Title: Wherever you are, if you have a thought you want to record, how do you do it?  What if it includes illustrations as well as text?  What devices are ideal for this?  Is dictation software good?<p>Some of my own ideas as far as devices:<p>* Pencil and paper - Pros: Lightweight, flexible.  Supports illustrations and complex layouts.  Cons: Hard to edit or search retrospectively.  Low bandwidth text entry.  Requires space to store.  Easier to lose/damage than well-backed-up digital content.<p>* Laptop (e.g. MacBook Air, MacBookPro, or EeePC) - Pros: Fast text entry.  Searchable and editable content.  Cons: Unpleasant to carry around everywhere.  Illustrations and complex layouts are awkward.<p>* Tablet - Pros: Fast text entry.  Supports illustrations and complex layouts.  Searchable and editable content.  Cons: Unpleasant to carry around everywhere.  No Mac tablets.<p>* iPhone (or G-1, etc.) - Pros: I've always got it with me anyways.  Content in searchable and editable form.  Cons: Low bandwidth text entry.  Very small display area.  Illustrations and complex layouts are awkward.
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