Stickies Updated — On Screen “Post-It” Notes
Over a year ago, I reviewed Stickies 5.2b. Stickies 6.0a has finally been released. The new version a major update with several screens full of new features, changes and bug fixes listed on the Stickies web site. There are far too many new features to list here, but these four stand out in my eyes:
* Skins capability vastly improved - which means the border option in styles has gone, replaced by the new skin language. You now single-click to toggle on-top, can have a separate title and source for a sticky (and display them in two different places), posted mode has been removed, as has the “Draw title bar text with a transparent background” option, as this is now set on a per-skin basis
* Manage dialog - this is the old Stickies Store application built into Stickies, and which replaces the “Restore closed” and “Wake sleeping” dialogs. It is now a place to get an overview of all your stickies.
* Locked mode for stickies, meaning their contents cannot be changed
* Stickies can be attached to a window - they only appear on the desktop only when that application is active. That way, you can have a sticky which appears when you go to a web site, open a document, or browse to a folder on your computer, and then disappears again when you leave that place
If you are using Stickies 5.2b now, you will want to upgrade to 6.0a as soon as you can. If you aren’t using Stickies, now is a great time to take a look at this simple but useful little program.
Rating: 5.0
Operating System: Windows
License: Freeware
Price: Free
Version: 6.0a
Web Site: http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/versions.html
[tags]Windows, Freeware, Stickies, Onscreen Notes, Reminders, Networked Notes[/tags]