How to Build and Use Your Hipster PDA

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The Hipster PDA. A wonderfully simple, totally customizable, infinitely flexible, super affordable alternative to crackberries and their cousins.

Loved by hip GTDers everywhere, and made famous by Merlin Mann of 43Folders, the hPDA has formed a sort of cult following.

Here on this page you'll find all kinds of Hipster PDA Goodness. Learn how to make one, discover many different styles and uses, and see some wicked ways to trick yours out.

What is it?

hPDA on Wikipedia, the Free Encylopedia (wikipedia.org)

The Hipster PDA is a paper-based personal organizer. Originally a tongue-in-cheek reaction to the increasing expense and complexity of personal digital assistants, the Hipster PDA (said to stand for 'Parietal Disgorgement Aid') simply comprises a stack of index cards held together with a binder clip. Following widespread coverage in the media and blogs, the Hipster PDA (abbreviated 'hPDA') has become a popular personal management tool particularly with geeks and followers of David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology and users of the Fisher Space Pen.

Advocates of the hPDA claim that it is a cheap, lightweight, free-form organizer that doesn't need batteries and is unlikely to be stolen. Critics cite the lack of integration with desktop PC productivity software and point out that there is no easy way to back up the often critical information stored in an hPDA.

Although it began as a joke, or perhaps a statement about technology fetishism, the Hipster PDA has rapidly gained a population of serious users, with hundreds posting pictures of their customized hPDAs on photo sharing sites and exchanging tips on Internet mailing lists. Enthusiasts also design and share index card-size printable templates for storing contacts, to-do lists, calendars, notes, project plans, and so on.

A Hipster nano PDA utilizes business cards (often given superfluously at trade shows) with blank backs and one that has a calendar on the back.

How to Build Your Basic Hipster PDA

a step-by-step

Grab a stack of 20 or so blank white 3"x5" index cards.
Fasten a small binder clip, the color of your choice, to one corner of the stack of cards.
Clip a Pilot G2 fine point gel pen, in the ink color of your choice, to the opposite corner of the stack. (Some prefer the Fisher Space Pen, a fine choice indeed).
You're ready to roll.

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What is it?

hPDA on Wikipedia, the Free Encylopedia (wikipedia.org)

How to Build Your Basic Hipster PDA

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Top Five "How-To Build a HipsterPDA" Links

Get the Basics

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Where to Find HipsterPDA Templates

follow these links to the best sources of printable templates for your hpda

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Hipster photos

inspiration for making your hPDA

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Top Five Hipster PDA Hacks

very cool add-ons

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Trick Your Hipster PDA

other variations on the classic

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hPDA on Del.icio.us

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