I don’t use a palm device, but I noticed this blogger uses his notepad. I think it is a good idea. I have a generic text file I keep in my dock to use as a scribble pad. I got the idea from a dashboard widget, but then realized that the dashboard is an evil invention of the devil.
So now I use my own “widget” using the dock properties. A desktop shortcut would also work on both the Mac or the PC.
I plan to actually devote a folder to notes and then see if I can use the spotlight search feature within the folder to find what I need. I think you can do this on the PC as well.