At other times his head was down, writing notes, which is totally necessary, but that behavior was universally panned because he appeared disengaged, or worse, like he was running with the glaciers.

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The one that caught the most attention was called OneNote, which is aimed at letting users take notes in an unstructured way, either by writing them down on a tablet PC screen or typing them on a keyboard and to organize them later.

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Born in 1922, Kerouac began writing from an early age and took to carrying a notebook with him wherever he went, scribbling down notes and penning long, rambling letters to friends and family.

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