A personal information manager (PIM) is a type of application software that functions as a personal organizer. As an information management tool, a PIM's purpose is to facilitate the recording, tracking, and management of certain types of "personal information". Personal information can include any of the following: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An appointment diary A personal organizer, day planner, or personal planner is a small book/binder usually containing a calendar, address book, and notebook paper. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

• Personal notes/journal
• Address books
• Lists (including task lists)
• Significant calendar dates
  • Birthdays
  • Anniversaries
  • Appointments
• Email, instant message archives
• Fax communications, voicemail
• Project management features
• RSS/Atom feeds

Some PIM software products are capable of synchronizing data with another PIM over a computer network (including mobile ad-hoc networks, or MANETs). This feature usually does not allow for continuous, concurrent data updates, but rather enables point-in-time updating between different computers, including desktop computers, laptop computers, and personal digital assistants. This article is about the journal as a written medium. ... An address book or a name and address book (NAB) is a book or a collection of data storing contact details (for example: address, telephone number, e-mail address, fax number, mobile phone number). ... Palm OS-based task list application A task list (also to-do list) is a list of tasks to do, such as chores or sections to be done in a project. ... Note that this article includes some hyperlinked dates whose format is configurable in Special pages | Preferences. What you see may not be what the author intended. ... A childs first birthday party For other uses of the term, see Birthday (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Wedding anniversary be merged into this article or section. ... Appointment may refer to a number of things, including the following: Look up appointment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... E-mail, or email, is short for electronic mail and is a method of composing, sending, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. ... An instant messenger is a computer application which allows instant text communication between two or more people through a network such as the Internet. ... A Samsung fax machine. ... Voicemail (or voice mail; abbreviated v-mail or vmail), invented by Scott A. Jones, is a centralized system of managing telephone messages for a large group of people. ... Project management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources in such a way that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a project within defined scope, time, and cost constraints. ... For RSS feeds from Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Syndication. ... The name Atom applies to a pair of related standards. ... Blue RJ-45 patchcord of the type commonly used to connect network devices. ... A mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) is a kind of wireless ad-hoc network, and is a self-configuring network of mobile routers (and associated hosts) connected by wireless links—the union of which form an arbitrary topology. ... Desktop computer with several common peripherals (Monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, microphone and a printer) A desktop computer is a personal computer made for use on a desk in an office or home and is distinguished from portable computers such as laptops or PDAs and specialized computers such as servers. ... A laptop computer or simply laptop (also notebook computer or notebook) is a small mobile personal computer, which usually weighs 2. ... palmOne Tungsten T5 Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are handheld computers that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. ...

Prior to the introduction of the term “PDA” (Personal digital assistant) by Apple in 1992, handheld personal organizers such as the Sharp Wizard and the Psion were also referred to as "PIM’s".[1] [2] palmOne Tungsten T5 Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are handheld computers that were originally designed as personal organizers, but became much more versatile over the years. ... Opened OZ-7000 with an expansion card installed The first Sharp Wizard electronic organizer was the OZ-7000 released in 1989, making it one of the first Personal digital assistants (PDAs). ... Psion PLC is a consumer hardware company mostly known for developing the Psion Organiser as well as a whole range of more advanced, clamshell-design Personal Digital Assistants. ...

See also

• Calendar
• Information management
• iSync; Apple OS X PDA/Smartphone connectivity software
• List of personal information managers
• Microsoft Outlook, a widely used business PIM.
• Personal organizer