How can technology help me?

Each month we will publish several tips that will focus on using technology to improve the quality of your personal life. As always, we would love to hear suggestions from you.

Bring on the tips!

Problem: Tired of having to call 411 and pay more than a dollar just for a phone number?
Solution: From your mobile phone, try Google Mobile for free.
Details: Google now offers free information via text messaging, your mobile phone’s web browser or your voice. Click the Google Mobile link above to read about how to obtain phone numbers and much more, such as, flight information, weather, sports scores and even directions.

Problem: Still flipping through the entire newspaper for a few interesting articles?
Solution: Checkout RSS feeds or customizable news sources such as My Yahoo or Google News.
Details: RSS feeds let you select interesting content and have it delivered to you on a daily basis. You can read feeds from multiple sources within one application (click here for more information.) Even better, many sites such as Yahoo and Google allow you to create a free account and customize it with news, weather, traffic, TV showtimes, horoscopes...even custom applications. Think of it as your custom homepage!