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Take note! A virtual sticky notes roundup

Like their real-world counterpart, a quickly jotted digital sticky note placed prominently on the desktop can be just the reminder or inspirational message you need. And it won't bulk up the landfill when you trash it.

Software sticky notes are simply movable widgets that contain text, and even the simplest possess some font, color, and formatting customization. Most of the apps I looked at let you add alarms, sounds, and hot key shortcuts. The more advanced programs are surprisingly powerful, adding sophisticated synchronizing features and management platforms to track notes and reduce desktop clutter.

Not all the sticky notes products are free (NoteZilla) , and not all the paid products are good (StickyNote). Here are six popular studs and duds you should take note of.… Read more

Stikkit, the smarter yellow sticky

From the Web 2.0 Conference:

Stikkit is like an online pad of yellow sticky notes. These notes, though, do more than the pieces paper you scrawl notes on and then lose. Stikkit tries to interpret what you mean when you write stuff like, "Call Mary at 4pm tomorrow," and then organize your notes for you. In that particular example, it will file the note as an appointment.

Stikkit has a grammar for doing other smart things, and it does take a few minute for a user to learn it. For example, to-do items are created when you … Read more