response 62 of 66:

Feb 6 18:51 UTC 2006

I find entering information in a PDA to be moderately easy, but a little
frustrating because I type with ten fingers working together while one ony
has one stylus to enter characters on a PDA. It can only be done as fast as
one can write. In some circumstances writing is better than typing - one case
might be when taking lecture notes. One has to first listen to what is being
said and then write down key thoughts or data. Doing it on a keyboard could
distract one from first understanding before recording. But then, I've never
tried to take notes on a keyboard, so maybe I'm wrong.

response 64 of 66:

Feb 6 22:08 UTC 2006

I find writing notes to be more useful during meetings or lectures, 
because I can draw diagrams, or draw arrows to illustrate connections.  
I've developed a sort of loose outline style for note-taking, over the 
years -- I use indentation to denote ideas that relate to each other 
but I don't use a rigid I, II, III or a), b), c) sequence, just dashes. 
 
On the other hand, if I'm creating notes that will be used to make a 
speech or document, I find typing them to be more useful, because it's 
easier to rearrange whole blocks of information to make things flow 
better.  In that case the notes generally get written in a text editor, 
and the final document in a full-blown word processor. 

response 66 of 66:

Feb 6 22:35 UTC 2006

I don't know.  I've always drawn on paper.  I suppose some people would 
find computer notes easier to file, back up, and distribute to others, 
though.  When I worked at Interclean, it was common for us to take a 
digital photo of any whiteboard drawings we made during a meeting so we 
could all have a copy.