When you use paper and pen to take notes at meetings, the problem has
always been how to transfer those notes on to your computer. You can
try scanning them in, but not all programs can recognize handwriting,
and once you have scanned them in, you can't change them at all. Or, you
can sit at your keyboard and type everything into your computer. That
works, unless you have graphs or other pictures to put in. The solution
to this problem is Digital Pads.
Digital Pads, also called digital
notepads or digital tablets, are a pressure sensitive pad. They look
like a clipboard. You put your paper on them, and everything you write
on the paper gets saved in the pad's memory. This is easier than
carrying your laptop to a meeting with you. Notepads are generally
smaller than your laptop, and just slide right into your bag. They don't
need to be hooked up to a computer to work and they run on a
rechargeable battery, so all you have to do is pull it out, put a piece
of paper on it, grab your pen and start writing.
Digital Pads can
hold up to 1000 pages in memory, and to upload them into your computer
all you need to do is plug it into your computer's USB port. Before you
upload your notes, you do some editing of your notes, moving things
around so they work better. Some notepads need special paper and pens,
but most don't. Some have special styluses that you use to do the
writing, but since they don't have ink, nothing is transferred to the
paper.
Graphic artists and designers have been using Digital Pads
for years. It easier for them to get their drawings on to the computer
because they can draw right on the pad instead of trying to draw with
the mouse. Drawing with the mouse is very clumsy and it can be hard to
get your drawing perfect. That's why artists like using these pads to
draw on. If you are interested in the graphic arts, then you should
check out one of the pads made especially for graphic artists.