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Custom index cards from your own printer
Merlin Mann | Apr 14 2005
Just A Guy - Adam Gurno » Tricking out the Hipster Adam Gurno has some nice tricks for making your own customized 3x5 cards. My janky EPSON is a bit balky about printing at that size, but it sounds like the HP Adam uses works like a champ. Recommended article for Hipster PDA fans and garden-variety index card geeks.
The biggest revelation—and I feel dopey that this never really sunk in before—once you get the basic printing at that size working, you can print out your calendar, contact information, TODO lists, etc. Handy for when you're hitting the road and want all your stuff in the HPDA form-factor without re-writing what you'll need in longhand. 29 Comments
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 I've been doing this for...Submitted by Karen (not verified) on April 14, 2005 - 10:07am.
I've been doing this for a-g-e-s. Thought it was 'obvious'. If you have a team/family it lets you reproduce cards for multiple people easily. Even if not everybody is using the Hipster they like having information compact and handy. 3x5's can turn into new address cards to hand out, maps to the house, Project contact lists, Committee rosters (not everyone is geeky and wants an email). Their size makes them stand out from all the other papers people get handed. The first company I worked for out of college had scratch pads marked "Avoid Oral Instructions". » POSTED IN:
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