Use Sticky Notes
The Sticky Notes app is both simpler and more useful in Windows 7.
Launch StikyNot.exe (Note the spelling) (click the Start orb & type StikyNot.exe into the search box) and you can type notes at the keyboard; right-click a note to change its colour; click the + sign on the note title bar to add another note; and click a note and press [Alt]+[4] to close the note windows (your notes will automatically be saved).
When Sticky Notes is opened you can right click it's icon in the Taskbar to pin it.
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The Sticky Notes app is both simpler and more useful in Windows 7.
Launch StikyNot.exe (Note the spelling) (click the Start orb & type StikyNot.exe into the search box) and you can type notes at the keyboard; right-click a note to change its colour; click the + sign on the note title bar to add another note; and click a note and press [Alt]+[4] to close the note windows (your notes will automatically be saved).
When Sticky Notes is opened you can right click it's icon in the Taskbar to pin it.

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