It's a situation that every notary signing agent has been in. You're driving in your car, perhaps on your way to a closing, and you get a call on your cell phone. The caller has some information for you that you want to write down. But you can't, because you have your hands on the wheel. Not only that, but it would be difficult to write and drive, even if you did have both hands free. What to do?
A few months ago, at the recommendation of ActiveRain member Justin Smith, I bought a digital voice recorder for doing interviews for localism. The model I bought is the Olympus VN-3100. It's basically the same model that he recommended, except that it doesn't have the PC connection which enables you to upload your files to your PC. But it works beautifully.
The size is ideal. It's about the size of a cell phone. You can even use a cell phone case to carry it in, like the one shown in the photo to the left. You don't have to take it out of the case in order to record. The case has a hole in the top where the microphone is located. The case also has a clip on the back, so you can clip it to your visor. Or if you want to carry it while you're walking, you can clip it to your belt or some other item.
The sound quality is excellent. I attended a class and used it for recording the instructor. It caught every word. There are 4 "folders" (A, B, C, and D) so you can organize your notes.
Once you start using one, you'll find many more uses for it.
At one time I never thought I'd ever make use of a digital voice recorder. Now I don't know what I would do without it.
Good luck.
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