Thanks to Hollywood, whenever I think of a Dictaphone, my imagination immediately jumps to a mid-20th-century office, Don Draper suavely seated at his desk, voicing ad copy into a desktop machine. A ...

Writing a stand-up set? Writing a monologue? Hell, even writing prose - or just searching for ideas? Using a dictaphone - or dictaphone app - can help. Producing quality material is ultimately an ...