9.29.2008

Need a Personal Assistant?

Try JOTT. With JOTT (a free service), you call a toll-free number and tell it what you what to do or remember, and then JOTT does it for you. This is perfect for remembering things for your to-do list, adding appointments to your calendar, and even updating your Facebook status.

Here's how it works:

You set up a JOTT account and sync it to your mobile phone. From there, you can sync JOTT with any number of other applications. If you have Remember the Milk, for example, you can sync it with your RTM account. Let's say you want to remind yourself to pick up ice for your organization's next meeing. Call JOTT and say, "Remember the Milk" and then "pick up ice tomorrow." JOTT will access your Remember the Milk Inbox and add "pick up ice" on tomorrow's to-do list. Or let's say you want to remember to calendar a meeting with a professor and you use Google Calendar. Call JOTT and say, "Google Calendar" and then "meet with Prof. Citron next Wednesday at 3:00 p.m." JOTT will access Google Calendar and add "meet with Prof. Citron" at 3:00 p.m. on the next Wednesday on the calendar.

JOTT is a great way to help keep you organized whether you're organized or not. You just have to remember to call JOTT each time you have something you want to remember. JOTT takes care of the rest.

1 comment:

jeffyablon said...

With respect, I gotta say that services like JOTT, I Want Sandy, etc., while pretty darned cool, are not at all the same thing as having a PA/VA. (Yes, my opionion on this topic is skewed)

That said, your advice is a bit dated, I'm afraid. JOTT is no longer free for most people.

Ain't nuthin' free, you know . . .

Jeff Yablon
President & CEO
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