Information rules the world. It is true. There is too much of it! Every day we are attacked by television, newspapers, Internet, friends, colleagues, neighbors - we do not have enough time to read, see, hear and think already. Want to find a simple solution that will help us keep everything under control. Well, a contacts manager can give us a hand! Are you using a contacts manager now? No problem! Here I will recommend some popular and excellent contacts manager tools to you. They are: RGS-CardMaster, ContactKeeper, Ace Contact Manager, SuperCool PIM and KURLO. Following are the general introductions of them. Take a few minutes and pick out a favorite contacts manager now!

RGS-CardMaster is a personal phonebook and contacts manager that helps us keep track of all our addresses, phone numbers, fax, e-mail addresses and other contact information. It can interact with our phone dialer, fax software and email program and also print contact lists and address sheets. Other features include a detailed search option, export to CSV and MS Word mail merge document, integrated calendar, calculator and optional password protection.

ContactKeeper is a simple information manager to store names, addresses, emails and additional information for our friends, family or other contacts. The interface is straightforward and easy to use, and provides fields for the name, address, phone numbers and email addresses, as well as a notes field that can be used for all other information that we want to associate with the contact. The program also provides a detailed search feature, as well as a built-in birthday calendar with reminder option, that can alert us of upcoming birthdays in advance. ContactKeeper allows us to print contact information but lacks import and export functionalities.

Ace Contact Manager is a contact manager with multi-user and network support, that allows us to share information across a network without the need to install applications on the client machines. It offers all the standard features, including time tracking, to do lists, email, private records, alarms, groups, indexes, activity series, reports, custom queries yearly/weekly calendars and more. In addition, the program includes features to print appointment schedules, calendars, labels and letters, organize, forecast and track sales activities, mailing list management (with mail merge), task scheduling and more. All data, including attachments are stored in a single location on the server machine.

SuperCool PIM is a personal information manager, that allows us to manage all our contacts, maintain a diary and keep notes. The program supports multiple users (password protected), each can have his/her own contacts and maintain them from the within the same program. The program supports all the standard contact information, as well as optional pictures, and includes a word processor for rich text editing of the diary and note entries. SuperCool PIM also includes a print feature that allows us to print all or selected contact information, as well as envelopes. Additional features include database search, backup, import of existing contacts (CSV, Vcard), user defined categories, and mass mailing to multiple contacts in the database.

KURLO is a portable contact manager that can be installed on our PC or a USB drive or other portable device. It provides an easy-to-use interface and a surprising range of features that extend the functionality beyond that of a simple address book. In addition to detailed contacts record and personal categories, it can notify us of birthdays, anniversaries and other events, and even includes emailing features to send messages to selected contacts or mailing lists. KURLO can also help us print address labels and envelopes, using selected contacts from our database. Other features include advanced search, import/export, data backup and more.

In a word, RGS-CardMaster can interact with our phone dialer, fax software and email program and also print contact lists and address sheets. ContactKeeper provides a detailed search feature, as well as a built-in birthday calendar with reminder option, that can alert us of upcoming birthdays in advance. Ace Contact Manager is a contact manager with multi-user and network support. We can share information across a network without the need to install applications on the client machines. SuperCool PIM supports multiple users, each can have his/her own contacts and maintain them from the within the same program. SuperCool PIM also includes a print feature that allows us to print all or selected contact information, as well as envelopes. KURLO is a portable contact manager that can be installed on our PC or a USB drive or other portable device. It can notify us of birthdays, anniversaries and other events, and even includes emailing features to send messages to selected contacts or mailing lists. Which one do you like best? Why are you still reading? Download and try it now!