Remindme.ae sends timely reminders about important dates in your life. The service is free. All you have to do is register

The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once — a maxim many have experienced at first hand. But more pleasant solutions to the eternal problem of forgeting important dates in your life are now available at many online services.

One such is Data Direct, a company based in Dubai Media City which is providing automatic reminder messages through its website, www.remindme.ae.

By registering online and filling in details about the services required, a user can be assured of receiving timely reminders about the dates specified. At present the service is limited to e-mails and SMS but very soon the facility of sending reminders by post and telephone will be added, said Yogesh Murarka, project coordinator at Data Direct.

Whether it is a dreaded document renewal, religious requirement or money matters, two consecutive messages will be sent, one to your e-mail address and another to your mobile number.

Up to 10 reminders can be registered at a time and new ones can be added once a slot is empty.

"This is a free service that enables a person to get organised without having to depend on bulky planners or digital assistants," said Rajiv Dalmia, group managing director of Data Direct and Prima Facie Marketing.

The service is mainly aimed at expatriates who, besides personal obligations, need to keep alert about the renewal of their passport, visa, driving license, car registration, labour cards, insurance and health cards.

"The personal information is secure. You will have a password, which you can change whenever you want, to access your information. The site has security features to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of information under our control," said Yogesh.