The computer is for travel AND for research. I've done a lot of both. For my research, it's been more useful to take notes on a reporter's notepad or small notepad in pen or pencil first, and take photos of important papers, objects, locations, using a copier machine when needed. This is fairly recently, too.
I still rely primarily on reporters-style notebooks. I have one for each client or project and keep a running diary of everything. These narrow books are easy to fit into a pocket and nothing electronic is as convenient as paper.
With hand-written notes, or short-hand on a Palm or tablet, I can gather information, then weed, sort, compose a report in the evening. I've used recorders [could be an MP3 player with a mic] for notes too
I also use a Palm Tungsten, which has a keyboard to speed entry. I have given up on Graffiti. The Palm is used for facts I need to have with me on all jobs and for reference information I may need to quickly retrieve. Having a search function is a huge help. I wish I could search my notebooks this way.
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