Postica - Online Post It Notes plus file sharing

Posted on July 1, 2008 at 5:19 am

Most of us will agree that Post-It notes or sticky notes are one of the most popular tool that ever graced the office environment, and at home too. We love post-it notes because of its simplicity - write a simple note and paste it on the wall for a quick reminder of a future task or to-do list.

While its usage is still relevant today, there are better alternatives to Post-It notes in this IT era. One free service that will give the original Post-It notes a run for its money is Postica.

Postica is an online service that brings Post-It notes to your computer desktop or more accurately, your Internet browser. It allows you to create as many post-it notes as you want using your web browser. By bringing Post-It notes online , problems such as missing sticky notes, cluttered wall with huge amount of Post-It notes etc. can be eliminated.

And because Postica the notes are stored online, you can experience the same Post-It notes in any computer that you use, provided that it has Internet connection. Uber cool!

Postica has a minimalist, easy to use, AJAX-based interface that stays true to the simplicity of the original sticky notes version. To create a note, all you need to do is to click on the “STICK IT!” link and a box will pop-up. You can then type in your note and choose one from the six colors that you like. Lastly, press the “Stick It!” button to paste you notes on your own virtual noteboard / wall .

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Additionally, you can arrange your sticky notes by dragging and dropping them on the screen. You can also move, edit and delete your Postica notes with ease. With Postica, you don’t even need apply more glue to move them around! Lol! The best part of Postica is that your notes arrangement and location will stay intact even if you view them at another connected computer.

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Postica innovates further by allowing you to add a file to complement each your notes. This way, you can use Postica to store related documents to your note or use it simply as a file storage tool. The service allows you to add up to 5MB of file per note . Just nice to upload an ad-hoc Microsoft Word file or a photo. A download link for a file will then appear at the bottom of each note if you choose to use this function.

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You can also use Postica for a simple collaboration tool in your office or at home. With Postica, you can send your post-it notes to your friends or colleagues! They don’t need to sign-up to Postica before they can read and receive the notes because it is all done using email. Moreover, they can accept or reject the notes if they are using this same service. To view all your shared notes, you can click on the “view your shares” link. Combine this feature and the upload feature above and you will have another nice, quick, group collaboration tool. Both features are available within the same “STICK IT! ” notes creation pop-up box.

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Last but not least is Twitter integration. By adding Postica as your Twitter friend, you can send direct notes to Postica to create a note without having to log-on to the actual service! The default color of Postica notes created with Twitter is yellow but you can append a code in front of your direct message to change its colors.

For example; @p followed by a direct message will create a purple-colored Postica notes. Combine this with the ability to tweet from a handphone and walla; you can now create Post It notes anytime, anywhere in the world, without having to open your computer and pasting lame post-it notes paper on a wall!

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Overall, Postica is an uber cool tool for those who love to have their Post It notes online . With Postica, you can even play a small role to save the world by reducing paper usage while at the same time share and collaborate among friends with its file + note sharing feature. Don’t miss to try out Postica and I am sure that you will absolutely love it!

This is a guest post by Syahid A. from TechMalaya

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