Getting things done with RTM and Jott
I’ve always wanted a personal secretary. Then again who hasn’t? I am constantly forgetting things, unless I write it down. My system never worked all that well. I could never find a pen or a suitable piece of paper when I was scrambling to write a thought down.
Recently I have found something pretty cool. I’ve been using Remember the Milk (RTM) for the past month and I’m loving it. At its core RTM is a to do list manager. The beauty of RTM is the fact that it integrates with everything. I’ve got it plugged into my iCal, iGoogle and iPhone (if I owned one). You can take it offline with Google Gears. Its pretty handy.
The only downside is you have to be around an internet capable device. BUT I found a service called Jott. Now I never go anywhere without my cell phone. Jott allows me call their service up and leave voice notes, which are then transcribed. Jott plays nice via RTM’s API. So the ‘jotts’ are sent to RTM.
Both Jott and RTM are very similar, you could probably get away with using just Jott, but when you combine both of them it becomes an extremely efficient way to combat forgetfulness and get things done.
Comments (4 comments)
Ooo… Thank you for posting this. I’ve been using a free number through gizmo to leave voice notes, which it then emails me and I would have to transcribe. I also used RTM back when it was in beta and from the sounds of things, it’s come a long way. I can’t wait to try it out.
halibetlector / January 18th, 2008, 6:09 pm / #
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Getting things done with RTM and Jott / January 18th, 2008, 6:33 pm / #
David told me about this.
Hawk / January 21st, 2008, 5:45 pm / #
Woow thanks so much for the RTM rec! I’m a college student so I’ve always had trouble managing my tasks, and so far it’s been such a life saver! I’ve also told all my friends about it too and they are also using it. Thanks again.
Sam / February 7th, 2008, 3:37 am / #
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