Google Calendar Jott Link

Jott told me a little while ago that they were looking to develop their own Google Calendar addition to Jott Links. Knowing this, I had been holding off on any new developments with Jott2GCal, since their version would likely make mine obsolete. It looks like they finally came out with it this week. It's functionality is a little more limited than ours, but knowing Jott it probably works very well.

One way theirs differs from Jott2GCal is in calendar selection. In ours, users can optionally preface their Jott with the name of the calendar they wish to invoke (for example, "Personal Calendar, buy cookies today at noon.") In Jott's new Jott Link you select which calendar you wish that Jott Link to point to.

Although this approach limits you in what calendars you can Jott to, it does simplify voice entry. The idea is to set up multiple Google Calendar Jott Links, giving them the Link Name of the calendar the Link is pointing to. For example, if you have a Business calendar and a Personal calendar, you might set up two seperate Jott Links - one called "Business Calendar" and one called "Personal Calendar". You can also Ctrl+Click to select multiple calendars from the list, which will add your event to all the calendars you've selected.

Another noticeable difference is in how they authenticate your Google account and attach it to your Jott Link. Where we require your Gmail Address and Password, Jott's uses Google's 3rd Party Authorization Token which essentially redirects you to Google's website for authorization. The benefit of this is that you don't have to worry about the folks at Jott knowing your password. The downside is that you can't use Google Apps for Your Domain (GAFYD) with it.

So, if you use GAFYD or like our brand of multiple calendar support, I'd stick with our Jott2GCal. Otherwise, I'm sure their Jott Link is worth giving a shot.