Hi Mouser
May I suggest you try 3D Calendar (author Riccardo Thompsom)
http://www.3dcalendar.com.ar
it has plenty of extras but they can be disabled if not needed but I think it will cover most of what you are looking for most things highly configurable to suit ones own taste
have included a few screenshots for you to look at .
the second has in red the dates that have notes in and they can be seen by hover tip as well as shown under 'events' or just click on the date to see what you have written
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could you add that it can apply to folders as well ?
) I thought I had better check the back up file and I find that the months are not being written to the Birthdays text file.
yet they are still coming up properly when the program is opened.
