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Howdy, folks.

Thanks to all of you who expressed an interest in jotting to Sandy from your phone. Jott [http://jott.com] is a fabulous voice-to-web service and getting Sandy and Jott talking is something we've had on our own personal wishlists for a while now.

And the other day we just carved out a bit of time and made it happen.

I have to say, even for me it was pretty cool the other day to call up and "talk" to Sandy.

So, while we're awaiting the official Sandy Jott Link's appearance on Jott's official list of links [http://jott.com/jott-links/], you should feel free to give jotting to Sandy a whirl by setting a personal Jott link up manually.

To do so...

1. Get yourself a free Jott account at http://jott.com/register/
2. Visit your Jott Links page at http://jott.com/JottLinks.aspx
3. Click the "Developers - got a custom link to add?" link on the bottom-right of that page
4. In the "Link name" field, type: Sandy
5. In the "Setup Url" field, type: http://iwantsandy.com/settings/jott
6. In the "Link Url" field, type: http://iwantsandy.com/messages/jott
7. Check the "SMS" checkbox and indicate that you agree to the Jott Terms of Service.
8. Click the "Save" button and you'll be redirected right to the Jott Settings page on iwantsandy.com.
9. Turn on Jott support for Sandy by clicking the "Yes" radio button and the "Save" button.

And you're all set up to Jott to Sandy!

Call 1-866-JOTT-123. When asked "Who do you want to Jott" say "Sandy" and let Sandy know what to remember for you or remind you about.

You'll find some more detail on Sandy's Jott help page at http://iwantsandy.com/help/jott

(Obviously this will take only a couple of steps when the Sandy Jott Link appears, but it is still pretty straightforward if you're feeling even slightly adventurous.)

Enjoy!

Rael

Hello friends of Sandy,

As some of Sandy's more adventurous clients have already noticed*, Sandy's more than aflutter over Twitter [http://twitter.com]. She's ready to chat with you by direct private message from your mobile phone over text/SMS or your desktop via instant messenger (AIM, iChat, Gtalk, and LiveJournal).

Twitter with Sandy by direct private message just as you would any of your other Twitter friends and she'll twitter you back (almost always within a minute).

To get Twitter and Sandy talking, visit your Twitter settings at http://iwantsandy.com/settings/twitter and follow the 4 easy steps to introduce Sandy to your Twitter self.

Essentially, you'll become Twitter friends, mutually following one-another.

Then try:

> d s hi

(In Twitter-speak, this means: "Send Sandy a direct private message saying 'hi'." Note that Sandy's Twitter user name is "S" rather than "Sandy" or "iwantsandy", saving your thumbs some mobile typing.)

Sandy will reply to your tweet with instructions on asking her to remember or remind you about things, look things up, etc.

> Hi, I'm Sandy, your personal assistant.
> Set a reminder: r go for a walk in 15 mins
> Look something up: l today
> Invite a friend: invite pat@example.com
> About me: visit iwantsandy.com
> More examples: visit iwantsandy.com/examples
> Help: visit iwantsandy.com/help/twitter

Right now Sandy will respond to "remember" or "remind" ("r" in even shorter shorthand), "lookup" ("l" as in lower-case "L"), and "invite" ("i"). She'll soon be able to update and forget on Twitter just as she does in email.

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Don't forget the "d s" bits when twittering to Sandy!** Twitter is a broadcast medium by default, so simply twittering "remember to wear pants" (while an entertaining tweet ;-) will go out to all of your Twitter followers rather than privately to Sandy.
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You'll find more detail on Sandy's Twitter help page at http://iwantsandy.com/help/twitter

Enjoy!

Rael

* Rich over at Dinsdale! not only noticed that Sandy was paying attention to tweets before we even had a chance to announce this feature ;-), he even wrote up a lovely how-to. [http://dinsdalepiranha.wordpress.com/...]