The 'PIM' in Essential PIM stands for Personal Information Manager, and this program is a great way to keep track of contact details and appointments when hopping between various computers. It can be downloaded from our website at and uses just 6MB of space on the memory key - although adding hundreds of contacts will, of course, require a little more room.

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Once downloaded, right-click the ZIP file and select Extract All. Click Next twice, and a folder called essentialpimport2 will be created. Copy this entire folder to the memory key to install it, then run the program inside called Essential PIM to use it.

Essential PIM includes daily, weekly and monthly calendars that support multi-day events, alarms and categories, as well as a task list, notepad and contacts manager. It's also possible to password protect appointments, tasks and notes, so if the memory key is lost or stolen these details are given some protection from the prying eyes of others.