AutoMate is a well-done system tray-based utility that lets you teach your PC how to perform "tasks" without any help or intervention. It's similar to the Windows 98 Task Scheduler, but much more powerful.
You can construct an unlimited number of automated procedures with its Macro Builder. Tasks can be set to run at specific times and intervals, such as daily, weekly, only on weekends, only on weekdays, every four hours, every three weeks, and so on. In addition, a task can optionally run as a result of many other "triggers," such as a hotkey being pressed, a certain window appearing, or even a standard Windows event (such as a low battery power condition on a laptop). Plus, you can set up tasks that can range from simple routine operations such as running Scandisk on your hard drive every Friday to extremely complex chores involving multiple applications, DDE conversations, and/or Internet file transfers.
Check out this fully functional demo, and see if AutoMate makes your computing life a little easier. Reviewed on Aug 16 1998. This program has been rated five star by ZDNet Sotware Library.