Numbers are important. Dates are supremely important. Miss someone's birthday or anniversary and you could be in the dog house for a longer stint than you ever imagined. Funnily enough, it's the things we care least about (find most boring) that usually completely slip our minds: paying the utility bills, filling in a tax return or renewing a mobile phone contract.

Unretentive memories are usually countered by a plethora of brain-stimulating mechanisms and devices: scrap bits of paper, post-it notes or random etchings on your bedroom walls. However, scan the net and you'll find a multitude of time-management and reminder services that will throw any of your paper-based systems out of the water. 

It's all out there on t'internet. If you simply need a reminder service to jog your memory about important dates, Datereminder.co.uk (http://www.datereminder.co.uk/) is the place for you. It's as easy as making a list of all the important dates you don't want to forget - Datereminder then emails you with a reminder two weeks before the date you entered.

If sophistication is what you're after, you can take things up a gear with the help of a calendar service. Levels of cleverness and usability range from fair to amazing, and so do price ranges. But if you're on a budget, there are plenty of free calendar services for you to take advantage of. Calendric (http://www.calendric.com) looks like it's been whacked with the ugly stick, but it's free, folks.

Whatever you end up using to sort your lives out, rest assured that by utilising a web-based organiser you'll never miss an important date or meeting ever again.

Some websites we found useful:

Mind Tools
Beat work overload. Increase your effectiveness. Achieve more. Essential skills for an essential career. Is there anything this website doesn't have an opinion on?

2007 Calendar
Nothing too dramatic here - just a calendar you can print off and keep. Paper your walls, mount it in a frame or simply use it in the way it was intended.

Planzo
The world's easiest online calendar. Fast. Robust. Free. We can't argue with that. Apparently, even presidents use Planzo to organise their busy days...

Last wishes
Oh, how we love the macabre. This little number lets you communicate with your loved ones from beyond the grave - well, sort of. Sign-up to their service, and when you pop your clogs they'll email your mates to let them know your last wishes. How's that for organisation.

Are you tired of clutter? Do you want to organize your life? Well, this website has ideas that will help you make it happen.

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