Desktop-Reminder is a slick task planner to keep of all your important activities organized and remind you of them as they come up.
This reminder tool is easy to set up and can be set to start with Windows so you have all your events right at the start of your browsing session - listing all pending tasks for the current day and don't forget that reminder alarms can be set up to add an audial reference tone.
Desktop-Reminder includes the capability to notify you months in advance so you can schedule long-term events or projects without worrying about any overlap or lapse. On a personal note, this feature could prove useful for helping you keep track of expiring mobile phone contracts for instance. It also rids you of the need to define a specific start/end time for things such as birthdays or other non-time essential tasks.
Evernote is a note management application that offers you a single place for the organization, easy input and quick retrieval of all types of notes and clippings.