# Need a free PC alarm clock (pop up a reminder at a certain time)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-free-pc-alarm-clock-pop-up-a-reminder-at-a-certain-time/399482>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 10, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-free-pc-alarm-clock-pop-up-a-reminder-at-a-certain-time/399482 "2007-04-10T15:02:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-free-pc-alarm-clock-pop-up-a-reminder-at-a-certain-time/399482/1 "2007-04-10T15:02:29Z")

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Can anybody recommend a quick and dirty app that can pop up a reminder on screen each day at a pre-determined time?

I’m covering a co-worker who is away and need to remember to do a certian job each day at a certain time.

I don’t need a full calendar suite or anything complex at all. Just something to tell me it’s 11 am and to go do this job.

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**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-free-pc-alarm-clock-pop-up-a-reminder-at-a-certain-time/399482/2 "2007-04-10T15:08:32Z")

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Sorry, missed my editing window…

This is for Windows XP.

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**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-free-pc-alarm-clock-pop-up-a-reminder-at-a-certain-time/399482/3 "2007-04-10T15:38:14Z")

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I use [Kana Reminder](http://kanasolution.com/index.php?i=55) for this, a little freebie app which sits in the system tray. I’m sure there are plenty of others, but it works fine for me.

Or you could use Windows’ built-in scheduler. Create a text file with the reminder in it, and schedule the command **notepad _\<path to file\>_** to run every day.

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-free-pc-alarm-clock-pop-up-a-reminder-at-a-certain-time/399482/4 "2007-04-10T15:46:49Z")

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I use Kirby Alarm. Too lazy to find a link.

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**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-free-pc-alarm-clock-pop-up-a-reminder-at-a-certain-time/399482/5 "2007-04-10T16:35:05Z")

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If the PC already has Outlook, then bing, bang, boom you’re all set.