http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_stanton_the_clues_to_a_great_story
Sorry, there's an F-bomb at the beginning.
He would have been brilliant. This link takes you to a audio dicussion of two Franklin-o-Philes, one who is a '86 Nobel Prize winner, just in time for America's Big Birthday: July 4th.
(via Science Friday with Ira Flatow)
I have been using this since it came out a few years ago.
Simplenote is a text-only 'idea catcher'. It works on ANY platform. You can even log in from your friend's computer and leave notes.
Here's the link (from Adam Pash) to how you can use it.
Here's where you can get the app for any platform.
Use this to create a slightly customizable pdf for taking notes. Pretty cool.