What kind of options do I have for a gadget of some kind that can capture bits of text from a book or magazine? I read a lot and always take notes, highlight, underline, note page numbers to refer back to, all these things to use for reference later on. But actually copying paragraphs into a notebook takes time, highlighting and underlining doesn't really help as I have to go back to the book - but rarely do. Since I keep so much information on my computer, I have wondered if there are small devices (mini-scanners?) that can somehow capture a few lines of text and store it as a .jpg or something. It seems as if I have seen or heard of these but I really don't know what to look for. By the way, I have used Jott to read a paragraph and have it in my email as transcribed text. That's nice, but I don't want to make a phone call every time I want to capture some text. As always, thanks in advance!
posted on Jul 16, 2008 - 12 answers

I'm interested in designing a notetaking markup system for writing & the web. Before I put much more effort into it, does it exist? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 9 answers

Taking text notes with incorporated image thumbnails: there's gotta be an application that does exactly what I need. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm looking for a good way to take notes at work. [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 7 answers

I'm trying to find a note-taking program for OSX that allows a pseudo-Cornell-style of note taking, and some other features. [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2007 - 5 answers

I don't know how to take notes. No. really. [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2007 - 33 answers

Can someone explain French lycée-level notetaking to me? Is there some kind of secret system? [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2006 - 12 answers

DorkyStudentFilter: Looking to see if anyone else has used a tablet to assist in taking notes in class, and other ideas for note taking. [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2006 - 13 answers

I used to concentrate during lectures, seminars, and meetings by taking copious notes on what was said. While this worked well, I now have a wrist injury that makes doing so undesirable. What are some good ways to keep concentrating?
posted on Mar 14, 2006 - 18 answers

I am looking for a note taking software with the ability to tag documents...for mac... [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2006 - 4 answers

Researchers, academics, and readers: how do you deal with taking notes, recording passages, keeping a common-place book, and reading long books? What is your note-taking workflow? [more inside]
posted on Jan 19, 2006 - 30 answers

How are the kids in school taking notes these days? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2005 - 30 answers