Everyone has things they need to keep track of. Ideas, notes, appointments, and all kinds of personal information. Because we're all different each of us might prefer a different type of software for tracking these things. This week, Doc takes a look at three, free task managers that are all a bit different in how they approach handling your data.

There are times when all you need to do is jot a quick note, a reminder or a phone number. For times like these, a full word processor would be overkill. What you need is the

software equivalent of a Post-it Note

. For just such occasions, here are the

top five free note taking programs for Windows

. Doc Callahan delivers.