Just a quick post to let you all know the Jott website will be down starting at midnight PDT for some routine maintenance. Shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes till things are back up and running again.

Another exciting day here in the office! Thanks to Cat Schwartz, the HiTech Mommy, for her mention of Jott on the TODAY show this morning. Check out the segment.

The new update (v 1.03) is out and ready to be downloaded. It contains fixes to the bugs we’ve been hearing about and some new verbiage that should help clarify the entire process. Not sure how to update? Here’s what to do…

1) Tap on the App Store icon

2) Tap the “Updates” icon on the bottom right of the menu

3) Tap the Jott for iPhone update and it’ll start downloading. Once it’s done you’ll be all set.

Thanks to everyone who has downloaded the Jott for iPhone application. We are now the #12 free app in the Apple App Store and the #1 productivity app! As always, we’d like to keep an open door with you all and so I thought I’d answer a few questions that have arisen…

Do you sell my personal information?
The short answer is no. Sadly there are some people out there who have taken to leaving some nasty comments that are completely false. I want to assure all of you that we absolutely do not sell any private information. Jott has never, and will never, sell your personal information to anyone. We take our customers’ privacy very seriously and would never invade that. If anyone has other questions about this, please feel free to ask. Also, our privacy policy is available on the website for anyone to read.

Why do you need my phone number?
We need your phone number for one simple reason– when you download the Jott for iPhone app and are new to Jott you need to essentially create a Jott account. Jott accounts do require that you give us a phone number because we began as a service accessible via any phone at 866-JOTT-123. Your phone number is your username in effect. For now we’ve kept our iPhone app really focused on notes, but via our phone number you can create reminders, send hands-free emails and text messages to contacts and use popular Jott Links to web services like Twitter, Amazon and Google Calendar.

Why haven’t I gotten a validation SMS yet?
Due to the overwhelming response to Jott for iPhone we’ve been a little bit backed up. Not to worry though, the SMS will reach you! If it’s been a day and you are still having trouble get registered, please fill out the support form and we’ll get right back to you with a validation code you can call in. Thanks to everyone for your patience!

If you have any other questions or are having trouble getting started, please check out the FAQ or visit the Forums. Of course, you can always leave a comment here or fill out the support form!

If you are having trouble registering for a Jott account on the Jott for iPhone app and live in Canada, we’ve got an update for you…

Turns out we are hitting a slight snag with the text messages that we need to send to you in order to validate your phone with us. We are working on a fix for this right now and will have it out shortly. Not to worry though, you can still use the app in the meantime! Please just visit the Jott homepage and register for your free account there. Once you’re all registered, go back to the Jott for iPhone app and enter your phone number and password and you’ll be all set!

The day all you iPhone fans have been waiting for is almost here! Starting tomorrow the Apple App Store will be up and ready, which means you can go and download Jott for iPhone. Here’s a little preview of how it works…

From time to time we get requests asking for examples of different ways people use Jott. Recently we received one along these lines that was specific to the different types of lists people create. So to get those creative/productivity juices flowing, here are a list of common Jott lists:

To do
Work
Home
Shopping
Groceries
Music
Mileage
Personal
Ideas
Expenses
Books
Movies

I’ve found the Movies, Music and Books lists particularly helpful, though they fall outside the realm of traditional productivity. It’s really nice to not have to struggle to remember the name of that song that came on the radio and I wanted to buy later when I got home.

If there are any ideas you don’t see up there that you think might be helpful for others, let us know!