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HopStop has subway-friendly directions for a number of large U.S. destination cities. Enter your location or simply click the map. |
 Driving Directions . . . For The Subway
Problem: The last time I was visiting New York, I tried to use a popular map site to get directions. But I found that driving directions don’t work well without a car. Why can’t I get directions that include using the subway?
Solution: It’s true, map sites can be frustrating in a big city when you don’t have a car—do you really want to walk 2.4 miles down 5th Avenue? Give your dogs a rest and check out HopStop (www.hopstop.com). This site delivers door-to-door directions using the city’s mass transit system. Enter a street corner and find the nearest train stop, and away you go. HopStop only works with New York City, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., with a few more locations in beta. If you plan on traveling to these cities, bookmark this site on your Web-enabled mobile phone.
Keep Your Phone Number Private Problem: I hate giving out my cell phone number for fear that I’ll get flooded with unwanted calls.
Solution: Don’t give out your phone number, give out a temporary numbr. That’s not a typo, that’s the Web site numbr.com (numbr.com), which provides free, auto-expiring phone numbers. Good for first dates and Craigslist transactions. When someone calls this number, he or she is prompted to record a short introduction that you can hear before accepting the call for further privacy. Right now there are only 30 area codes you can customize. Otherwise, you’re stuck having your caller dialing up a 415 number . . . and that means long-distance charges could apply.
Go Ahead, Make My Bibliography Problem: As a student working on long research papers, one of the most tedious things is assembling a thorough, properly formatted bibliography.
Solution: BibMe (www.bibme.org) won’t actually write your list of cited works for you, but it will save a ton of formatting time. The Autofill mode will look up the details of a book, magazine, film, newspaper article, and more. Then it will put the results in either MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turabian style formats.
Lists & Sub Lists Problem: I love lists, but I really need a site that supports nested lists or sub lists.
Solution: If you are focused on creating deep lists, try these sites. Listigator (listigator
.com) is pretty straightforward, but its good looks and simple interface give it a little leg up. It uses categories, which are essentially lists within a list. Toodledo (www.toodledo.com) seems a little more robust under the hood, with subfolders, goals, time estimates, and iPhone optimization. And Todoist (todoist.com) offers clean and efficient list-making, with hierarchies, a built-in calendar, and email integration.
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Finding a place for you and your friends to meet in the middle no longer needs to be a major headache. |
Let’s Meet Halfway Problem: I want to get together with a friend who lives across town, but we can never decide on the perfect place to meet in between.
Solution: You need to find a.placebetween.us (a.place
between.us). This Google Maps-powered site allows you to enter two or more addresses and the type of location you and your friends are in the mood for. Then a green flag pops up in the center of all the original locations, along with recommended places. Drag the flag to adjust the focal point closer to one place or another. 
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