Comments on: How to search a certain indexcard? http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/17/how-to-search-a-certain-indexcard/ as a cultural genetic code Thu, 17 May 2012 22:29:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Den Zendzian http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/17/how-to-search-a-certain-indexcard/#comment-236081 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:09:05 +0000 http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/17/how-to-search-a-certain-indexcard/#comment-236081 "Personal Wiki" system like ConnectedText (for Windows computers) is great way to find data. Of course, then one loses the aesthetic pleasure of writing on an Index Card. Or, in the first instance write on index card, then transcribe weekly to computer. “Personal Wiki” system like ConnectedText (for Windows computers) is great way to find data. Of course, then one loses the aesthetic pleasure of writing on an Index Card. Or, in the first instance write on index card, then transcribe weekly to computer.

]]> by: Den Zendzian http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/17/how-to-search-a-certain-indexcard/#comment-170148 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 06:21:25 +0000 http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/17/how-to-search-a-certain-indexcard/#comment-170148 Think about it, though. What looks like a disadvantage of PoIC could end up being its advantage. During the hunt for the card, other cards, (other ideas) are retrieved; which in turn could trigger even more ideas. The "serendipity" factor at work, if you will. That factor of chance also comes into play when looking something up in a hard-bound encyclopedia vs. a computerized encyclopedia. The computer goes directly to the topic you specify, no "browsing." Browsing can be productive, I have found. Think about it, though. What looks like a disadvantage of PoIC could end up being its advantage. During the hunt for the card, other cards, (other ideas) are retrieved; which in turn could trigger even more ideas. The “serendipity” factor at work, if you will. That factor of chance also comes into play when looking something up in a hard-bound encyclopedia vs. a computerized encyclopedia. The computer goes directly to the topic you specify, no “browsing.” Browsing can be productive, I have found.

]]> by: Rock http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/17/how-to-search-a-certain-indexcard/#comment-5767 Sat, 26 May 2007 09:48:08 +0000 http://pileofindexcards.org/blog/2006/09/17/how-to-search-a-certain-indexcard/#comment-5767 I guess this is the key that decides whether the whole thing succeeds or fails. To me, it seems like a significant leap of faith to trust that I will remember when I wrote a specific card; that's why so many of us are drawn to digital methods. I guess a calendar could help, but a consistent recording in the calendar of when one wrote a card would obviously be too much effort. If you had enough money to hire a research assistant to input all your cards into Tinderbox, or DevonThink, or something of that type, would you do it? I guess this is the key that decides whether the whole thing succeeds or fails. To me, it seems like a significant leap of faith to trust that I will remember when I wrote a specific card; that’s why so many of us are drawn to digital methods. I guess a calendar could help, but a consistent recording in the calendar of when one wrote a card would obviously be too much effort.

If you had enough money to hire a research assistant to input all your cards into Tinderbox, or DevonThink, or something of that type, would you do it?

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