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Here's a researcher who's seriously studying fine-tuning the power nap as a substitute for eight hours of Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzs. If you have not sussed out power napping, this eeper will eep at you if you nod off while motoring . But, if you live in Pugetoplis (Seattle/Puget Sound area), you're weary of I-5, the world's fastest parking lot (and, what about the pavement change at the King-Pierce county line, eh?) One approach is to measure your misery & see just how bad the traffic is on your Palm . But, instead, you can take the bus, and leave the driving to Sound Transit, who now provide free WiFi on (some) city buses . WWRKT ( What Would Ralph Kramden Think ?)

Communicating with mobile phones in disaster areas despite system overload ( updated 2006-07-20 ) SMS, Short Message Service, or text messaging, will work over intermittant and often even overloaded connections, to get messages in and out of congested areas to/from mobile phones. It's worked transcontinentally to save lives , and help evacuate thousands from harm's way . Learn it . eMail-to-phone Don't have an SMS-ready cellphone yourself? You can e-mail from a computer to an SMS-capable phone. Here's E-mail to SMS addressing for major carriers: AreaCode+MobileNumber @alltelmessage.com Alltel AreaCode+MobileNumber @message.alltel.com Alltel ( alternate ) AreaCode+MobileNumber @mmode.com former AT&T users on Cingular AreaCode+MobileNumber @mobile.celloneusa.com Cellular One 1+AreaCode+MobileNumber @mobile.mycingular.com Cingular AreaCode+MobileNumber @page.nextel.com Nextel AreaCode+MobileNumber @omnipointpcs.com OmnipointPCS AreaCode+Mobi