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Desktop notes are computer applications that allow putting Post-it note
Post-it note

The Post-it note is a piece of stationery with a re-adherable strip of adhesive on the back, designed for temporarily attaching notes to documents and to other surfaces: walls, desks and table-tops, computer displays, and so forth....
-like windows on the screen, with reminders, short notes and other clippings. They are typically rectangular and yellow, like their real-world counterpart, but most applications support other colours and more elaborate designs.

The original desktop note application is Stickies
Stickies

Stickies is a Apple Macintosh notetaking application for putting Post-it note-like windows on the screen, with short reminders, notes and other clippings....
, which was developed for the Macintosh by Jens Alfke and included by Apple in System 7
System 7 (Macintosh)

System 7 is a single-user graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers. It was introduced on May 13, 1991 by Apple Computer....
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Desktop notes are computer applications that allow putting Post-it note
Post-it note

The Post-it note is a piece of stationery with a re-adherable strip of adhesive on the back, designed for temporarily attaching notes to documents and to other surfaces: walls, desks and table-tops, computer displays, and so forth....
-like windows on the screen, with reminders, short notes and other clippings. They are typically rectangular and yellow, like their real-world counterpart, but most applications support other colours and more elaborate designs.

The original desktop note application is Stickies
Stickies

Stickies is a Apple Macintosh notetaking application for putting Post-it note-like windows on the screen, with short reminders, notes and other clippings....
, which was developed for the Macintosh by Jens Alfke and included by Apple in System 7
System 7 (Macintosh)

System 7 is a single-user graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers. It was introduced on May 13, 1991 by Apple Computer....
. A number of applications have duplicated the functionality of Stickies on other platforms, such as the Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
-based minimalist Desktop Notes and advanced Power Notes, as well as Microsoft Outlook and, more recently, the fully-featured client OneNote (although this offers more general note taking than virtual desktop notes). Also in Microsoft's latest operating system Windows Vista
Windows Vista

Windows Vista is one member in a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business Desktop computer, laptops, Tablet PCs, and media center PCs....
 there is gadget called Notes which is to be used with Windows Sidebar
Windows Sidebar

The Windows Sidebar is a widget engine for Microsoft Gadgets, which is anchored to the side of the desktop . The Sidebar is included with Windows Vista and is available on Windows Server 2008 as an optional component....
. As Microsoft states in its description, "Notes" can be used to "Capture ideas, notes and remainders in a quick and easy way." This application is somewhat configurable since it has colors, fonts and letter size to select from.

See also

  • Desk Accessory
    Desk Accessory

    Introduced in 1984, as part of the Mac OS for the Apple Macintosh computer, a Desk Accessory was a piece of software, originally written as a device driver, conforming to a particular programming model....
  • Desktop widget
  • Stickies
    Stickies

    Stickies is a Apple Macintosh notetaking application for putting Post-it note-like windows on the screen, with short reminders, notes and other clippings....
  • Web annotation
    Web annotation

    A Web annotation is an online annotation associated with a web resource, typically a web page. With a Web annotation system, a user can add, modify or remove information from a Web resource without modifying the resource itself....


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