Imagine needing to write something in a hurry. Well, if you have a Galaxy Note, you can just pull out the S Pen and scribble on the lock screen. And well, you can do that on the iPhone and iPad ...

You can get sticky notes on your Mac through the Stickies application, and use it to write and edit notes to create reminders on your desktop.

Make Notes for Your Physical Media If you buy a lot of physical media, it's easy to directly take Montaigne's memory advice and make a note on an index card and slide it in the case.

You can now mark up your Google Docs with handwritten notes on Android devices The update announced at MWC lets Android users annotate documents using a finger or stylus.

Taking notes? Bring a pen, skip the computer A little ‘desirable difficulty’ is good for memory, a new study suggests By Ruth Graham Globe Correspondent,May 25, 2014, 12:27 a.m.