Pda templates

I wanted them to be different — not just in terms of content, but also in terms of the way they actually worked. I took a look at how hPDA cards are designed, and how people use them.

Most cards are designed to be used either as stand-alone units or together in sequence. But in life, few good ideas unfold in a steady linear direction over time — they tend to go off in many different directions at once.

So, I asked, what would cards look like that were designed to be used, not in straight lines, but in nonlinear networks? What if they could capture the multidimensional, interrelated nature of our ideas as they happen? CardNets are my answer. Maybe they can be yours, too.

Active Voice offers wallpapers and hPDA templates as free. For those who are curious about such things, the file format used is 8-bit PNG, and should work well with almost any modern bitmap graphic application. However, I waive the no-derivatives part if you wish to make modifications of these files for your own personal use. It seems that a lot of people have issues with odd paper sizes, different types of stock, and bewildering printer setups.

Most of these issues can be avoiding by keeping a few things in mind while setting up to print your cards. Keep in mind that weight is very much a personal preference: you may prefer lighter and thinner cards if you like to carry around a lot of them, or heavier ones if they undergo extensive usage such as monthly and yearly calendars. Or you may prefer a mix of weights in your set.

De gustibus. Whatever you choose, be sure to experiment with your printer settings, printing a test page each time on both sides, if you intend to print double-sided. Your mileage will certainly vary. If this is the case with your setup, you should use the 4-Up version, or the graphics version in your own layout program which should allow you to resize as necessary.

Saving Ink There are a number of ways to save ink, depending on your printer. Silly, yes, I know. Many printers lay on less ink in this mode, sometimes less than half of that used for photo, matte or inkjet paper. Third, and I know this is common sense, only print what you need. Some people get carried away with printing a tonne of templates at the very start, only to find that many of them are ill-suited for their planning style.

If you have any comments about them, please feel free to contact me through my contact form. This application has been replaced by Dynamic Templates v2. Please use the link to the left. This is the yet another installment of the Digital Dynamic Templates, a series of cross platform applications that should ease the load on the folks who make templates.

Of course, that might make me very happy. You betcha! This will allow folks like Doug to move on to other tasks and eliminate the drudgery of producing multiple versions of the templates for all the different paper sizes. This is multi-platform software. Below are download links for pre-built, static, binary applications for both Windows and Mac OS X as well as the source code. Through the Nordic Magic of the Qt Libraries , both of these applications were built from the same source code.

This source can be built on any platform supported for Qt 4. It should be multi-lingual. Please let me know if you have any language related difficulties.

Hipster PDAs, made popular by Merlin Mann and 43 Folders , are a great way to make your planning lifestyle lighter and more portable. However, the notion of a pack of planning cards is not entirely devoid of sources of bewilderment.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The 4-Up Version The 4-Up version is meant for printing four adjacent cards onto letter-size 8. The Graphics Version The graphics version is for those people who: Have problems printing with the supplied PDFs because of their printers or cranky Acrobat settings. Use different paper sizes and want to arrange the templates to make the best use of space. Want to make minor modifications to the templates such as changing colours, titles, spacings or supplied text.

As this covers quite a number of possibilities and setups, they cannot all be covered here. What we can recommend is to try layouts using the free OpenOffice. Printing Tips It seems that a lot of people have issues with odd paper sizes, different types of stock, and bewildering printer setups. Print Resolution Because of the small fonts and subtle greys you should use a fairly high resolution when printing, at least dpi.

However it is equally important to bear in mind the quality of coating on the paper.