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hPDAphoneWith the iPhone, Apple has once again completely reinvented the way people interact with information. Those of us who rely on our hPDAs know the feeling.

Just for fun, here is a new cover for your hPDA with a familiar interface. Featuring buttons for most of the common hPDA tasks and favorite hPDA- and CircaPDA-related sites, it will wow people when you whip it out of your back pocket to make a note.

Two-year license not required.

Active Voice offers templates as free .png and scalable-vector .pdf graphics that you can download to your desktop and use in your favorite planner. They are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution – Noncommercial – Share Alike 2.5 License.

Disclaimer: this template is intended to fall under the satire/parody category of fair use. It cannot be sold or re-sold. No infringement of copyright is intended.

UPDATE, 7/16/07: Since introducing the template, several people have asked me if I’d consider creating a set of templates based on this design. Well, I hadn’t planned on it, but why not? Over the next couple of months, I’ll be introducing templates for each of the buttons. Check the Downloads page regularly for updates.

updated hPDAphone home screenThis decision required me to go back to the original design and modify it to make it more usable as a base for a whole series of templates. I’ve changed the dimensions to maximize the “screen space” and also created all-new buttons that are entirely vector, for improved scalability. So, please start by downloading the new “home screen” template, now available.

Collect them all!

 

new hpda templates: writing ideas

hPDA Template: Writing Ideas“That would make great blog entry!”

How many times have you found yourself reaching for your hPDA to jot down a great idea that came to you in the field? If you’re like me, more times than you can count.

Problem was, I would have to jot them down on whatever card I happened to have handy — a footer, a source card, a half-full note capture, or even a blank card. Later, when I would assemble the cards into the “Ideas” section of my to-do notebook, the hodge-podge of cards of all shapes and sizes just looked all wrong. My ideas deserved something better.

Yours do, too.

Check out my new Writing Ideas Cards on the downloads page. In portrait and landscape, scalable for hPDAs up through Classic.

Active Voice offers templates as free .png graphics that you can drag-and-drop to your desktop and use in your favorite planner. They are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution – Noncommercial – Share Alike 2.5 License.

welcome 43folderers, lifehackers, and GTD’ers!

You can imagine the shouts of joy and the dancing around the room when I found out that the Active Voice hPDA templates have been featured on 43Folders, Lifehacker (a coveted Download of the Day!), and Did I Get Things Done? yesterday and today.

Thanks, Merlin, Gina, and Paul for the shout-outs! Each of you are an inspiration to me, and it’s an honor and a pleasure to be able to pay it forward in my humble way. And thank you everyone who linked to the templates on del.icio.us — the Download page was the day’s fourth most popular link! That’s a very fine way to be introduced to you all.

There are more templates to come, and I’m always happy to hear suggestions for improvements or new designs. So feel free to leave comments and e-mail me. And to those who have already, thanks again!

A bit of template-related news: currently I’m in discussions to design custom templates for a series of business planning and creativity classes that are currently in development. Stay tuned for more information as this unique opportunity develops.

Cheers,
Paul

new hpda templates: proofreader’s marks

Proofreader's Marks hPDA TemplateFor editors on the run, we offer two templates with the most commonly used proofreader’s marks grouped into handy categories (Insert, Appearance, Position, and Correction). Plus, there’s an additional quick-reference section spotlighting common grammatical mistakes — all packed into two highly-readable 3×5 hPDA templates for your buy real diazepam uk convenience.

Active Voice offers templates as free .png graphics that you can drag-and-drop to your desktop and use in your favorite planner. They are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.

Check out the new proofreader’s marks templates on the downloads page.

new hpda templates: note capture

hPDA note capture templateTwo new downloads today designed for taking notes on-the-go. These note capture forms (in both portrait and landscape format) are designed to let you take quick notes that you’ll transfer somewhere else later — a website to bookmark, an action item to add to your calendar, or even a great idea for a new hPDA template.

Active Voice offers templates as free .png graphics that you can drag-and-drop to your desktop and use in your favorite planner. They are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.

Check out the new note capture templates on the downloads page.

hipster pda downloads for writers

hPDA calendar templateAV’s first writer-optimized downloads — templates for the Hipster PDA (hPDA) — are now available on the Downloads page. Using the same soothing, minimalist appearance as the new Active Voice website, these templates take maximum advantage of the limited real estate of the 3×5 card by favoring writing space over boundaries.

Because all great hardware needs equally great software. And when the hardware is paper, the software must be ink.

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