15. A method for receiving and processing touch inputs in a computing device, comprising: receiving a touch input in the form of a marking at a touch sensitive display; recognizing, from the touch input, a recognized gesture from a plurality of predefined gestures; and applying the marking to a selected one of a plurality of PIM schemas, the selected one of the PIM schemas being selected based on the recognized gesture.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising: displaying a journal page graphic on the touch sensitive display, to appear as a paper journal page from a paper journal; saving the marking as a simulated writing implement marking on the journal page graphic; and modifying the appearance of the journal page graphic in accordance with preselected aging and/or use criteria.