Ok, here's my simple to do list, notetaker or whatever.
Using notepad doesn't give a lot of options but it works. Create a text file, desktop preferably, and name it whatever you want. Open it and as the first entry type ".LOG" no quotes and note period before LOG
Close and save. Now the next time you open it, the time and date are automatically entered, type your to do
item and close.
When items is done, you can delete it or if you want to save the details for later, Tab it to the middle of page
designating as complete. Again, not many options in notepad. Use search to find item as list grows.
Have many converts to this over time. For your purpose, you can put it in a folder along with files you want to use....................etc If this is part of what you're looking for, great. .
Good luck