Our favorite tech site, Lifehacker took a poll of its readers and came up with the top five best note taking applications for the start of the new school year. We thought you'd want to check this out. From their website:
"Whether you're headed back to school this fall or you just want a better way to keep your notes, memos, and other tidbits of information organized, you have a number of applications to choose from. Some of them just help you get your thoughts down quickly, others sync with online services that organize your notes for you. Here are, based on your nominations, the top five apps or services for the job. We asked you earlier in the week which applications or services you used to take notes and organize your thoughts so you could get back to them quickly."
http://lifehacker.com/5837191/five-best-note-taking-applications