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Organizing all that data (like your lab notebook)

For Doodlers and Pack Rats, a Multimedia Binder. Here's something I read last week that I just now have the time to blog about. MS is coming out with software to organize lots of different media types in a "binder" or sorts. The program is called OneNote. The article caught my eye because it mentions a program called NoteTaker, which is used by a scientist at the NIH as quoted by the author. Interesting perspectives in tackling a huge program -- tons and tons of digital data.

Here's a little device called InkLink that made me recall this article. It's a "tool for instantly capturing your handwriting or drawings directly to your handheld, laptop, or desktop PC." Sounds handy to me. The one hesitancy I have in migrating to digital notebooks as opposed to the traditional pen and paper is that I would like to be able to jot down notes in the margin, etc. And this device seems like something that can bridge the divide. Hmm...now if only I could convince someone to get this for me for Christmas.