JOTT - Can’t Live Without It!
February 21, 2008
Every so often I learn about a web based tool or service that is so compelling I often wonder how I ever lived without it. JOTT is one of those web tools. Currently in Public Beta mode, think Google Beta (wink wink), JOTT allows you to call a toll free number and send an email message.JOTT does this by transcribing the voice message you leave and then sending it to an email address.
I use JOTT frequently and the transcription effectiveness is great. I rarely have miss translated words and when I do it usually is a name.Over the course of time JOTT has continued to add features and services within the basic “free” product. There is an online email address book that allows me to associate a simple name with an email address, i.e., all I have to say is, JOTT My Client and it automatically gets the associated email address.Recently JOTT added an interface to Google Calendar (yet another reason to move one’s email infrastructure to Google Mail - see MTGM) and reminders that can be setup to send emails in the future.
JOTT supports JOTTing yourself so now when I walk out of a client meeting and I need to remind myself of some piece of information, I simply JOTT myself and I get both a voice message and an email delivered to my email address.If you have a cell phone, JOTT is a must have and is absolutely the best web based productivity tool I have ever used. I don’t know how I ever lived without it.
Something similar I’ve come across is Mobivox’s “Send Message.” With “Send Message” you can send emails or an sms that you dictate. To use the service you need to register as a user (which is free) and add contacts (which is super easy). Mobivox also lets you send your first five messages free. It works really well for me, especially when I’m driving. I’ve included the hyperlink to Mobivox’s product page (http://www.mobivox.com/features/#g).
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