LITTLE ROCK — DEAR HELOISE: Cell phones generally put contacts in alphabetical order. If you put "ICE" (in case of emergency) before a name, put a space in front of the "I," which brings this contact to the top of the list and makes it easier to locate.
- Katri, via e-mail
DEAR READER: We tested this hint at Heloise Central, and three of the four phones we used with a space before "ICE" brought the contact to the top of the list. The other cell phone required an "(at)" symbol to make the contact be No. 1 in the list. Since there are so many different phones on the market, you need to test this on your phone.
P.S.: Do this right now!
DEAR HELOISE: I chuckled at the hint from the reader who made the "gizmo" to tell if his mail had arrived. I used to run into the same people every day at a mailbox kiosk complaining that the mail wasn't here yet!
I have mail every day! I pick it up one day late - I get Monday's mail on Tuesday, etc. I pick up Saturday's on Sunday and never bother on Monday. You always have mail, and it doesn't matter what time the mailman comes!
- Pat Bulseco, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
DEAR HELOISE: I take two medications that are the same color and similar in shape. To keep from confusing them, I've marked the top of each prescription bottle using a permanent marker and the first letter of the medication. When I receive a refill, I transfer the old top to the new bottle.
- Deb Leonard, via e-mail
Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or e-mail
HELOISE@CompuServe.com
Style, Pages 31 on 08/25/2009