Get Organized the Old Fashioned Way

There's nothing wrong with iCal or Entourage ... unless you want to tuck an invitation or business card into your calendar. Or scribble on your schedule in a meeting. Or simply have the "I'm a professional" look that an old school datebook offers. And when it comes to that type of agenda, the gold standard is Filofax.

Filofax has been in business since the 1920s and has survived recessions, wars, and even the current frenzy for electronic organizers. Way before you could customize a ringtone — hell, way before anyone even had a cell phone — Filofax was the ultimate customizable diary, with a huge selection of refill options to slip in and out. And it remains that way to this day.

Filofax's binders come in lots of colors and materials, but if you really want to feel good about your daily plans, you'll choose this one: a special pink edition that includes a donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and inserts with information on breast cancer prevention and awareness along with the calendar refills you'd expect. As well as helping a great cause, with a crocodile-embossed texture and a classy shade of pink, it simply looks snazzy as you pull it out to keep track of a doctor's appointment or check someone's address.

What if you can't imagine switching back to a paper calendar? Give this to a student as an early back to school present. They're sure to be tickled pink.