The Pacer

Issue date: 1/16/07 Section: Technology

Every January, people all over the United States make all manner of resolutions from losing weight to quitting smoking. Most promptly fail and relegate these commitments to the back of their mind where they may even bring them up again next January. This week's Web site of the Week is a great resource for those who are trying to actually keep their resolutions, or at least become a little more productive.

Lifehacker.com is sort of a blog/news site that serves up interesting little tips and to help turbo charge your day with technology. Mostly, it has tips for using software to help you become more productive. For example, their latest entry covers and links to TheFoundBin.com (a site deserving of Web site of the Week honor in its own right), a Google Maps mash up that allows users to search for their lost items (the site suggests it could be used to find your lost pets, watch or brother) by what others have posted as found.

Another great site recommended by Lifehacker is CellSwapper.com, a site that links up cellular contract holders and allows them to swap contracts, avoiding costly and sometimes excessive buy-out or cancellation fees (again this one is almost worth its own Web site of the Week spot). Just put in your carrier and plan and wait for someone else who happens to be looking for that plan to take it over by swapping their plan with you or simply taking it over for you: all too easy.

Both of these sites were posted on the same day, along with a blog about how drinking more water helped someone relieve back pain. The site is filled with helpful links and stories that can help you keep those resolutions or perhaps find inspiration for some that you might actually accomplish. Resolutions can seem a bit contrived sometimes, but this site represents what resolutions should ultimately do: make your life easier.

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