Until now, I haven’t used sticky notes on my computer screen.  After exploring another application from the Access Apps suite, I may start.  Sticky notes certainly offer great potential as a tool to help a person stay focused and keep organized.  Alternative sticky note products, both free and otherwise, are available; but I quite like what I see with this one.

hott notes is a nifty little program that is included as part of the Access Apps suite of applications that can be downloaded and run from a flash drive on any PC.  Of course, the program may also be downloaded from the hott notes website and used on its own.

hott notes consists of 3 distinct types of note — message note, checklist note, and scribble note.   Current notes may be placed anywhere on the desktop, and will remain where they are put until they are either deleted or archived.  hott notes offers multiple customization options.  I especially appreciate the customizable hot keys.

Once hott notes is launched, it can be accessed from within any program.  There is an icon in the system tray.  Or, a customizable hot key will bring up the dialogue box shown below.

There are many learners who would benefit from using hott notes.  I think the checklist notes might be especially valuable, where tasks can be listed and then checked off when completed.  I tried taking a screenshot of some notes that I made with hott notes, but it proved to be impossible. My screen capture program caused the notes to disappear  temporarily before I could do the capture.  So, here are some samples taken directly from the hott notes website.