Keeping Track of Notes (XP & Vista)

Gadget often used to lose track of notes kept on scraps of paper, especially those all-important ones telling him where in the garden his secret stash of bones is buried. Then he found out a way to keep them handy on his desktop. Right-click the desktop, select 'New' then 'Text Document'. Call it 'notes'.

From now on, to make a note simply double-click the file, press F5 to insert the date and time, type a note then press the Control and S keys together to save.

Barking brilliant, thinks Gadget - no reminders can go astray now!