Greetings, Palm's latest desktop app has a new look: http://www.palm.com/software/desktop/ A Twisted app which could match Palm's level of personal information organization would be good, one that could surpass it would be great. I've used paper-based Franklin Planners, the original Apple Newton, the Palm III, and currently loving the Kyocera Palm/cellphone combo unit (with Internet access, oh yeah). I spend 80% of my time with the Palm in the Memos section, 15% in Addresses, 5% in Calendar, and 0% in Todos. Not that I don't keep todos, it's just that the one built into the Palm suite is too limited. (I keep them in various memo categories.) When I'm sitting in front of a computer, I have the Palm desktop app open. When I get up, I sync and have the Palm with me. The Palm bridges data between computers that I use. Activity logs, ideas, project meta-information, notes, web links are all there, part of the seamless information space formed between the desktop apps and the portable device. From this perspective, the device is far less important than the information space, it can be seen as merely one view into that space. In addition to the basic Palm apps, I use a piece of software called 'Secret!', which has a Palm-hosted app, a desktop-front end, and a conduit to connect the two. It acts as a (simple) memo app, but it encrypts that data for true privacy: http://linkesoft.com/english/secret/ Strong encryption is a requirement for any personal information application. Also, there's some really interesting functionality being developed by the oddly named folks, Llama Graphics: http://www.llamagraphics.com/ Their app is called "Life Balance", which claims to be "the first personal productivity application designed to help Palm users go beyond conventional planning systems to not only manage their time but to achieve balance between the often conflicting demands of career and personal life." They don't have the desktop front-end ready, but will RSN. When they do, it will probably be a tool worth evaluating. There are still good ideas to extract from the Franklin Planner people, especially their diverse set of forms for various specialized purposes. Hmm... Checking the site now, they have a new app called 'One Place' which does some interesting indexing and cross-referencing of your hard drive and documents, behold the intensely cheesy demo: http://www.franklincovey.com/oneplace/demo.html Jason