Imagine you’re a student in high school or college. Class is about to start. You are faced with a notable dilemma: Should you whip out a notebook or a laptop to take notes? The answer is not so simple ...

We've all heard the story of a brilliant novel or movie that started out on a cocktail napkin. It's an exceptional story. Literally. It's an exception. Most writers have a process in place for how ...

Tired of writing class notes by hand? Digital note-taking offers many practical advantages. We show you how to use Microsoft OneNote to format, organize, and preserve your class notes. I’ve been ...

Apple's Notes app is often overlooked, but has newfound power. Here's how to create, edit, collaborate, and share notes from within the app. From the very basics of using Notes by yourself, to ...

Growing up, if I wanted to experiment with something technical, my dad made it happen. We shared dozens of tech adventures together, but those adventures were cut short when he died of cancer in 2013.

There are several popular types of pens, but when it comes to the best pens for note-taking, your best bets are ballpoint, rollerball, or gel pens that distribute ink evenly and don't easily bleed ...

Dan Seifert is an editor overseeing The Verge’s product reviews and service journalism programs. Dan has covered the technology world for over a decade at The Verge. For the past week or so, I’ve been ...

You can make writing notes or drawing on the iPad much nicer with the right kind of screen protector. You can make writing notes or drawing on the iPad much nicer with the right kind of screen ...

Writers like myself are a ubiquitous lot, as a visit to any Starbucks makes clear, but my experience suggests that non-writers know relatively little about the profession. Indeed, while many Americans ...