Need help finding an app

[winneganfake]

Ok, so I need a freeware appilcation, if anyone knows of something that'll fit the bill:

It needs to be a "To Do List" type of thing, that'll automatically open up on login to display what I need to get done.
If I can organize stuff in it by category, that'd be even better, but that's not a critical feature- auto-startup is.

And before anyone mentions Konfabulator widgets, it needs to be something with a fairly small memory footprint- most of what I'll be doing on the computer right now is in Acid or Open Office, so having free memory is a good thing.

So, any suggestions?

Comments

[darkmane.livejournal.com]

Google sidebar has a todo "panel".

[winneganfake.livejournal.com]

Are you using the sidebar? How's it working? Not taking up a bunch of memory, or pulling unwanted spyware-type trickery?


(Admittedly, I already use the Google Toolbar, but I'm leery of installing something with that many plugins/panels.)

[darkmane.livejournal.com]

I use the sidebar, it works well for me. For what you want you could easily turn off the other features (except the search) and have a todo list on the side of your screen at all times.

THey had one bug that has since been fixed where it would consume a lot of CPU time while indexing, but it is much better now.

[tonyawinter.livejournal.com]

This isn't what you are asking for... but I use outlook. I don't do a to-do list so much as just schedule when I will do things. In stead of writing them on a list I put them in my calendar on a certain day at a certain time to get them done. Takes a bit of discipline and practice but allows for peace of mind. I do use the note portion to do quick lists that I then put in my schedule.

[winneganfake.livejournal.com]

I'd willingly do that, except Outlook Express doesn't carry the scheduler features and that's all we've got as far as that app goes. Believe me, that was my first thought for self-organization, but then I realized we didn't have the software for it, and I'd rather not shell out for that particular upgrade.

[wakko.livejournal.com]

Why not use the tools built into Windows?

Notepad + Active Desktop

[insaneraven.livejournal.com]

Windows has built in tools?

Too easy anyways.

[wakko.livejournal.com]

Shocking, I know.

[derba.livejournal.com]

It's not free, but it fits the bill (categories, checklists ...)

CheckList Pro - it's designed for PocketPCs but also has a desktop version. I think it was $20 from Handango. They might have other cheaper options as well.