8. An article of manufacture comprising: at least one computer storage medium comprising at least a memory device or a storage device, computer program instructions stored on the at least one computer storage medium which, when processed by a computer system, the computer system including at least one audio input device, the at least one computer storage medium, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one audio input device and the at least one computer storage medium are configured to receive and store live audio data in the at least one computer storage medium for processing, configures the computer system to: access, using the processor, data in the computer storage medium defining computer operating context of the computer system; detect, using the processor, starting conditions by processing the computer operating context from the computer storage medium; after detecting starting conditions, process, using the processor, the live audio data to extract at least text and store the text in the at least one computer storage medium; process, using the processor, the extracted text to generate information in the at least one computer storage medium identifying salient patterns in the extracted text; provide the extracted text and the information identifying salient patterns in the computer storage medium for access by a notetaking application running on the computer system, wherein the notetaking application running on the computer system is configured to receive user input to edit an electronic document in the at least one computer storage medium incorporating the extracted text and the information identifying salient patterns.
8. An article of manufacture comprising: at least one computer storage medium comprising at least a memory device or a storage device, computer program instructions stored on the at least one computer storage medium which, when processed by a computer system, the computer system including at least one audio input device, the at least one computer storage medium, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one audio input device and the at least one computer storage medium are configured to receive and store live audio data in the at least one computer storage medium for processing, configures the computer system to: access, using the processor, data in the computer storage medium defining computer operating context of the computer system; detect, using the processor, starting conditions by processing the computer operating context from the computer storage medium; after detecting starting conditions, process, using the processor, the live audio data to extract at least text and store the text in the at least one computer storage medium; process, using the processor, the extracted text to generate information in the at least one computer storage medium identifying salient patterns in the extracted text; provide the extracted text and the information identifying salient patterns in the computer storage medium for access by a notetaking application running on the computer system, wherein the notetaking application running on the computer system is configured to receive user input to edit an electronic document in the at least one computer storage medium incorporating the extracted text and the information identifying salient patterns. 12. The article of manufacture of claim 8 , wherein the data defining computer operating context includes meeting data including locations of meetings.