Free Notepad replacement with tabbed interface, able to reside in system tray. Available in 16 and 32 bit versions. The author is also responsible for WordsPad?, a tabbed WordPad replacement that handles RTF files.
(No longer developed or maintained. Homepage is not the author's site.)
Author: Skip Bremer
Homepage: http://can2can.biz/NotesPad/
Platform: Windows
License: Freeware
(My preferred Notepad replacement for years --DMcCunney)