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Ask Slashdot: What Is the Best Note-Taking Device For Conferences?

Posted by samzenpus on from the good-notes dept.

First time accepted submitter Duncan J Murray writes "I will be attending a 3-day science conference soon, consisting mainly of lectures, and was wondering what people thought would be the ultimate hardware/software combo note-taking device, taking into account keyboard quality, endurance, portability, discretion & future ease-of-reference. Is a notepad and pen still king? What about an Ipad? N900? Psion 5mx? A small Thinkpad X-series? And if so which OS? Would you have a GUI? Which text-editor?"

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  1. Livescribe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think a livescribe pen may be the best choice.

    1. Re:Livescribe by reason · · Score: 5, Informative

      Which is why a smartpen like the Livescribe helps. It is just pen and paper to operate, but it lets you upload your notes afterwards, makes them searchable, and records sound to go with your notes in case you do miss anything. Knowing that means you don't have to write every little thing down, but can stick to key points and jump to the relevant part of the audio simply by pointing to the note with your pen on your paper notes, or clicking on the uploaded version on your computer later. It can even automate most of the conversion of written notes to text.

  2. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Informative

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