So, I have jumped on the Jott bandwagon. This free program for iPhone, Blackberry and Treo allows you the freedom of using your handheld to send Email or Text messages to your contact list with your voice. It has one of the most accurate voice recognition programs that I have seen in quite a while and is not only functional… but pretty darn fun.
I learned about Jott from Reggie over at My Tech Opinion, one of my all time favorite blogs to read for Real Estate Technology. The post that Reggie put together entitled Reggie Jott for Blackberry – The Secret To Speaking Your Emails is a great walk-through for how to use it, and some of the cautions to make sure it’s works correctly. In addition to Reggie’s post I would put out a couple of ideas for effective usage:
- Don’t upload your entire contact list. – I did my entire Gmail address book and it’s mass confusion.
- Simplify the names of those you’ll Jott alot. – My Dad’s name is Rex and I simply put him in as DAD. Makes it alot easier for the system to recognize.
- Put the Jott contact number in your Speed Dial. – If not your fumbling around looking for it.
- Friends with Foreign names (my friend’s name is Tsai – pronounced Sigh) should be simplified.
- If you’re using an earpiece, expect some confusion – The background noise tends to screw up the the names, not so much the actual text.
- #1 – Tell your friends to add JOTT.com to their safe sender’s list. I have a bunch of mine that have ended up in their SPAM folder.
Other than some small work-arounds, it’s a great program and should make things a little safer on the road for you.
Matt Dollinger
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