LostMyDoggie.Com

When a pet runs away, it can be an emotional tornado for the family. Is the beloved dog or cat safe? Are they simply with another family? Are they lost? Have they been hit by a car? It is easy to feel powerless, and to wonder exactly what can be done. A new service has been created to assist with the search for lost pets. Provide your address, record a message, and they will call all neighbors within a specified radius of your home, asking for help. Seems much more effective than hanging flyers up around the neighborhood

Of course, I can't help wondering if this might conflict with the ban on robocallers set to go into effect this week. Although, I supposed this notice might be considered to be a "public service" notice.

Need a wake-up call?

I just found this new site: Wakerupper.Com. It is a free web-based service which will call any phone at a specific time and read off a message. It is designed to be a replacement for those hotel "wake-up call" services which are popular among business-types. The best part about this is that it can call ANY PHONE. So if you would rather wake up to your cellular ringtone than the buzz-buzz of the hotel phone, you can. Plus, they will read off any message you want, so you can simply use this as a reminder service.