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Custom index cards from your own printer

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.

…and then lightning struck, though in hindsight it was like a Family Guy-knockoff.

  1. I want index cards with a grid printed on them
  2. I have a computer and a printer

Hey! I could… uh…
No! Wait! I’ve got it-no…
Ummm… Cards… Computer… There’s something…

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.

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Scott, please do so. I've been...

Scott, please do so.

I've been doing this type of stuff a bit myself.

I've even printed Douglas Johnston's DIY Planner templates onto 3x5 cards, and they work great but you have to have quite a fine point pin (and no presbyopia). You can print anything, you just have to have it automatically resize the document for the page size, although, again, the far-sighted need not try this at home.

I have an HP 3500 color laser at the office and it works great.

 
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