for quick notes or calendar-like information, I use braille. I carry 3x5 
inch index cards and a double-sided notecard slate in my purse or bag, and I 
whip that out whenever I need to jot anything down. I also keep index cards 
and an index card slate on my desk next to the phone.

for meetings, I used to use 8.5x11-inch sheets of paper with slate and 
stylus to match. After I got my mPower BT, I started using that instead. 
Though I really like the BrailleNote, I've had enough crashes and lost data 
that I save often and always carry paper and slate as a backup.

More recently, I've started to use my Android phone for quick notes. For 
example, if someone has a phone number to give me, I add it to my contacts 
directly, or if I find out about a meeting, I add that to the calendar right 
away, or if I'm at Starbuck's with a friend who's dying to tell me her 
latest easy recipe, I may type it into the phone directly. I'm more likely 
to use the phone if I'm not in a hurry and there isn't a lot of ambient 
noise. but I often write it down in braille as well. 


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