no spring chicken anymore and increasing thoughts of impending mortality keep hollering “hurry, if you want to make a difference!”
Here’s what I found. This past year has seen the refining of voice recognition/dictation software (a certain brand I’ve researched is best according to media reviews) to the 99% accuracy level. Also, relatively new on the market is the digital voice recorder. Picture this: I’m lying on my lounge in my sunspace and dictating my blog or journal entry or report draft or travelogue or novel or long letter or whatever into my voice recorder. I finish, and being thirsty I go to brew a nice cup of lapsang souchong. I first plug the recorder into my USB port and import my dictation from my recorder to my voice recognition software. The digital transcription is ready before I take the first sip. Life’s tough, but typing into a computer should be as small a part of it as possible.
When in the field just write a note or whatever in your hPDA, draw a separator, and write the next item. Sometimes you don’t have time in the field to wonder what to label something. At most, a label already in your head is all you might need to jot. After you get home and want to sync, you won’t even have to edit if you don’t mind a few, hopefully unimportant, misspellings in your computer PDA program. You’re the only one to see it, right?
Other writings requiring formal keyboard editing and formatting by mouse can also be done at the computer by voice, once you’ve trained your software. I have this image in my head of Star Trek’s Scotty in the “whales” ST movie trying to use a late 20th century computer by saying “Computer… computer” into the mouse. If you format by mouse anyway
(do you like my “hipster smiley”?), try it this way and you may not need to type at all! The program I am getting can input to most well known word processing and data input programs.
This goes a long way to solving the twin problems I mentioned. When you get home from a long day of writing paper bits in your hPDA, just read all your note bits (including the separators if you like) into a word processor and sort into your computer PDA or blog. Do immediate word searches. No more sorting/labeling in the field or misplacing that certain note after it’s in the computer. (Google Desktop can find anything on my computer!)
Karen
84. Karen Cohen | January 10th, 2006 at 8:19 am
Boooo! You changed my hipster smiley into a canned smiley!
85. ratbastardly | January 25th, 2006 at 10:45 pm
The forms, the package, are gems. Glad I found this by Googling “kodak hacks”, which got me to LifeHacker, to 43folders, to MMMT. You owe it to yourself to put a donation link somewhere on the page. No, it doesn’t fit your m.o., but on the other hand, there’s beer money involved.
Anyway, suggestion: can you make the contact fields fillable in the .pdf? I don’t really want to write in the 60 or so crucial contacts I have. Perhaps a separate fillable .pdf.
Great work, thanks again.
Steve
86. Xigi | January 30th, 2006 at 7:05 am
I really like your templates, great job!
It would be even better if you could add another version for the calendar pages with monday as the first day of the week… TIA.
87. Brandon | February 21st, 2006 at 3:37 pm
Hilarious. I stopped carrying my palm because I liked writing on business cards more…this is like my business cards, but Uber-Cool!
Thanks for the layouts!
88. GTD and Hipster PDA - Cle&hellip | February 21st, 2006 at 8:44 pm
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90. Zeb | March 4th, 2006 at 1:42 pm
An awesome set of templates!
Now that I’m so attached, any hope of getting updated calendar pages? Ooooooo, that’d be nice!
91. amd house plans » B&hellip | March 21st, 2006 at 12:40 pm
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92. Alex Ford | June 25th, 2006 at 11:24 am
THIS KIT IS SPECTACULAR!!! Planning on making more?
93. Leslie | June 25th, 2006 at 3:23 pm
If you want more templates definately download Openoffice.org so you can make your own
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95. Tamas Blog » Blog A&hellip | September 10th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
[…] I have completed my seasonal migration from electronic organizer back to paper. I seem to repeat this cycle depending on how much staring at my computer I can tolerate. While the new age-old debate whether paper or electronic is the best way to organize rages on from Microsoft to the chat rooms I can switch as I see fit. Thanks to the flexibility of David Allen’s GTD system which allows me to just transfer my action lists back and forth between the mediums without changing my behavior. There is no right answer anyway considering that there are endless organizing tools out there. So I’m settled back to my Moleskine as my notebook and Hipster as my main organizer. This gives my Blackberry a break for now. […]
96. Right Place @ Right Time &hellip | September 16th, 2006 at 10:30 am
[…] I have completed my seasonal migration from electronic organizer back to paper. I seem to repeat this cycle depending on how much staring at my computer I can tolerate. While the new age-old debate whether paper or electronic is the best way to organize rages on from Microsoft to the chat rooms I can switch as I see fit. Thanks to the flexibility of David Allen’s GTD system which allows me to just transfer my action lists back and forth between the mediums without changing my behavior. There is no right answer anyway considering that there are endless organizing tools out there. So I’m settled back to my Moleskine as my notebook and Hipster as my main organizer. This gives my Blackberry a break for now. […]