Phamily Phinder is a great tool for keeping track of your on-the-go family.

Start out with a 15 day Free Trial to get your Phamily set up and interacting with the application. Then from there you can choose the best subscription for you out of our 1, 3, 6, and 12 month packages. Head over to the website for a lot more details:
www.mtr-productions.com

Add shortcuts to your notification bar like how you would add them to your home screen.

Any shortcut that can be created on the home screen can also be created on the notification bar using Bar Shortcuts. Create shortcuts to launch applications, direct dial or sms numbers, music playlists, bookmarks, phone settings and more..