These are my templates for the Hipster PDA. The format is roughly based on the 4-up format used by the the D*I*Y templates. Slightly more information is available at this LiveJournal post.

[Shopping List] [Shopping List (Revised)] [Sudoku-Plain] [Sudoku-Numbers] [ARG/Programming Tools] [Hanging Envelopes]

Shopping List

This is the shopping list template that I use for common and frequently occurring purchases. I can quickly scan the preprinted list of items and pick out what I need this week–as opposed to trying to remember what I might need, or remembering to write down that I’m out of a commodity item at the time it gets used up. The way I use it is to put an “X” in the checkbox for items I need, then once I am at the store, I can cross off the whole line when it gets put in the cart.

Download: shopping.pdf

Shopping List, Revised

This is the same list as above, modified slightly in the following ways:

• Reverse rotated 180 degrees. In my original design, I thought I would be flipping it top-to-bottom. With the clip on the Hipster PDA, it really should flip right-over-left.
• More space has been added to the top so that items can be accessed with the Hipster PDA clip in place. Consequently, the font size has been reduced slightly to accomodate the reduced space.
• The products are grouped by category.

Download: shopping2.pdf

Sudoku-Plain

This is a card with a blank Sudoku grid on the front and back. After printing, fill it with puzzles from your favorite source. I use Sharpie markers to make the “pre-printed” numbers good and bold.

Download, 2.75″: sudoku.pdf

I am discovering that many consumer printers just won’t handle fairly exact printing. Based on how the paper in the paper tray is aligned, how much paper is in the paper tray, local fluctuations in gravity, the phase of the moon, and your state of mind, consumer printers can be as much as 1/8 to 1/4 inch off. This means that the above template really won’t work too well unless you are really careful. Although the pattern itself is perfect, printing double-sided does not always work out right, with the fronts and backs being misaligned so much that you end up slicing off part of a grid. I have revised the blank Sudoku grid to a 2.5″ square (as opposed to the 2.75″ square, above), which fits on a 3×5″ card with enough margin for printing/cutting error.

Download, 2.5″: sudoku-2.5inch.pdf

Sudoku-Numbers

This card is exactly the same as the above one, except that there are faint numbers, from 1 to 9, in each grid space. Some people have found that this card works slightly better than the plain sudoku card. If you know that a number is specifically not in a given square, you can lightly cross it out. When you finally know the actual number for the square, you can write it in with a stronger pen stroke.

Download: sudoku-numbers.pdf

Sudoku-Numbers2

This is a slightly different take on the above “numbers” card, with the numerals 1..5 along the top edge of each square and 6..9 along the bottom edge. They are kind of difficult to see in the preview image, but they are there. It is the same concept as the above “Sudoku-Numbers” card, but a slightly different style. You can either cross off the numbers that are certainly not in a given square or circle the numbers that are, depending on your style.

Download: sudoku-numbers2.pdf

ARG/Programming Tools

This is a “read-only” card consisting of a number of pieces of reference material that I commonly need. This includes:

• prime numbers from 2..137
• a ROT-13 table
• letter frequencies in the English language
• a Morse code reference
• a Braille reference
• Roman numerals
• a decimal/hex/ASCII table

Download: arg_tools.pdf

Hanging Envelopes

This is a basic “hanging” envelope. At work, I use them to group a set of to-do cards by affixing them to the wall and writing the overarching topic upon the face. Because the face of the envelope covers only half of the card, I am able to see most of the topmost task card. The envelopes are best affixed to the wall with a low-profile device such as tape, that gummy poster putty stuff, a flat fridge magnet (for a filing cabinet or refrigerator), or a fairly flat tack.
Download: hanging_envelopes.pdf