There are plenty of tools available nowadays to plan your day, set reminders, and assign tasks. You have applications on your mobile phone, you have Basecamp, you have Outlook, you have iCal, and so on.
But what do you do when you’re driving down the highway, remember an extremely important task that needs to be done tomorrow, and ensure you don’t forget it? Jott it. (Disclaimer: YGG does not recommend you talk or use your cellphone while driving on the highway. :)
That’s Jott it, without the down. A verb that seems to be almost as catchy as “Google it�.
This online service was first announced back in December or so on TechCrunch. The idea is that you have a local or toll-free number you call from the phone associated with your Jott account, say who you’d like to send a Jott to (contacts), say your message, and it’s then transcribed and e-mailed to the contact you chose.
Jott is entirely free, but is still in “Public Beta” mode. They are expected to roll out of beta in the near future and offer a Business plan on top of the freebie, most likely with a few new features, no Jott advertising in the e-mail notifications, and an unlimited amount of messages.
Where and when could this be handy? On plenty of occasions, many of which I’ll try and cover today.
Just a late Tuesday treat for all you YGG’s. The blog is now compatible with WAP enabled smartphones, BlackBerry’s and PDA’s. Sure all you iPhone users don’t care, but neither do we. We’ve even preserved your ability to comment on blog posts. Don’t say we never gave you anything!
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