[reificator]

> Then in addition to that I spend a little extra time digitizing it (basically when my brain is mush and I don't want to think about things), so I have both the artifact and a digital copy of it for reference on the go.

That's why I use LiveScribe, it handles that step automatically.

It's not an either or...

[cableshaft]

So it detects your handwriting pretty well? I don't have any experience with smartpens.