I have a friend who doesn't have any numbers programmed into his phone, and...well, he's probably got a bunch of reasons, one of which is that he's too lazy to do it, but part of it is because he believes that he should be able to dial the numbers himself. I say that's garbage. All automated systems substitute a code for doing a task. Want to watch "ER"? You have to remember to turn on Channel 10 at 10:00 on Thursday. That's a code. If I want to talk to Red, I have to enter your code in my phone. And if I want my computer to do my taxes, I have to write several million lines of code -- or buy that code from Intuit, who's already written them. It's a level of abstraction that's supposed to become less and less necessary over time. Someday, I'll be able to look at my computer, say "Do my taxes, Hal," and the computer will do it. Simple as that. Right now, I can open up my phone, say "Call Red" and the phone will do it. (Or it would, if I knew your number. But if I did, I'd have it on voice-dial, because I love voice-dial, and I have all my numbers programmed that way.) That's the way it's supposed to be -- the number was a middleman, a relic of the past. You only need it if your system breaks down.