notes

Wed
26
Dec
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'Simple Sticky Notes 2.0', and 'ShortcutsMan 1.10'

Simple Sticky Notes 2.0 With this free Simple Sticky Notes 2.0 software, you'll never again forget to pick up eggs and butter -- or anything else -- on the way home from work. This handy little program allows you to quickly and easily create sticky ... notes for any kind of reminders, right on your computer. It's fast, free, and takes up very few computer resources. http://www.simplestickynotes.com ShortcutsMan 1.10 ShortcutsMan is a free software tool for Windows that gives you instant access to all of the information about shortcuts currently in use on your desktop and also in your Windows ... (view more)

Mon
02
Apr
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'Efficient Sticky Notes 3.0.32', and 'Joy To Mouse Free 1.2.0.5'

Efficient Sticky Notes 3.0.32 Throw away the traditional paper sticky notes. Now thereis a powerful and unique application called Efficient Sticky Notes that provides the save "sticky note" capability inside your computer. With this utility software ... in place, you can "stick" reminders, labels, and various other kinds of notes anywhere on your computer desktop, with just the font, position, look and feel you prefer. This new computer capability allows you to read important information at any time, right on your computer screen. Fast, easy, and very effective. http://www. ... (view more)

Tue
13
Mar
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'Freebie Notes 2.52', and 'Don't Sleep 2.67'

Freebie Notes 2.52 Freebie Notes is a great little program for users who want to create electronic reminders with an alarm timer. With Freebie Notes you can create an unlimited number of electronic sticky notes with specified dates and times to be ... reminded of them. Using the program's advanced mode, you can easily and conveniently edit these notes as often as you like. You can also customize parameters like the notes' size, background and title colors, position on the desktop, and transparency. http://www.freebienotes.com Don't Sleep 2.67 Don't Sleep is a small, portable program designed to ... (view more)

Mon
15
Sep
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The (Hi-Tech) Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

Those returning to school this month might want to invest in a new writing tool sure to take the pain out of jotting down lecture notes. The Pulse Smartpen boasts a hi-tech twist: while the pen writes with real ink, it also contains an infrared ... camera, audio recording device, twin microphones and a speaker. How does it work? The user removes a sheet of specialized "dot-paper" from their coiled notebook (included with the purchase of the Smartpen) and writes down information as they would using a standard pen. However, while a user is listening to what the teacher is saying, the built-in ... (view more)

Tue
16
Oct
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Reading, Editing & Forwarding a Note in Outlook

To read a note, you can double-click it to open the "Note" window or click the note and read the text under the icon. To change the content of a note, open it as just described and edit it the same way you would edit a text file. Keep in mind, ... however, that you have no formatting options; your notes are limited to plain text. To save your changes, simply close the "Note" window. Although you will probably create notes mainly for your own use, you might need to forward a note to a colleague. For example, a colleague might request a phone number or other contact information you have stored in a ... (view more)

Wed
26
Sep
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Assigning Categories to Notes in MS Outlook

You can assign categories to notes, just as you can to any other Outlook item. Categorizing helps you organize your notes, particularly if you choose to view your Notes folder by category. You can assign multiple categories to each note. For ... example, you might assign a project category to a notes, a well as an Urgent category. Follow the steps below to assign categories to a note: Right-click the note and choose Categories, or select the note and choose Edit | Categories. In the Categories dialog box, select the applicable categories. If you do not see the categories you need, click Master ... (view more)

Wed
13
Jul
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Cute Reminder Review

Synopsis: Is your computer desktop covered with leaflets of paper reminders? Want to recover your previous desktop space and reclaim your sanity? Then why not try Cute Reminder?! With Cute Reminder, you can create simply-to-use (and non-annoying!) ... reminders to manage your desktop notes with just one or two mouse clicks! Cute Reminder's extremely easy to use interface provides comfort at your workplace whether you're in the office or at home. With the help of Cute Reminder software, you can easily create desktop sticky notes and make reminders for an appointment, birthday, phone call, bill ... (view more)

Tue
11
Jan
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Messaging program for office or LAN/WAN?

Infopackets Reader Robert F. writes: " Dear Dennis, I really find your newsletters to be interesting and of great help -- keep up the good work! I want to set up an office and be able to email my secretary and have her reply to the email without ... having an Internet connection as I don't need the internet in the business. Do you know of a program that would let me do this? I own a Dell PC and talked to a technician, but they didn't have a suggestion for me. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated! " My response: The simple answer is that email is designed to run on the ... (view more)

Wed
21
Apr
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StickyNote 9 Review

Throughout the day, hand-written reminders pile up on my desk and in my pocket. All too often, I misplace a phone number before getting a chance to enter it into my Outlook contacts, or one ends up going through the wash -- never to be recovered. ... Luckily, I recently discovered a solution to my paper management problem when I came across a program called StickyNote for Windows. What is StickyNote? StickyNote creates beautiful 3D virtual reminders on Windows desktop, making it easy to keep track of important notes and reminders. In addition to stationing notes on the desktop, StickyNote also ... (view more)

Thu
24
Jul
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Freeware Piano program?

Infopackets Reader Ray M. asks: " I had a program that allowed me to play piano notes using my keyboard [on my old computer] ... [unfortunately I can't remember the name of the program] ... and would like to install one on my new computer. If you ... can [suggest] a program [which plays piano notes on the keyboard], I would greatly appreciate it. " My response: I didn't know of any piano programs off of the top of my head, so I searched Google and came across a site which provided an extensive list of shareware piano programs. http://pianoeducation.org/pnodsoft.html#IBM Many of the ... (view more)

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