There is no utility most of you like better than a good sticky note program. There are several free sticky note programs available right now, but the general consensus is that "Stickies" is the best. We agree. That's why we're featuring this sticky note program again. Besides the fact that it's the best, it has been recently updated and now includes even more features than the last time we reviewed it. Stickies is one of those programs that you need to grab while it's still free. Which means, as soon as possible. Like right now. The developer has obviously spent a lot of time on this program and in adding new features to it. And, he's gotten accolades from all kinds of download sites. So, how much longer will it be before he decides to sell it rather than give it away? Maybe he will always give it away - or maybe he won't. Get it now if you like it. That way you're sure.

The developer has a very nice and informative page for his Stickies program, we cannot add too much to it; he says all that needs to be said. So, without further fanfare, we introduce you to the father of Stickies:

"Stickies is a PC utility I wrote to try to cut down on the number of Post-It® notes I was leaving stuck to my monitor. It is a computerized version of those notes.

The design goal behind Stickies is that the program is small and simple. Stickies will not mess with your system files, or write to the registry. Stickies stores information in a single text-based ini file.

Stickies will never support animated dancing figures, or play "Greensleeves". They are instead yellow rectangular windows onto which you can put some text notes. Once created, they will stay on screen until you take them away. Just like a real sticky piece of paper.

Main features:

• Once on screen, stickies will remain where placed until closed, even through reboots

• Stickies appearance can be customised; fonts, colours and buttons may be changed, and styles saved. Stickies can be resized.

• Stickies can snap to each other and to the sides of the screen to keep them neatly lined up

• Stickies can be attached to a web site, document or folder so they only show when it's on screen

• Stickies can be transferred from one machine to another either over a TCP/IP network connection, or by using an SMTP mail server or MAPI client:

  • Hierarchical friends list, which may be automatically transferred from other friends

  • Play a sound file on receive

  • Signature for transmitted or emailed stickies

  • Favourite friends, and custom lists can be made

• Stickies can be hidden for a certain period, until a specified date and time, or to wake every day, week or month, to act as reminders.

• Stickies can have alarms set to ensure you notice them at a point you choose

• Stickies can be transferred to and from your Palm or PPC PDA.

• International language and RTL text support

• Stickies works with Windows Vista
• Stickies is small and simple, it writes to a single text file, and does not alter the registry
• AD network administrators can use Group Policy to control settings
• API to allow integration with other applications
• ...and Stickies is completely free!"

So, what do you think? Does this sound like something you could use? Sounds like something we could all use, actually. Especially EB who forgets to let her dog out until he begins yelping. Yelp! Yelp! Stickies time, EB.

Anyway, despite my propensity to hyperverbilate, I'm going to cut it short here so you can go grab your own copy of Stickies and paste notes to yourself all over your desktop: green ones, pink ones, yellow ones, blue ones, and fuchsia ones too if you like. EB likes mauve, so stay away from mauve.

You can get more information about Stickies here - and if you'd like to download it, without reading the above all over again, you can download it free from this page.

Stickies contains no spyware, adware or other nasties. It's completely free and unfettered with anything morose :). It's free, it's good, and it's our Freeware Pick of the Week!