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Chris Aldrichchrisaldrich@hcommons.social
2024-09-30

@skyfaller @amy
I find that more important than indexing my books is indexing the ideas within them along with my own notes (a la Mortimer J. Adler, Umberto Eco, John Locke, J. Kaiser, Jacques Barzun, et al.)

Details: boffosocko.com/2024/01/18/note

My boxes: boffosocko.com/research/zettel

#Zettelkasten #NoteTaking #CardIndex #PKM

Mortimer J. Adler holding a pipe in his left hand and mouth posing in front of dozens of boxes of index cards with topic headwords including "law", "love", "life", "sin", "art", "democracy", "citizen", "fate", etc.Two page spread of Life Magazine article with the title "The 102 Great Ideas" featuring a photo of 26 people (including Mortimer J. Adler) behind 102 card indexes with categorized topical labels from Angel to Will.A busy desk with a black laptop on one side, but surrounding it are a variety of piles of 2-3 and up to 100 index cards each. We also see two wooden card index boxes including one which has been taken from one of the two card index filing cabinets standing behind the desk.
Chris Aldrichchrisaldrich@boffosocko.com
2024-04-06

I’d mentioned that my Steelcase card index came without the traditional card stops/follower blocks at the back of the drawers. Needing a solution for this, I’ve discovered that my local Daiso sells small, simple bookends for $1.75 for a pair and they’re the perfect size (7 x 8.9 x 9.2 cm) for the drawers. These seem to do the trick nicely, though they do tend to slide within the metal drawers without any friction. Giving them small rubber feet or museum putty from the hardware store for a few cents more fixes this quickly.

#bookends #cardIndex #Daiso_ #DIY #followerBlocks #Steelcase #Zettelkasten

https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/06/small-bookends-as-follower-bock-replacements/

Two small black metal L-shaped bookends with their packaging card
Chris Aldrichchrisaldrich@boffosocko.com
2023-09-14

boffosocko.com/2023/09/14/shaw

A two drawer wooden card index sitting on a wooden tableDirty white rag with a variety of black spots on it from cleaning a wooden card indexA close up of the worn gold and black painted Shaw-Walker label on the top of a wooden card index
Chris Aldrichchrisaldrich@boffosocko.com
2023-04-25

boffosocko.com/2023/04/24/vint

Table level angle of a small, light brown wooden card index. It has a fine metal relief placard that reads "Remington Rand Library Bureau Div. made in USA". The box has several manilla 1/5 cut 3x5" card dividers inside. Outside of the box on the table in front of it are a typewritten index card and a black metal Rotring 800 0.5mm mechanical pencil. In the background is a white ceramic bowl full of lemons.Angle down on a small, light brown wooden card index. The box has several manilla 1/5 cut 3x5" card dividers inside along with some white index cards. Outside of the box on the table in front of it are a typewritten index card and a black metal Rotring 800 0.5mm mechanical pencil. Off to one side is a white ceramic bowl full of lemons.Close up of a bronze metallic art deco designed plaque on the front of a small card index that reads "Remington Rand / Library Bureau Div." sandwiched in between the words "Made" and "in U.S.A." Two small nails hold the plaque on to the box.
Chris Aldrichchrisaldrich@boffosocko.com
2023-01-15

boffosocko.com/2023/01/14/s-d-

Chris Aldrichchrisaldrich@boffosocko.com
2022-10-10

boffosocko.com/2022/10/09/revi

Light grey ruled 4x6" index card that has writing samples to compare fine and medium fountain pen ink, 0.5 and 0.7mm pencil, and 0.4mm gel pen
Chris Aldrichchrisaldrich@boffosocko.com
2022-10-05

boffosocko.com/2022/10/05/5580

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