I take pride in knowing the slickest shortcuts for making my PC jump through hoops. But for some reason, I've never achieved the same mastery over my phone, despite how much I rely on it for day-to-day tasks. If you're like me (PC savvy, phone stupid), you'll appreciate Ian Paul's "Supercharge Your Phone: 40 Tips and Tricks"--a superb compendium of Web sites, services, apps, and keypad moves that will put you in control of your cell phone. Thanks to Ian, I've picked up some great pointers, including learning how to have my voice-mail automatically transcribed and sent to my e-mail. It's not quite phone voodoo, but it's pretty close
--Editorial Director Steve Fox

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