PIM
(Personal Information Manager)
Often PIM's are referred to in terms of
calendar, organizer, and scheduling schedule
module. These little babies will help you keep
your professional and personal life in control.
There are many to select from. view several and
remember they are usually "not one size fits
all".
Judy's tips:
 Decide
if your PIM will be software or an electronic
based PIM. Software folks need read no
further.
Online PIMs have certain advantages. Due to
their online nature more that one person may view
your calendar (per your permission). They may be
accessed from any computer with web access. They
are immune from your computer's problems (hard
drive crashes, other bad stuff, etc.)
Here
are some other things to consider as you select
the perfect PIM:
Reminders
Some of the products listed will vary as to
how alarms are handled.
E-mail
Some of the PIMs will give you free accounts
and others will not.
Bookmarks
Some have bookmark features others do not.
This is a nice feature for those of you using
several different machines.
Import,
Export and Synchronization Features
This may be important for folks that wish to
transfer information back and forth to their
desktop machines.
Searchable
Features
Some feel this to be important.
Industrial
Strength PIMs
Some PIMs allow collective calendar features
as well as email reminders for events and meetings
to some or all members.
Internet
Intergration
Some PIMs offer integration with internet
features such as online maps, search features,
news headlines and more. Watch for this type of
service to be increased in future generations of
PIMs.
Security
Concerns:
Although most PIMs offer password protection,
you might want to consider another medium if
password integrity is very important to you.
Your
At the Mercy of Someone Else's Technology:
Slow modems and an ISP (Internet Service
Provider) that experience downtime might prevent
you from accessing your needed information.
 Easy
Diary
You may send people e-mail messages, track events,
appointments, meetings, as well as other
categories. For users of Windows 95/98/NT there is
the ability to import data from other
software-based PIMs.
http://www.easydiary.com
MyEvents.Com
Both individual and group organization allowed.
http://www.myevents.com
my
PhoneBook
This site has many ways of organizing your
contacts. You can even sort and group contacts in
different ways. A synchronization feature exists
and the ability to upload address books from other
sources such as Outlook are of few of its
features.
http://www.myphonebook.com
Schedule
Online
http://www.scheduleonline.com
SuperCalendar
It has been said that this is a good site for
students as well as adults desiring simplicity and
fun. The use of colors and stickers help make it
so. You have e-mail, reminder capability and
e-mail messaging for event notification.
http://supercalendar.com
The
Daily Drill
This PIM features personal and group calendars, to
do lists and reminders.
http://www.dailydrill.com/
Visto
Not only do you get a PIM, you get free storage
space at this site. It has a e-mail account,
bookmark feature, synchronization, calendar and
more.
http://www.visto.com
Web
Address Book
At this site you will get an address book,
calendar, notepad, and a bookmark manager. It
also has the ability to import information from
several software PIMs
http://www.webaddressbook.com
Yahoo!
Calendar
This is a must to consider. Everything that you
ever wanted or needed.
http://calendar.yahoo.com
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