You'll have to stick to pen and paper, although pens stop working if you don't use it for an extended period of time, so I guess it's an obvious defect with the product and you shouldn't use it.

No, I spend something like ten to sixteen hours a day in front of software that doesn't freeze up just because I don't cuddle it.

I've got some devices behind a NAT I'm lazy with, I reboot them maybe once a year or so.