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Is it just me or are other people noticing the plethora of information bashing us about the ears lately? There’s media this, media that, timelines, deadlines, milestones, project meetings, deadlines (Oh yes, I said that already!) … the list goes on!

And to help us with all that there is the endless trail of technology. I’m not sure even Nokia envisaged such a cash cow as the humble mobile phone. I know many executives at first swear by their Blackberry but after a couple of weeks most executives I know just swear AT their Blackberry.

Question: do you switch your Blackberry off on the weekend? (Shame on you!)

So what am I ranting on about this time?

Well, actually, I’m not going to rant. Ijust wanted to alert you, dear reader, to a low cost, highly effective alternative to all the gadtes out there that are supposed to help us improve our lifestyle.

Now I don’t want to take credit where it isn’t due but, back 1992 (pre-Internet) I toyed with the idea of having all my critical information in one handy location. Like any large corporate I ewas into downsizing. My solution was an 8″ x 5″ index card.

One was for the current month of appointments. Another for key contacts. Another for notes. All bound by a small but effective ring binder. It actually worked quite well and I was always up to date and always had key information right at hand.

Nowadays it has a hip new name and, I have to say, just a little more evolved (but not much). It’s called the Hipster PDA and it has a growing army of loyal fans. In fact, there are whole forums on it.

It is seemingly inspired by a guy called David Allen of GTD (Getting Things Done) fame, although it’s not David’s invention. I found David’s site probably around 2000 and loved it. It’s a very comprehensive site on productivity.

Anyway, if you’d like to break free of the constant upgrade-a-phobia and just want to get organised, I suggest you head on over to HipsterPDA, a sub site of Merlin Mann’s 43folders.

I’m just about to pull out a few index cards and get organised!

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