of your appointments, reminders, contact info, etc.? I know there are electronic devices made for such tasks but what if the battery runs out, the system crashes, the power is out, the device croaks, etc.?

Yes, always good to have a hardcopy of the most important stuff.

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Freya says, 'Hello from Valhalla!'

Yup - I print out a weekly view of my Outlook calendar, for handy reference. A bit of a pain to add things to it as stuff crops up, but a bit more portable than carrying around my desktop computer & 22" monitor.

I used to keep my Treo synced up to Outlook, but those days are gone, since "non-government electronic devices" are not allowed to be hooked up to the work computers anymore.

Since the fate of the world isn't hinging on whether or not I make or miss an appointment, it can crash. But then the same thing that's on my phone is on my iPod and in iCal.

Everyone should check out [www.plaxo.com]. It'll sync your iCal and address book stuff for free. Even between multiple Macintoshes. This site is a Godsend which nobody ever seems to tout.

My iPhone is synced to my mac which gets backed up regularly. That's all I need.

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3 x 4 inches means never having to say "my calendar is in my bag/car/office." And it's cool to occasionally look back at what was important enough to write in my 1979 appointment book.

Nope. Haven't used one since I got a Palm III about 11 years ago. Then went to a Palm VII (got it free from Palm to be a beta tester). Then went to a Garmin iQue 3600 (Palm based). I synchronized all of them with a work PC and my Mac at home.

Latest job provided me with a Blackberry 8700, which I continued to sync with work and home computers. The nice thing with the BB on the windows side is you can set it up to wireless sync with exchange. So it's always up to date and backed up.

For the last month, I've been using my iPhone. Manually synchronized with both computers. Can't wait for the iPhone to support ActiveSync. (hoping that it works on the Mac side as well).

I ditched the paper planner for a few reasons. I travel a fair amount for work, so having one less item to carry was a benefit. Also, the electronic device is easier to keep updated with contact info, etc. Plus, I need to share my calendar with a few colleagues. Doing it electronically is much easier. My devices have always been password protected. So if I lost them, the data is relatively secure. Not so with a paper planner. Plus the electronic device is backed up frequently. Also, the newer devices don't lose info if the battery dies. Just recharge and go.

I have a calender on my wall at work. I refuse to let others dictate my life, but I do put down Dr appointments.

I now use my Palm to track appointments, but, if I was still working, I would probably still be using a DayRunner. I tried using the Palm for a while for work, and it was OK for keeping track of appointments, but there were so many other things that the DayRunner could do that the Palm just simply couldn't replace.

I used to own a SONY Clie. After that I just stuck with the thin and small day planner. I don't have many appointments but certain have many daily things-to-do tasks. My S/O on the other hand is in dire need of a PDA because she works along side with doctors, nurses and medical personnels. She likes the iPhone. However, her slight Carpel Tunnel affected fingers will not be able to handle all the finger movements required by iPhone.

Palm T|X. I've been using Palms for ten years now, and it's addictive. Not as much for the appointments, but more for the ability to store notes- names and addresses, birthdays, codes, information, all that stuff. My brain doesn't work as well as it used to , so it's become my long term memory. I don't do as well when I'm not carrying it.

you can still mis-place either system.
the paper one recovers from being sat on a bit more readily.