Personal (free) transcription service

Here's something I use nearly every day. The page is called Jott (link here) and it can do some awesome things. I personally have it set up as a speed dial on my cell phone where I can call and leave a message - it takes the message and translates it into text that it e-mails back to me. I no longer have to listen to my recorded notes or find scraps of paper I wrote stuff on when I had a stroke of genius. You can actually use it to Jott directly to a blog or several other sites - I haven't started using it to its full capacity, yet. I have quite an accent, and as long as I speak slow and clear, it does a pretty good job. The e-mail it sends comes with a link to listen to my own voice, so if it didn't get it right I can always play it back and see what I 'meant' to say.

I got the idea to use this from the Lifehacker web page. If you search that page for Jott, you can see a lot of other users ideas for how to use it. One of its intended purposes is to set up contacts other than your self that you can send text messages and e-mails to from your phone. I'm contect to have it e-mail and text me until I fully overcome my accent limitations - I'll send the message on after I've proof read it - too much opportunity for embarassment.