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esoteric
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This is a very small feature/application of Windows 7 - Sticky Notes - but boy is it useful. It's cool that Microsoft finally added a snipping tool and sticky notes to Windows. Nice for forgetful people like me.

Now it would be great to have fully versioned Live integration of sticky notes so you cannot accidentally loose info. And if Windows recognized dates in sticky notes it might automatically project those notes onto calendar entries Smiley

Just a thought...

DCMonkey
Monkey see, monkey do, monkey will destroy you!

It's kind of odd to me that they've added a full blown app for sticky notes and removed the sticky notes gadget. It seems like the later would be more appropriate for such a thing.

What can the new Sticky Notes app do that the old gadget couldn't?

brian.shapiro
things go on as always

In reply to DCMonkey

#Jan 15th @ 5:13 PM

Just like with the gadget, you can't drag text to it :<

spivonious

In reply to DCMonkey

#Jan 15th @ 5:13 PM

What can the new Sticky Notes app do that the old gadget couldn't?

Well, for starters you lose the note when you Show Desktop. Personally liked the gadget a lot more. A great place to jot down phone numbers, or confirmation numbers, or similar short things.

Bas
It finds lightbulbs.

In reply to DCMonkey

#Jan 15th @ 5:13 PM

I too liked the gadget much better. Not only does the sticky notes application add an icon I don't need to my taskbar, but if I Show Desktop, it's gone. I thought the whole point was that you could put gadgets on the desktop so that you could use Aero Peek and cast a quick glance at them?

I'm definitely saving the sticky notes gadget from vista. If Windows 7/IE8 doesn't break it, of course.

esoteric
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In reply to DCMonkey

#Jan 15th @ 5:13 PM

No idea. I didn't use the old gadget Smiley

sushovande
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In reply to Bas

#Jan 16th @ 10:44 AM

Didnt you lose all the data if you accidentally closed the gadget?

esoteric
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In reply to DCMonkey

#Jan 15th @ 5:13 PM

"Full blown", well you could say that perhaps, except that does not really mean anything. Isn't it a very "small full-blown app"? [I didn't check its profile.]

Appropos, how about pens, if you have a digital pen and want to write a note.

DCMonkey
Monkey see, monkey do, monkey will destroy you!

In reply to esoteric

#Jan 16th @ 1:39 PM

I just meant that it gets a button in the taskbar and otherwise behaves like an application rather than just having each note sit on your desktop until you're done with it.