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Re: The Hipster PDA (2004)

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Post by rodolphoarruda » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 4:53 PM UTC

It's too bad the reference to GTD has a broken link in the page. GTD was the perfect method to support the HPDA.

https://gtd.43folders.com/

Re: The Hipster PDA (2004)

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Post by victorvosk » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 5:00 PM UTC

I am more shocked the 2004 amazon link to file cards still works, but also sad that the 3 dollar pack is now 11 dollars :(

Re: The Hipster PDA (2004)

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Post by SMAAART » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 5:06 PM UTC

I used it before it was a "thing" and I still use it to this day.

Best PDA. Ever.

Re: The Hipster PDA (2004)

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Post by gammarator » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 5:07 PM UTC

I used one for years! Finally gave it up in 2011 when I got a smartphone.

I think I’ve had more trouble with data loss from Evernote than those index cards, ironically…

Re: The Hipster PDA (2004)

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Post by Finnucane » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 5:24 PM UTC

I still use pocket-size paper notebooks--the cheap kind you get at the drugstore. For simple lists--shopping lists, things I need to remember to do tomorrow--it's still the easiest thing.

Re: The Hipster PDA (2004)

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Post by andrewflnr » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 5:26 PM UTC

gammarator wrote: post #24

I used one for years! Finally gave it up in 2011 when I got a smartphone. I think I’ve had more trouble with data loss from Evernote than those index cards, ironically…

Yeah that's the biggest reason I don't use Evernote. A note app has one job...

Re: The Hipster PDA (2004)

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Post by adamnew123456 » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 5:31 PM UTC

gammarator wrote: post #24

I used one for years! Finally gave it up in 2011 when I got a smartphone. I think I’ve had more trouble with data loss from Evernote than those index cards, ironically…

> I think I’ve had more trouble with data loss from Evernote than those index cards, ironically…

Plain text file and a text editor app, assuming rich content isn't a requirement. There are a million of them - personally, I've never had OldSchool Editor eat my data.

Re: The Hipster PDA (2004)

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Post by RodgerTheGreat » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 5:32 PM UTC

adorton wrote: post #20

Reminds me of the Pocketmod, which to my surprise is still around: https://pocketmod.com/

Presumably no flash requirement like the old version, but now there's a login page before you can use it at all. I liked Pocketmods, but I shouldn't need to create an account to make them.

Re: The Hipster PDA (2004)

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Post by bencollier49 » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 5:36 PM UTC

Hmm, is "Hipster" still a current term?

It feels like hipsters aren't in evidence as much as they used to be before lockdown.

Re: The Hipster PDA (2004)

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Post by reaperducer » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 5:36 PM UTC

The original "Thinkpad" was an actual pad of paper with the word THINK embossed on the cover. Inside the cover is embossed:

  IBMers Value

  Dedication to every client's success

  Innovation that matters — for our company and for the world

  Trust and personal responsibility in all relationships

And then the IBM logo embossed on the back.

I have a bunch of these, and use them regularly. I keep one in each of my coats and one in the car, and one in my desk, because you never know when an idea will present itself, and scribbling a note is faster than using a phone, especially for abstract ideas involving diagrams and arrows.

You could still buy these as of a few years ago (2019ish) from the official IBM swag shop online, but I wasn't able to find it just now.