Shaine Mata

One of my favorite web services is finally out of Beta. Jott recently announced that they will go into full gear. For some of us moochers, this is a bit of a bummer; who wouldn’t like such an awesome free service. Now, I’m going to evaluate the free version and try out the subscriptions to find what works for me.

Jott didn’t just flip a switch and start charging for their services; they also released a couple of handy applications that should improve your experience with the service. Jott Express is the first handy-dandy app. You can manage your Jotts from your desktop without having to fire up your browser. Best of all, Jott Express works with the free version of the service. Jott Express works on both PC and Mac.

The other application released is Jott for Outlook. If you’re on a Mac, you’re out of luck on this one; it only works on the PC version of Outlook. So, if you are amongst Outlook users, this is a nifty app that lets you add tasks, appointments, reminders, and even lets you draft emails. Unlike Jott Express, Jott for Outlook is only available with the paid subscriptions.

Jott also has an app for Blackberry users, but I don’t use one and couldn’t tell you if this is a great thing or not. Furthermore, you would need to subscribe to Jott Pro to take advantage of this one; whereas Jott for Outlook only requires the Regular Jott subscription. There is a Pay-As-You-Go Jott subscription, which allows you to record longer messages and allows you use of all the apps. I find the price a bit steep, however. On the other hand, if you have an iPhone, the Jott app works with the free service.

Overall, I;m happy for Jott’s successful move to a full-scale service. I’ll be trying different service levels in the meantime until I find one comfortable for me.