Update Your Address Book Before Sending Holiday Cards (NAPSA)—You’ve spent weeks looking for the perfect gift, hours writing a year’s worth of newsfor your holiday cards, and labored over party lists—now don’t you want to make sure your loved ones receive them? The key, say experts, is to use technology to make staying in touch easier. am A free Web service automatically updates your addresses. It’s estimated that a third ofall addresses change annually. That can makeit difficult for people to be sure they have updated contact information for loved ones, especially around the holidays. Plaxois a free Web-based service that automatically updates address books. The easy-to-use service seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express andlets people send a personalized e-mail to anyone in their address book, asking them to correct and update their contact information. Once the e-mail is returned, the contact information is automatically updated within the requestor’s address book. Those who use the service can sync the contacts on their home computer with those on their computer at work, mobile phone or PDA. In addition, address book content can be made securely available on the Web so the information can be accessed anywhere. For more information, visit www.plaxo.com.
