Okay, this is either going to be really useful, or one more way of cluttering up my life. Jott is an online service that (in its simplest form) lets you call their number, dictate up to a 30 second message, then forward that message (as text) to an e-mail or SMS address. It serves as a cross between scribbling notes on paper and stuffing them in your pocket and carrying around one of those little mini-recorders to dictate notes (and it does the transcription for you).
You can also set up Jott to send messages to others (Margie: “It had better not be ‘be sure and pick up the milk’ kind of messages”) or even to various services — there are options to Jott messages to Google Calendar, Blogger, and a host of other sites and services.
For my purposes, this lets me use Gmail as a To Do list. I can send Jotts to it (via a speed dial on my cell phone), create a filter/label so that they all bundle together, etc. I’m playing with it right now, but even as a remote note taking tool, I can see the value.
At the moment, it is free (in beta).
(via PC World)