After 2 1/2 years, Jott has dropped the beta and announced that all users must log in and choose a plan. Here’s a snapshot of offerings:
Jott’s by-line is “turn your words into action”. You register for an account on-line using your cell phone number. Set your account preferences (do I want audio, written or both reminders and where do I want them), and you’re ready to go. Call the Jott phone number and an automated voice will ask you pertinent questions. Then some mystery person transcribes your words and gets it back to you. It’s amazingly accurate.
If you subscribe to one of the premium plans, you can utilize their new ‘Jott for Outlook’ feature. This download will install software in Outlook. Cool and useful things it will do:
- Call in a calendar appointment-Jott will guide you through the information needed and it’ll be on your calendar when you get back to the office
- Dictate an email and it’ll be waiting for you in your draft folder. Say you just finished one appointment and are dashing to the next. Call Jott and dictate a follow-up email.
- Add something to your tasks list
Another new feature (free), is called “Jott Express“. If you want Jott on your desktop, download and put the app on your desktop. It syncs with your on-line Jott account.
I prefer to put Jott on my iGoogle page and view my reminders from there. Jott also has an iPhone & Blackberry app to keep the road warriors organized.
We’ve been enjoying a plethora of free products on the web the last few years. We all scratch our heads and ask each other, “how can this be free?” I think we all knew the day would come when we’d have to pony up for using these products, which is only fair. It’s great that Jott still has a free version of their product (ad supported). What are some other web apps you’ve used that were formerly free, but now are fee-based?
