Tips and tricks to make your mobile device more useful

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I should share the Tips and tricks to make your mobile device more useful for the Mylot members.... Boost your browsing: If your mobile Web browsing experience leaves something to be desired, you're not alone. Unless you own an Apple iPhone, which many experts say offers more user-friendly Internet capability, small screens coupled with tiny keyboards can make Web surfing frustrating. But if you have a laptop and a phone, you may be able to use them together to the best advantage, says Chris Silva, analyst for Forrester Research, a technology and market research firm. In the absence of a laptop you can enhance the Web experience on the phone itself by disabling style sheets or java script. The operations are processor intensive, Silva says, making them difficult for a cell phone to handle. Give a break to your thumbs: Need to send an e-mail or text message but your hands are tied? Voice recognition technology has made advancements that can take the burden off your text-weary thumbs.you can e-mail a co-worker or your entire sales team, all while your hands are on the wheel of your car. Similarly, voice recognition software on your smart phone lets you speak into the phone and have that message show up on a computer it's synced with. Put your camera to use: Whether you're tired of taking notes or your pen runs dry during a business meeting, your phone could come to your rescue. In addition to using its camera for personal photos, you can take snapshots of notes, whiteboards and documents. Save cash overseas: Wondering if you need to get a new phone for an overseas trip? It's not necessary if you're an AT&T or T-Mobile subscriber. Those services use the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) standard, while carriers such as Verizon Wireless and Sprint use the CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) standard. GSM phones -- but not CDMA phones -- use SIM cards, which carry your user information. Rather than renting an entirely new phone abroad, you can rent a SIM card and stick that into your existing phone, Ryan says. But he warns that you will need a new card for every country you visit because roaming agreements vary. And with each new card, you'll get a different phone number. Without GSM, you would need a world phone to keep your existing phone and number while you're abroad. The world phone can roam on both the GSM and CDMA networks, allowing CDMA carriers to work around the technology's limitations. To curb your roaming costs, try to turn off your smart phone's data connection whenever you can. You're charged by the kilobit when you're roaming, so receiving a slew of e-mails or a stream of information from the Internet can rack up a hefty charge. Lose your phone? Don't despair: Losing your phone on the road doesn't necessarily mean all the information in it is gone -- or even insecure. For those with a smart phone that's synced to a corporate e-mail account, an information technology administrator has the ability to remotely wipe the lost phone clean of data and lock it.