Download/HomepageThis is a cool idea which I hope will be further developed by the
program's author. Essentially, it turns your desktop into a corkboard on which you can
"pin" reminder notes, to-do lists, pictures, a calendar, a clock, and a variety
of funky "objects" such as an animated lava lamp. The corkboard activates as a
screensaver, through screen hotspots, hot keys or manually from the system tray. You can
set alarms for various events (although the process is a bit too time-consuming to use for
non-repeating events) and there's even a timer to remind you to take a break every so
often. Although I'm not a network user, it appears that the program also has enhancements
for networks that allow you to send and receive notes and play "pranks" on other
users. There are lots of different options for how you want your notes, to-do lists, etc.
to look, and you can download even more options from the company's website. In addition,
if you join something called the Clipboard Club for an additional $14.95, you can also get
virtual pets and pranks.
The program is far from perfect, however. For example, I noticed that the program doesn't
activate automatically as a screensaver or using the hotspots if you also use a
minimize-to-tray program. Additionally, some of the features don't work particularly well
-- according to the help file, you should be able to have the computer automatically dial
a phone number typed onto a note, but it didn't happen for me. And talk about CPU load and
memory usage -- the thing is a real hog. I could also add a wish-list for this product: a
real PIM, so that you can enter appointments into the calendar (right now, it is just a
display date), hotlinking from the notes so that clicking on a URL in a note activates
your browser, maybe some form of e-mail notification, etc. The possibilities of what this
program could do seems endless. Still, even as it is now, it is a handy and fun desktop
alternative.
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