I am sure that many people will like the absolutely free computer reminder Wise Reminder for its simplicity and reliability. Like all products of its manufacturer, it is designed for ordinary users - it does not force us to become system administrator or some hacker, graduate from the academy in order to figure it out and set up a reminder about an important event or meeting.
Reminder on the computer
Again forgot to wish you a happy birthday friend or relative lost track of time and were late for the meeting, did not congratulate your wife on her wedding day...? Stop drinking useless vitamins and train your brain“You see that this doesn’t help.” Install Wise Reminder on your computer and sleep peacefully at night!
Wise Reminder - she won't forget!
It’s not even worth talking about the easy, quick and simple process of installing this program (after downloading it from the link at the end of the article), the only caveat is that you can uncheck the box at the very end of the installation (the first one)…
Why do we need to look at any logs, right?
In the main reminder window, in addition to the main work area...
The first thing I recommend doing after installing the reminder on your computer is to decide autoloading the program at the start of the operating room Windows systems(the function is enabled by default) and checking for updates every time you start it...
I personally disabled this check so as not to generate unnecessary background traffic - periodically and manually I can check the presence new version. I also turned off some “News” - all for the same reason.
Now the most important thing is to create your future inevitable reminder. Click on “+ new” in the right corner of the main program window...
...and set up its text, time, date and repetition (from “once” to “annually”). You can also choose your ringtone (don't forget it turn it up louder)…
Upon completion of all manipulations, click on the strange button-link “Save...” 🙂 in the upper right corner of the window...
You can create an infinite number of such reminders in the program - no one limits you.
All you have to do is wait for the time set in the reminder and get a pop-up window in the lower right corner your favorite monitor, which will “hang” constantly until you turn it off yourself - this is done logically and correctly by the manufacturers, I think...
By the way, the alarm clock is very funny and animated (live).
To postpone a reminder for a period from five minutes to four hours, you need to click on the small triangle in the “Snooze” field and again on the line with the desired delay...
This is the only way you can snooze the reminder, and not with the “Reminder” button. It turns it off completely (along with the window above the tray) and goes into the “Completed” category...
It can be edited at any time and revive (restore)- just click on the rounded arrow...
The reminder is deleted permanently, as you probably understood, with a cross in a circle.
If you need convenient and effective reminders in Windows, then you don’t have to resort to help third party programs. As you know, windows has this thing called "Task Scheduler". It allows you to create simple reminders in the form of small windows, but they have one big drawback.
The fact is that these reminders may appear under current ones. open windows. In other words, if in at the moment If you work, for example, in Explorer, then a reminder may appear behind it. In such a situation, a person may simply not pay attention to him.
An alternative way to create reminders uses the same task scheduler in combination with the command line.
So, launch the task scheduler (Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools).
In the window that appears, select Action -> Create task.
In the “General” tab we indicate the name for our reminder. It can be anything, but ideally it should at least somehow identify its function. You need to make sure that the “Run only for registered user” option is selected, and the “Hidden task” option is unchecked.
Go to the “Triggers” tab and create a new trigger. Simply put, this is the condition that triggers the launch of our cunning mechanism. Assign the task “As scheduled”. Specify the time at which the reminder should appear. If necessary, we additionally designate intervals for reappearance reminders. Check the “Enabled” box.
Finally, go to the “Actions” tab. If earlier to create a standard reminder we selected the “Output message” action, now we need to select “Run a program”. In the “Program or script” field, write “cmd”.
In the “Add arguments” field copy this code:
/C TITLE Reminder Lifehacker&ECHO.&ECHO.&ECHO TIME TO READ LIFEHACKER&ECHO.&TIMEOUT -1
As you can see, the code is very easy to understand and can be completely edited to suit your specific needs. TITLE is the title of the window command line, the ECHO command allows you to place text after it, and ECHO with a dot indicates an empty line. Because the code is copied as a single line, the & icon serves as a line separator in the window. A TIMEOUT parameter value of -1 means that the window will close only when a key is pressed. You can make the window close automatically by specifying a positive value in seconds (if we want the window to close after 15 seconds, then write TIMEOUT 15). At the same time, the possibility of closing the window early by pressing a key remains.
If necessary, you can add some additional information to the text necessary information(for example, inserting %TIME% will display the current system time in the window).
Now our notification looks like this:
The main advantage of displaying alerts this way is that the notification window always appears on top of all other windows and is much more difficult to miss.
Almost every person has their own notebook or diary, in which they write down various notes and plan any plans, routines, etc. Of course, this is convenient, since it’s simply impossible to fit everything in your head, and you can always check the entries in the organizer. Diaries, organizers and various reminders help us on a daily basis to congratulate our friends on their birthday, remind us to pay for housing and communal services, the Internet, etc.
In this regard, we decided to dedicate our publication to free organizers and reminders that are designed to make our lives easier. Such organizers will remind you of upcoming events and will be especially useful for those people who spend most of their time at the computer and have smartphones based on popular operating systems.
When compiling a selection of programs, we were based on the following criteria: simplicity of interface, convenience, mobility, versatility and free license to use the program.
Exiland Assistant Free
Exiland Assistant Free is a powerful free organizer that allows you to maintain a customer database, store business contacts, plan tasks, and also this best way save the contacts of your friends, relatives, colleagues or acquaintances in a convenient, structured form.
The main window of the program consists of 6 sections and groups in the form of a tree - on the left, as well as a list of records of the selected group - on the right. Even further to the right is a panel with detailed information, which can be hidden if desired.
The program has quick search in the database, which allows you to instantly find any information. The diary has a clear Russian-language interface and can be used in any field of activity, even for housewives. A nice addition is the ability to remind you of birthdays and important events, store notes, recipes, passwords for programs and links to sites that you often use.
The free diary has basic set functions, which in many cases are sufficient, however, there are also paid versions of the organizer that significantly expand the functionality, for example, they allow you to add your own fields, provide reliable protection data, allow you to send e-mails, as well as work with several users simultaneously from a single database. The network version of the organizer is used in organizations for calling clients, managing client events (communications, meetings, reminders), as well as congratulations by e-mail, generating DocX documents using a template (contracts, lists of people), etc.
The program is very simple and does not require installation on a PC.
PC requirements are minimal: any OS Windows family, 10 MB of disk space, screen size 1024x600 or more.
Rainlendar
Rainlendar is another free organizer that also has paid version with extended functionality.
We can say that the program does not have an interface; Rainlendar is displayed on the desktop in the form of a calendar, the appearance of which can be changed to your liking using supported skins (they can be downloaded from the official website of the program). In addition to the calendar, you can display other sections on the desktop in the form of stickers, for example, one sticker for holidays, a second for work, etc.
The functionality of the program includes: backup data, printing, search, custom alerts, calendar, contacts and more.
The Rainlendar program contains support for the Russian language, but in order for the interface to be in Russian, you need to download the localization language from our website.
Evernote
Evernote is a free organizing program that is mentioned more than once on our website, for example, in the previous article about applications for Windows Phone.
It is an application for collecting all kinds of information in one place. You can add text, handwritten text, voice notes, images, individual pages Internet sites and much more. Only lazy people do not use this program today.
The program interface in Russian is simple and convenient. The information stored in this virtual organizer can be structured at your discretion.
Evernote can be installed on your computer, smartphone or tablet. The application allows you to synchronize data between these devices, which only significantly increases the convenience of working with this program.
In addition to those presented above free organizers there are still a lot of these useful programs for computers that are already for a long time have not been updated by the developers, but have pretty good functionality.
Success Pack
Success Pack - has user-friendly interface in Russian. All existing categories are presented in the form of beautiful icons located on a small panel.
Notes in the program are made in the form of stickers, each date has its own note. In Success Pack you can create a daily schedule, reminders, save the addresses of the necessary sites, add contacts and much more.
The program has many settings for working with each tool.
You can download Success Pack for free from our program catalog.
In addition to applications for computers and mobile devices, there are also online organizer services that can be accessed from anywhere and from any device with Internet access. Such services can remind you of upcoming tasks using SMS messages, emails, or even calls to mobile phone. In general, online organizer services have the same functionality as desktop applications. But we'll talk about them another time.
In conclusion, I would like to say that planning things and tasks is not a bad thing and allows you to cope with a large number tasks, correctly optimizing the time to complete them.
Greetings!
This material will be useful for those who, sitting at a computer or tablet on Windows, forget about certain matters and tasks.
Or maybe you are just looking for a tool that would allow you to visually systematize all your plans and tasks and notify you in time about the occurrence of a particular event.
Whatever the reasons, there is always a solution. So let's begin.
Simple Sticky Notes Review
Simple Sticky Notes is the most convenient and functional reminder note manager.
By using this application you can quickly create an unlimited number of sticky notes and place them on your desktop. The design of the notes themselves is flexibly customizable; it is possible to set the font, color, size and level of transparency.
And importantly, it is possible to set alarms and alerts for a specific note. When the alarm goes off, the selected melody will be played, and the note itself will flicker.
Simple Sticky Notes is really convenient and functional assistant who will provide all possible assistance in organizing your plans and tasks.
Holiline Reminder Review
Holiline Reminder is a program with a similar purpose. It, like the previous utility, has the ability to create sticky notes that are placed on the desktop. However, the possibility of applying an individual design to placed sticky notes is much less with this solution and, in fact, comes down to choosing from two preset display styles.
Also, the program does not have the ability to set an alarm or sound notification upon the occurrence of any event.
The main feature of this application is the event ticker. It displays upcoming dates and events that are registered in the event editor of the application itself.
The line itself is customizable: you can set the display only for upcoming events, adjust the color and placement in order to most succinctly fit on your desktop.
ModernAlert Overview
ModernAlert this decision combines the functions of a timer, stopwatch, alarm clock and note manager. By using this program, you can plan all your tasks most effectively.
Main features:
- Alarm– triggered once a week or on certain days. Flexibly configurable operating mode.
- Reminders– records with a length of no more than 300 characters are supported, it is possible to set a melody and repeat time. There are alerts about holidays and celebrations.
- Timer– both classic and interval timers are supported.
- Stopwatch– a classic stopwatch with the ability to record intermediate readings.
- Tasks (Task Scheduler)– with it you can control the state of the computer: turn off or put into sleep mode, start required applications and files. The execution of all these tasks can be set both by time and by the occurrence of certain conditions (processor load level, battery charge level, free space on disk, etc.)
Brief summary
In this material, I tried to consider solutions that are worthy of attention, free and support the Russian interface language. Particularly pleasing is the fact that the reviewed software is often not inferior in capabilities to its paid counterparts.
Using the solution described in the article, you can add to Windows 10 (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1) handy notes and alerts.
Thanks to this, you will be able to manage your own time more effectively and minimize situations in which you lost sight of or forgot to complete a task or task.
If you have any questions, you can ask them in the comments.
Have you ever thought about how busy modern people can be? business man? Proper planning allows us to cope with the rhythm of an active life, but among everyday tasks there are those that we must constantly remember so as not to forget. And then they come to the rescue reminders, who will remember the upcoming event instead of us and warn us in advance.
I think that the creators similar programs and services, there were still men. Most often, our dear men are able to lose sight of relatives' birthdays, important dates and events. This happens not because women have better memory than men, but because of the many important tasks that men have to solve every day. There’s no time for significant dates here...
And the developers struck a “gold mine”. They propose solving a similar problem with the help of online services, a kind of “reminders”.
Reminder “I won’t forget” - in order not to forget anything
The important thing is that these programs perform an important task - they allow us to stop thinking about the upcoming event. By choosing one from many services - http://notify.su/, you can send yourself letters with reminders in the future. I wrote about such a service in an article. The main thing is to understand how much you need such a service, and choose exactly the one you like. That is, we choose the best from the best.
I liked the “I Won’t Forget” service due to its simplicity of functionality, or as they say, nothing superfluous. It is very simple, which makes it different from its peers. The user’s tasks are clearly defined home page, so working with the site is simple and clear.
You need to take a few simple steps:
- Choose a suitable time in your work schedule.
- Write a message/congratulation/note/request/note/letter that you or the recipient will receive.
- Be sure to select the date and time when and at what time the addressee will receive the letter.
- Select a method for sending a letter: e-mail, ICQ and mobile phone.
- Enter the recipient's address/number and send a “Bird of Happiness”.
- At the time you set, the addressee or you will receive your letter.
These are, in fact, all the actions that can make someone more... Watch, test and make your life better. Everything depends on ourselves. In my opinion, the “I Won’t Forget” service is excellent reminder for those who are interested in this.
