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If you’ve caught the GTD bug (Getting Things Done) you know the importance of setting up a “tickler file” for yourself. Hinx RemindMe might fit the bill for you and it’s a free download. Here’s the rundown:

Hinx RemindMe is software for reminding you of important appointments by popup, sound and email. The appointments, messages, schedules, etc. are stored in file form and can be viewed at later time. Multiple emails are supported. Java and Windows supported.

Sounds simple and functional – both important in GTD. Get Hinx RemindMe free.

Here’s a cool freeware alternative to the standard post it note programs you can find around the Web:

Stickypaper is a sticky note application that has much more functionality than most of its kind. It enables you to create normal sticky notes as well as pictures, real-time notes with RSS, and just about anything else with its fully scriptable system.

The documentation is in Japanese, but the program is in English. It shouldn’t be too hard to figure out if you have basic familiarity with these type of apps. Also, this application requires GDI+.dll (883 kB). Download Stickypaper and the .dll file here.

Enjoy responsibly. Or not.

Are you a business looking for a way to get your employees hooked up to computer based training? For all the Web based training tools you’ll ever need, look to eLearning Solutions. They can customize training to match your specific needs and train your people to your standards.

With CBT, you can be assured that your employees will be equally knowledgeable after training. From new hires learning the ropes to experienced workers gaining new skills, eLearning can focus knowledge and deliver it directly to your place of business through custom courses and performance evaluations you create. Visit the site to learn how to begin the easy process of setting the standards for business training in your business.

If you’ve been looking for a cool screen capture program for creating your videos, don’t waste any of your money before trying out oRipa. Check it out:

oRipa Screen Recorder is a handy tool to record your Windows desktop activity in real time and save it as a video file. oRipa Screen Recorder also captures anything you can hear on your PC, such as music and voice through the PC’s microphone.

oRipa Screen Recorder is great for making all kinds of movies, including:

1. Make software, Web site and product introduction demos and tutorials.
2. Real time record audio narration to your captured videos.
3. Turn PowerPoint presentations into movies.
4. Enhance your online help documentation.

Download the oRipa Screen Recorder freeware now.

Everybody wants to be a published author, but there are only so many Book Publishers out there. If you’re having a hard time getting their attention, take a look at AuthorHouse, the leading self-publishing company in the world. Since 1997, they’ve been helping authors get published without the time-consuming hassles of the other publishers.

But just because AuthorHouse makes it easy doesn’t mean you won’t get help publishing, promoting and selling your book. In fact, they offer much more than most standard publishers.

Give them a try. You can see your name in print before you know it!

One of the best parts of technical innovation is when the technology reaches the living and working space. If you need an example of what I mean, take a look at the Workbenches from Formaspace. I really dig the layout of their LAN stations, which you can have customized to fit your tech needs.

Formaspace focuses on serving the technical, drafting, industrial, laboratory, and material handling fields by providing unique and indispensable furniture, accessories, and services.

Mmm … Maple tool benches.

I haven’t tried Lens, but its creator, Markus Welz, says it is a very useful tool for software developers and computer graphics artists who need single-pixel-accuracy. Lens will assist you by magnifying the area around the mouse pointer. Unlike with many other magnifying tools you don’t have to pause during the process of magnification. Lens continually updates its window and always stays on top.

Among many other features it is possible to measure distances between two pixels within the Lens-window. The magnification factors range from one to ten fold.

A menu pops up when you click on the Lens-window with the right mouse button. Download Lens freeware.

MuralPix Wallpaper Changer is a program which automatically creates wallpapers for Windows from selected JPEG images and changes them in specified period of time. This is cool if you’re a photographer or if you just have an archive of images from the Web. MuralPix will create a permanently changing background from the folder you specify. Also, MuralPix Screen Saver makes a slide show from your images when the PC is idle for a specified period of time. Images can be changed with transition effects.

MuralPix can be downloaded in 3 versions, which differ only in number of sample images included, and thus in the size of the package. A broadband connection is best for downloading the extended version.

Minimum version: Contains MuralPix and no sample images (3.0 MB)
Basic version: Contains MuralPix and 5 sample images (3.9 MB)
Extended version: Contains MuralPix and 50 sample images (10.8 MB)

Download MuralPix Wallpaper Changer

I’ve found an extremely useful and amazingly free set of tools that can make radical improvements to your eBay efforts. eBay Research by Terapeak is a service where you can learn the best prices, starting times, keywords and much more for your auctions.

Terapeak’s free services are enough to boost your profits big time, but if you want to take selling to the next level, they also offer paid services that can give you the lowdown on your competition and info on the hottest eBay auction categories.

Most useful.