Berninger patted himself down, dug a hand into seat pockets and any bag he could find. No notebook. Resorting to his cell ...

While many of us spend our days with our fingers on the keyboard and our eyes on the display, some people still prefer a more old-fashioned means of idea generating and communicating: paper and pen.

From detailed reports, meeting notes, to creative drafts, Microsoft Word has been my go-to for years. I would create documents, save them, and then, if I needed to extract meaning or connect ideas ...

Dan Seifert is an editor overseeing The Verge’s product reviews and service journalism programs. Dan has covered the technology world for over a decade at The Verge. For the past week or so, I’ve been ...