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In this blog post, I explore partitioning the alphabet into 8 balanced buckets for even word-start distribution. Dynamic programming tackles the imbalance of frequent letters like S & T vs. rare ones like Q & X.
This approach not only solves indexing frustrations but transforms your note-taking! 📚✨ #Productivity #Optimization #Linguistics #indexcards
https://tessarinseve.pythonanywhere.com/nws/2025-11-07.wiki.html

Acquired Lochby Field Folio A6 (Lochby)

Keep your A6 notebooks, pens, and essentials organized on the go with the Field Folio A6. Durable, vegan waxed canvas, slim design, and flexible pockets—perfect for travel, journaling, or everyday carry.

I recently asked the kind folks at Lochby “if the Folio A6 will comfortably fit 25-50 standard 4 x 6″ index cards which are slightly larger than an A6 notebook? If not, is it something you might consider for some of us ‘Hipster PDA’ tribe members in the future?”

Erring on the side of caution their customer service replied, “Unfortunately, since the Field Folio A6 zips up, there’s no way to fit this many index cards in it without the potential for damaging them when zipping it up. But I’ll take note of your suggestion and pass it on to our product development team so we can consider it as well as gauge interest.”

Because I often use A6 sized notebooks, I couldn’t resist adding to my Lochby collection, so I went ahead and ordered it anyway.

It arrived in the post yesterday. Today I’m happy to report that it actually will accommodate 4 x 6″ index cards reasonably well. I can comfortably fit about 30 cards into the right side pocket and still have room to tuck a Hobonichi A6 notebook into the folio and still zip it shut handily.

Because I usually have a few pre-glued decks of index card “notebooks” sitting around, I tried one of these and can happily report that the back cover/board fits into the right pocket easily (just as you’d tuck the back cover of a notebook into it) and works well with the Lochby A6 folio! (The center elastic bands are slightly smaller and fairly tight, and could work with these glued decks too, but will tend to cut the glue at the ends, so one should take care here or carefully only glue the center 5 inches of the deck for this use case.) I suspect that if one had a plastic wallet-photo type holder, it might work well in this, particularly if you’re carrying around some of your daily use cards in addition to blank cards for future use.

Lochby Field Folio A6 with Hobonichi A6 notebook, pens and pencils on a wooden table with some ceramic Christmas tree decorations on a nearby lazy susan

Lochby Field Folio A6 sits closed on a brown wooden table with it's Lochby kraft identification tag sitting on top of it. The exterior of the folio features brown waxed canvas.

Lochby Field Folio A6 surrounded by several pens and pencils. Inside the right pocket of the folio is a yellow covered Hobonichi A6 notebook

Acquired File Tab 3 Inch Punch (McGill Incorporated)

A punch for making file tabs of 2 1/4" x 3/4"
P/N 68500

I had been considering getting a custom punch made several times, but never looked to see if one already existed commercially. Today, while doing a 5 minute peruse of the thrift store, there it was!

When you use as many tabbed index card dividers as I do, this can be incredibly useful. It’s just the right size for doing 1/3 cut tabs on 4″ x 6″ index cards.

Acquired at Acts Thrift Store on October 7, 2025 for $2.50.

A square black plastic punch with a white circular button sits on a wooden table next to an index card with a tab shaped hole punched out of it.

Oblique angle on a black plastic punch body and a white button on top.

Acquired Pen and Pad Holder in blue lacquerware with ship and nautical design (Otagiri (Japan))

Design by Gibson Greeting Cards, Inc.

I’ve been wanting a vintage desktop index card holder and pen set for a bit. This excellent version has a nautical theme featuring a ship with subtle blue lines on the sails and red rope lines that call to mind the red and blue lines on standard lined index cards. The fact that the blue color pairs well with my executive tanker desk doesn’t hurt.

$3.99 at Acts Thrift Store, Pasadena, CA. Acquired on 2025-10-07.

A blue lacquerware index card holder full of index cards and a pen in the accompanying pen slot sits on a desk with several books and an oak card index.

This blog post outlines a simple method for creating a #Zettelkasten with a physical index card notebook.
It also includes practical tips for beginners and a digital alternative using a master Typst document.
#NoteTaking #IndexCards #typst
https://pin.it/3RvJXiNd9 @pinterest

Just discovered the ultimate hack for my index card notebook! 📝💪 I’m using it to track my gym program—each card is a workout! Easy to customize, and keep me motivated. Who knew fitness could be this organized? #FitnessGoals #4x6indexcards #indexcards
Take a look! 📌
https://pin.it/5LOoh1IVv via @pinterest

Can You Fit Your Entire Personal Knowledge Management System into a Notebook?
We think yes! This index card notebook has 8 subsections, each with 20 index cards that can accommodate a 8-custom category framework.
#PersonalKnowledgeManagement #PKM #IndexCards #KnowledgeOrganization #Productivity https://pin.it/3W0Syf9DX via @pinterest

#Today I spent my post-work hours studying how to read friendship bracelet patterns. I sure did make a lot of these when I was in grade school - I even set up a business called Color Gold, but my plan was stymied when my teacher told me that I couldn't take my classmates' money.

Is Color Gold back in business? Yyyea...no. Am I going to make at least one friendship bracelet in the very near future? Yes, probably.

#FriendshipBracelet #Nostalgia #IndexCards

Was rummaging around some old boxes and this appeared. Do they even make these any more? #IndexCards #GenX #GettingOld #HistoricObject

Photo of a pack of 100 Oxford ruled 3”x5” Index Cards from the 90s

She even looks like she knows her motherfucking way around some #IndexCards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjFdPk099nU

If you’re an analog zettelkasten fan, I just bought a few bricks of 500 index cards for $6.08 each at my local Amazon Fresh. Most brands list for $12-$16 for this many; even Amazon.com is currently listing them for $10.50. Sadly it doesn’t match my all-time-best of $2.06. What’s your best? 🗃️📝

#indexCards #Zettelkasten

https://boffosocko.com/2024/04/08/index-cards-on-sale/

On average, the typical A5 sized notebook (Leuchtturm, Hobonichi, Stalogy, Moleskine, Midori, Clairefontaine, Apica, Kleid, etc. ranging from 192 to 368 pages) has an equivalent square footage of writing surface to the front (only) of about 420 4 x 6 inch index cards. On a cost basis, for the same amount of money, on average one can buy 1,200 index cards for what they’re shelling out for equivalent notebooks.

#4X6IndexCards #indexCards #notebooks #stationery

https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/14/55821533/

Three notebooks stacked up next to three separate piles of 1,300 index cards.

Surfing around with respect to library card catalogs, I ran across John Blyberg‘s Library Card Generator this afternoon. Anyone who’s playing at the intersection of analog and digital zettelkasten is sure to love the possibilities here.

Incidentally, if you’re still into the old-school library card catalog cards, Demco still sells the red ruled cards!

#Demco #generators #indexCards #libraryCardCatalogCards #Zettelkasten

https://boffosocko.com/2024/02/04/55821315/