RE: Looking for Reminder software [SOLVED]

Subject: RE: Looking for Reminder software [SOLVED]
From: "McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>
To: "McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 10:06:17 -0400

Jim P. sent this handy URL,

http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/productivity/fwreminders.html

from which I found a program called "Stickies" which is freeware, and which does the trick.

I have it hourly popping up a yellow-sticky, that has a blinking red border. The whole thing jiggles vigorously, and it stays in front of everything on my desktop until dismissed. It has not failed to get my attention since I started it this morning. The above are all settings that can be changed (along with several more). It has a bunch of other really nifty features that I don't need right now, but it's footprint is small enough that I don't care about that.

If you need it, this one is recommended, after just a few hours.


As an added "benefit" when I see the jiggly sticky, I also glance to see if there's an Outlook reminder window open.

Also, Microsoft Forefront scanner found nothing scary about it.

Thanks, Jim.

- Kevin


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> Subject: Looking for Reminder software
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>
> Google lists tons of desktop and networked reminder apps, and
> I have a need for one.
> Can anybody recommend a good, safe, stand-alone reminder
> pop-up software for Windows XP?
>
> The characteristics that I'm interested in are:
>
> - cheap (free is good, but not essential...)
>
> - free of malware
>
> - small, self-contained (not part of some suite or massive program)
>
> - can be set to pop up reminders multiple times per day for
> a single activity
>
> - the reminder window is very hard to ignore (ugly,
> flashing, bright, whatever...)
>
> - the reminder is "always on top" until actively dismissed
>
> I have some physio exercises that I'm supposed to do, to
> counteract the bad-posture effects of squinting at a screen
> all day. Outlook reminders are pretty much ignorable,
> especially since I keep sounds muted (all those "you have
> mail" beeps were driving me and the neighbors crazy) and lots
> of screen real-estate for it to hide.
>
>
>
> Anybody got anything they can recommend?
>
> - Kevin
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