If you're sitting at your desk but you'd rather be at the game... or watching the game... or really, anywhere but your desk,

mini SportsTicker

is the perfect Yahoo! Widget for your sports itch. Get updates across different sports and leagues, up to the minute scores, recent results, see when your favorite team plays next and more with this handy desktop sports ticker widget. Handy for keeping up with the sports nut water cooler talk if nothing else.

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.