08.27.2008

Samurize

In the past few weeks, I had been looking for a system to keep track of my to-dos at work.  I wanted a system that would leave something open on the Vista sidebar or better yet, the desktop.  I tinkered with using a text file, Remember The Milk, and other methods.  Then I came across Samurize.

Samurize is a desktop monitoring tool that is 100% free.  The best part about it is that a regular text file can be accessed with the system and displayed on the desktop with it’s display attributes modified.  So I have a text file in my documents folder called to do that is updated on the desktop every time I make a change and save the file.  Sweet.  It’s also handy for building information widgets that display system information (like drive space and utilization), screensavers, and XML output streams.

I have a decidedly low tech file running on my desktop that is text only, but it serves it’s purpose as it provides date/day/time info, disk and CPU info, and a listing of my to do list.

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