Lollapallooza is this weekend in Chicago’s Grant Park.  If you’re planning to travel to this awesome festival, you’ve surely got some logistics to get under control.  Flights, hotel reservations, getting to the park, packing lists… And the all-important task of choosing your lineup.  Let springpad help!

Here are some things to help you plan your trip to Lolla:
- Add Lollapalooza to your calendar
- Check out the latest albums from some of the great bands performing
- Make you sure you bring these things with you to the show
- Get your lineup organized
- Figure out how to get there

Try adding the Trip Planner template to your springpad to keep everything in one place – its fully customizable, so add/remove tabs & data types as you like!

Does using springpad to help you plan for Lollapalooza simplify your life? You tell me.

springpad is a free online personal organizer that helps you collect your favorite things, use them when planning projects & share them with your friends (only if you want to!)

In a previous post, Katin wondered if an iPhone would simplify her life.  I’ve had an iPhone for almost a year now & have mixed feelings.

Ways the iPhone has simplified my life:

1. Taking & sharing photos is really easy (especially when I don’t need 8+ megapixel resolution).
2. Web look-ups on the go (directions, movie listings, weather maps 25 miles into a bike ride).
3. One device in my car that handles both music playback & hands-free phone usage (including automatically turning down music during the call).
4. Useful applications like Zenbe that I share with my wife: shopping lists, to-dos and other reminders.

Ways the iPhone has NOT simplified my life:

1. I have to log into a website to view photo or video messages.
2. I’m probably in the minority here, but I’m all thumbs when it comes to using the touch-screen keypad.
3. Making a call is not very straightforward.  I need to: Unlock the iPhone, Select Phone, Navigate to Favorites/Recents/Contacts/Keypad/Voicemail, then Find & Select a contact.  It’s 2-3 more steps than my old “open it up and press a button” phone.

Has the iPhone simplified my life? Yes, and No.

Resources:
crazymokes.com Top 10 Best and Worst iPhone Apps/Features
tech-recipes Control iPod functions through headphones
lifehacker The 20 Best iPhone and iPod touch Applications
readwriteweb The Top 10 Things I Love About My iPhone
GIZMODO Share Your 3G/EDGE Connection With Your Computer (no longer available, but pretty cool)