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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. Re:Livescribe by icebike · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just a pen and paper.

    No other device can keep up, and you get bogged down with operating the device, missing key points.
    Pocket recorder as backup.

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  2. Go Low Tech... by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Does technology *always* provide a better solution? I own an iPad, but really, a yellow pad and a pen and pencil are what I use at meetings and conferences...

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  3. The old fashioned way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Pencil and Paper (if you want to digitize it later, use a sheet fed scanner or just a regular scanner).

  4. What Is the Best Note-Taking Device For Conference by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A: A scribe, held in thrall.

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  5. Re:Your memory by ndrw · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I will also try not to sound like a smartass, but you were doing it wrong. Effective note taking doesn't mean transcribing what the lecturer or presenter is saying, it means noting the key points and tidbits of information that are interesting to you and will remind you of the rest of the material when you review it later.