A few days ago I wrote a post on my four favorite mobile tools for UTFCU-Rocks, the student site for UT Federal Credit Union. The post might be useful for anyone with an on-the-go lifestyle so I’ve decided to repost it here as well.

This digital lifestyle post is all about staying productive while you’re on the go. Whether it’s using Google’s text message service to get directions or using rememberthemilk.com to manage your to-to list, these free tools will help you manage your hectic life! Check out some of our favorite services below.

GOOG-411 for your phone
Google makes it easy to find any business for free using your mobile phone. Next time you’re driving and need to call in a takeout order or check to see if your favorite video rental store has the movie you’re looking for, try calling 1-800-GOOG-4411 (1-800-466-4411). Once connected, just say the name of the business you’re looking for and you will be connected automatically or say “text message” and receive the address and telephone number sent to you via SMS. Click here for more information.

Google SMS
Life without Google wouldn’t be worth living. Ok, perhaps that was a little dramatic, but it certainly wouldn’t be as easy! Did you know that you can harness the power of Google search through your mobile phone using SMS (text messages)? Simply send a text message to 466453 with your search terms as the body of the message and you’ll get a text message response in a few seconds. View the demo or check out some of the supported searches by clicking here.

Jott.com
I see people texting and driving all the time (they’re usually swerving into my lane). What always amazes me is that more people aren’t using Jott instead of typing everything by hand. After you’re registered for a free account and setup your profile, sending messages to your friends or composing a quick reminder for yourself using Jott is as simple as calling a telephone number and speaking. If you’ve got voice dialing on your mobile phone, setup Jott as a contact and you don’t even have to dial the number! If you’re a regular text message/email machine during your daily commute, go ahead and give Jott a try.

Remember the Milk
There are tons of ways to manage to-do lists online, but my favorite one happens to be Remember The Milk. With RTM, you can add items to your lists in a number of ways including Twitter and email. RTM makes it easy to stay up to date by scheduling reminders through email, SMS, or instant messenger. There are too many cool features to mention here, but you can learn about all of them by going to the website and signing up for a free account.

Do you use a free tool that’s not listed here? I’m always looking for new stuff to check out. Share your tips with us and other readers by adding a comment either here or at utfcu-rocks.com!