Lost?

Gone are the days when you had to stop and ask for directions. This year, you can simply print out a map, with your very own route picked out to your chosen destination. And what’s the best thing about it? It’s all for free. Yahoo, one of the leading providers in net services, offers Yahoo Maps, where you can do loads of cool stuff such as pull up different maps, plan your own routes and even ask for driving directions. By a few clicks of a mouse, you can make a customized map for your vacation: no more bringing that huge map and actually get lost reading them. All you need to do is to go to there website, answer a few questions such as “My Location”, then input the city or state, the intersection code or airport code, and voila! You have an instant map of your own. For those traveling on business, a business map builder is also available. Simply by entering the name of the company, then inputting where you are (“my location”, the city or state that you are going to, the intersection that you are planning to take or the airport that you are arriving in, it will provide you with a map that takes you directly from your car or the airport. Not only is it free and convenient, but they’ve taken this nifty little thing up to another level: by sending the direction to your mobile phone! Simply go to the Driving Direction page, input the necessary information, and then send the results to your mobile via a text message (make sure that your phone is SMS enabled) So no more hassles of bringing in a huge map, or even printing out a new map. By sending the directions to your phone, you’ve just turned your mobile into you personal navigational system without having to pay for any costs. But the best feature by far on the website is that it offers

real time traffic reports online. By juts a push of a button, you can find out the best route to get home for today. Or simply look to avoid getting stuck in traffic. The traffic reports not only tell you which roads are clogged up, but it also provides you with driving conditions (in case you decide to travel on a slippery rainy day), build incident reports, and not to mention the temperature and weather! The traffic report also showcases a Smartview feature, which allows you to view not only the best possibly to get to my destination, but all the other fun places you can see when you get there. It’s a cool nifty service…and have I mentioned again that all this is for FREE?