We describe the design and use of a system facilitating the sharing of calendar information
between remotely located, multi-generational family members. Most previous work in this …

Everyday family life involves a myriad of mundane activities that need to be planned and
coordinated. We describe findings from studies of 44 different families' calendaring routines …

Families must continually organize, plan, and stay aware of the activities of their households
in order to coordinate everyday life. Despite having organization schemes, many people still …

We describe results from a survey of employees at Microsoft about how they manage
personal and household scheduling. We saw a much greater use of digital calendars than …

We present an alternative view of family communication that foregrounds both the emotional
lives of family members and that which is of personal significance to them. Through the …

Time and its lack of play a central role in our everyday lives. Despite increasing productivity,
many people experience" time stress" exhaustion and longing for time affluence, and at the …

We present the results of our study of 15 working parents, and how they manage their life
scheduling needs, that is, how they manage their personal and professional schedules …

This article analyzes two documentary tasks, planning for the future and preserving the past,
within and across multiple domains in everyday life. Data come from interviews with forty …

Electronic calendars, and especially Internet-based calendars, are becoming more and
more popular. Their advantages over paper calendars include being able to easily share …

An important aspect of personal information management (PIM) is the support of our
prospective memory, that is, the memory of things to do in future. In particular, calendar-tools …