Hi friends!

I have average knowledge of VB. I want to write a VB program code where one reminds me the birthday of my friends.But I need this as a background process where the program reminds me atleast 5 times in a day.I mean that I should not execute the program everytime to check whether I have missed anybody's birthday.I should be reminded/alerted when the system is logged in.Please help me or suggest me how to do this.Please also suggest if there is any similar program,like Bills Payable reminder.

Thanks in Advance
Aravind