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I still carry a "Hipster PDA"[1] around, binder clip and all. Said binder clip came out of a box from the 1970s. It's immensely useful in a pinch, it's free fo
by runjake 2y ago
I still carry a "Hipster PDA"[1] around, binder clip and all. Said binder clip came out of a box from the 1970s.
It's immensely useful in a pinch, it's free form, and I can place it flat on a surface and write on it.
And, if I write sensitive information on a card, unlike a regular pocket notebook, I can store it or take a secure photo of it and physically pitch that index card.
Thanks, Merlin Mann[2].
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_PDA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_PDA
2. https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=merlinmann https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=merlinmann
- nsriv 2y agoI have only just relented to buying B6+ softcover notebooks for the slightly more room and longer form writing, but the hPDA served me very well for 15 years. Shuffling cards to bring them to the fore has become such an ingrained productivity trigger for task switching over the years.
- payphonefiend 2y agoas an index card enthusiast, I think this is the next step for me.
- kovek 2y agoI find that when carrying the Hipster PDA in a pocket, the index cards curl up and get bent. However, it almost satisfies all my requirements for a portable note-taking device.
- remram 2y agoYou need a rigid box. You can probably find something plastic or a metal box (like for mints), the trick is finding the right size (and/or cut your cards like me).
- runjake 2y agoI just bend them the opposite way and they flatten out. For storage, I scan and OCR them, and then use a cheap index card box like this: https://a.co/d/hFOdEat https://a.co/d/hFOdEat