If you want to make sure that you never forget your mother's birthday, when that final research paper is due, or when the next hockey game is these are the tools that make sure your won't miss anything.
Many have alerts and will contact you on your mobile device to make sure you don't miss appointments or other important events (provided you remembered to put it in your calendar in the first place).
Do you need to coordinate a group that needs to meet? Some of the tools here can help you out with online scheduling tools.