continuing the thread of helpful tip posts, is there anyone who doesn’t already know about google’s sms service? for those of us who don’t yet have web-enabled phones (come here, iphone!), this is the best.

just text the thing you’re trying to look up to 46645 (googl), and in about 30 seconds, you’ll get a text back. example: yesterday i need to call the management office of the condo building where my company houses visiting artists, but i was stuck in traffic on the dan ryan. i sent the following message:

university park condo chicago il

and immediately got a reply:

Local Listings: University Park Condominium 1451 E. 55th St Chicago, 60615 773-324-1414

and it does all forms of info lookup, not just directory listings. foreign language translations, weight and measurement conversations, weather, driving directions, and general trivia. if it’s on wikipedia, google can text you a 160 character summary.

i heart google.