 Number 305 - October 2008 |
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| Need a sticky note? Put it on your computer! | |
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by Linda Gonse, Editor & Webmaster, Orange County IBM PC Users' Group, CA www.orcopug.org editor(at)orcopug.org | |
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Sticky note programs for your pc, as you might imagine, are a utility that takes the place of paper Post-It notes that we all stick to our monitors! But, sticky note programs I've researched this year discouraged me from even trying them out. Sometimes they didn't have enough features, or if they did, they were expensive. Then, someone recommended a program called Stickies, created by Tom Revell, at My first discovery about the program is that it is small, 953Kb, and doesn't interfere with system files and doesn't write to the registry. In fact, Stickies stores all its information in a single text-based ini file. When was the last time you had a program on your computer as well-mannered as this one? An icon in your system tray will allow you quick access to Stickies' features and options. From this dropdown list you can manage your Stickies notes, configure them, get help, and download new skins. When you do make a Sticky, it won't disappear unless you tell it to, and it stays where it is placed. You can edit, format, and print them. Make as many as you want, or as many as your screen space will permit. But, to save room and keep Stickies organized, they will snap to each other and to the sides of the screen where they can be neatly lined up. You can even hide them from view. Besides viewing Stickies on your screen, you can attach them to a website, a document, or a folder, so they only appear when the objects they are attached to are on the screen. |
Stickies are portable, too. You can transfer Stickies from one computer to another over your TCP/IP network connection, to your PDA and back again, or send to friends in email. They can be set to sleep and appear on a specified date and time, as announcements or reminders. They can even play a sound alarm so they get your attention when they awaken! What's fun is being able to customize the notes with various fonts, colors and buttons. You can even download customized skins from a big selection to change the outward appearance of the notes - plain, borderless, simple border, etc. The notes can be resized, just like the sticky notes in Acrobat. Stickies are located in five categories within the application so you can see and manage them. You can search for information in Stickies, wake sleeping Stickies, restore closed Stickies and detach Stickies. What else? Oh, yes! Another attractive feature of Stickies is...the program free! What are you waiting for? Try it out and see if you like this little program as much as I do! This article has been provided to APCUG by the author solely for publication by APCUG member groups. All other uses require the permission of the author (see e-mail address above). |
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Number 305 - October 2008
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