According to my good friend and local cigar aficionado, Michael D, this little freeware program, called Wirenote, sits in the notification area (bottom right) of your desktop and allows you to create to-do lists, notes, reminders and messages and more. Reminders can make sounds, shake the screen, even turn off your computer. If you still can’t remember your anniversary, you need counseling!
There’s a learning curve, Michael says, but it isn’t too bad. This is apparently a Russian program, so the English instructions are a little awkward. (Well, how good is your Russian?) Check it out. You need never forget anything again!
He also recommends WinDirStat, a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows (all current variants) that shows your hard drive’s files graphically, making it easier to find the space hogs crowding your hard drive. Each file is shown as a box with its relative size corresponding to the size of the file. The boxes are even color-coded.
So, if you find yourself wondering which files are consuming the most hard drive space, this freeware gem might be just the ticket for some summer house cleaning.