Information management has evolved over the decades in perceptible ways. The most recent great idea in this field was the well known Daytimer. This large book was a fount of information for people who used them properly. A busy but organized person was able to keep all of the information that was important to them in one centralized place and it was also portable. It kept the appointments organized for the day or even for the year. It was also an address book, receipt organizer, and it usually came with a handy calculator and a small ruler just in case a busy person needed one. It could have been called the Swiss Army knife for the professional person.

The next advancement on the organizing scene was a pet project of people that loved technology. It was generically known as the Personal Data Assistant and it could do virtually everything that the paper version, the Daytimer, could and then some. The drawbacks to the PDA were that the owner had to learn how to navigate it, insert data into it, and it was expensive.

Today there is a new sheriff in town, so to speak. Cell phones are no longer used just to talk to someone without being tethered by a cord. In fact, cell phones with no other capability than to allow a conversation to happen are so old school. Today’s version of the scheduler is the perfect blend of Daytimer, Personal Data Assistant, and cell phone. Today’s technology has made it possible for a cell phone to be an organizer and an organizer to be a cell phone. New smart phones can do it all and better than ever before. The only question left to the consumer is: droid vs iphone.