ShixxNOTE
Encyclopedia
ShixxNOTE is a desktop notes
, personal organizer program, instant messenger (LAN messenger
) and a communication
s tool used across a local area network
(LAN), Internet
and e-mail
. It is network enabled desktop sticky notes (post-it) program.
client/server network tool that works as desktop notes
(like sticky post-it notes
) that could be send through LAN
, Internet or via e-mail to other users.
Note color, size, font, paragraph format and other settings can be changed. Custom note colors (themes) can be saved. Alarm
, backup
and restore function are applied. Alarm and expiration for any note might be set.
When one user send note to other users, they will receive exactly the same note on theirs desktop, if recipients have also program installed. Otherwise program will use Windows Messenger Service
(NET SEND command, WinPopup) and on recipient computer, message box will appear with note text and sender name. When note is received, only then recipient have reply option in a note menu to send back note to sender with a different text. So that's the reason why program is also a messenger.
It makes writing notes to your self or to your colleagues very easy and instant. The sticky notes appear "stuck" on your desktop, and it is pretty hard to forget something that is written on them.
Desktop notes
Desktop notes are computer applications that allow putting Post-it note-like windows on the screen, with reminders, short notes and other clippings...
, personal organizer program, instant messenger (LAN messenger
LAN messenger
A LAN messenger is an instant messaging program designed for use within a single local area network .There are advantages using a LAN messenger over a normal instant messenger. The LAN messenger runs inside a company or private LAN, and so an active Internet connection or a central server is not...
) and a communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
s tool used across a local area network
Local area network
A local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building...
(LAN), Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
. It is network enabled desktop sticky notes (post-it) program.
Features
It is multithreadThread (computer science)
In computer science, a thread of execution is the smallest unit of processing that can be scheduled by an operating system. The implementation of threads and processes differs from one operating system to another, but in most cases, a thread is contained inside a process...
client/server network tool that works as desktop notes
Desktop notes
Desktop notes are computer applications that allow putting Post-it note-like windows on the screen, with reminders, short notes and other clippings...
(like sticky post-it notes
Post-it note
A Post-it note is a piece of stationery with a re-adherable strip of adhesive on the back, designed for temporarily attaching notes to documents and other surfaces. Although now available in a wide range of colours, shapes, and sizes, Post-it notes are most commonly a square, canary yellow in colour...
) that could be send through LAN
Local area network
A local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building...
, Internet or via e-mail to other users.
Note color, size, font, paragraph format and other settings can be changed. Custom note colors (themes) can be saved. Alarm
Alarm
An alarm device or system of alarm devices gives an audible or visual alarm signal about a problem or condition.Alarm devices include:* burglar alarms, designed to warn of burglaries; this is often a silent alarm: the police or guards are warned without indication to the burglar, which increases...
, backup
Backup
In information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....
and restore function are applied. Alarm and expiration for any note might be set.
When one user send note to other users, they will receive exactly the same note on theirs desktop, if recipients have also program installed. Otherwise program will use Windows Messenger Service
Messenger Service
Messenger Service is a network-based system notification service included in some versions of Microsoft Windows. This service, although it has a similar name, is not related in any way to the .NET Messenger Service or the Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger instant messaging...
(NET SEND command, WinPopup) and on recipient computer, message box will appear with note text and sender name. When note is received, only then recipient have reply option in a note menu to send back note to sender with a different text. So that's the reason why program is also a messenger.
It makes writing notes to your self or to your colleagues very easy and instant. The sticky notes appear "stuck" on your desktop, and it is pretty hard to forget something that is written on them.
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Program history
- Version 4.net (released April 2002)
- Version 5.net (released August 2003)
- Version 6.net (released January 2005)
- Version 7.net Beta (will be released in December 2011)
Known problems
- Buffer overflow in ShixxNote 6.net build 117 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long font field. http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1595
- Important security bug fixed (buffer overflow in ShixxNote 6.net build 117) in version of ShixxNOTE 6.net build 125 released on December 22, 2006. http://shixxnote.blogspot.com/2007/01/new-release-december-2006.html
Press about the program
ShixxNOTE 6.net program has received many awards. It has been published and reviewed on best Croatian computer magazines (BUG rated program 10/10). It is listed on an almost every shareware download sites (Download.com, Softpedia Editor's Review "Communication Has Never Been Easier", Tucows, SnapFiles, BestShareware, CNet, etc. Program got so many awards (5 stars) and reviews in many respectable software magazines and sites. Check it on Google and see it for yourself.Criticism
- ShixxNOTE is CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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program, but support web page and documentation is not available in Croatian.