Man, it’s just a week of acronyms isn’t it?  First the post on LBS, now we’re talking about LIP’s, yeah, Location Independent Professionals.  The age of the office might just be coming to an end and people like me, people like you, the mobile warrior, always roaming, might just be starting to take over.  We few, we proud, we LIPs can be anywhere the Internets will reach, and now, anywhere the cell phone signals will travel.

That said, I just found a pretty awesome article packed with 12 ways you can use your cell phone besides to just place and receive calls.  The ideas range from using the phone to scan, copy and fax, to check on the status of your airline flights.  My personal favorite, however, is the final entry on the list, number 12:

“#12 To find out what’s around you

Where provides GPS widgets for you to customise your mobile phone (US only) and find out things like:

• Local points of interest around you
• Weather reports for your location
• Earthquakes — find the most recent earthquakes by proximity (we had one the other day in Grenada!)
• Your nearest golf course
• Where the nearest roadside help is
• The nearest wine tour at your local wineries”

Head over, find ways you can join 2008 and get as far away from your office as humanly possible.