Today's post is by David Romm, a writer, blogger and thinker from Watertown, MA.
There is a really interesting new app that I enjoy using on my Blackberry called Note2Self.
Let me preface this review by stating that I would recommend this application to people who use Blackberry's Voice Notes on a regular basis. But to the people who have yet to use voice notes, I have a few reasons to switch over.
There are too many places on one's Blackberry to enter notes and deciding whether to use MemoPad, the Calendar, or The Inbox, can be a daunting task. Writing extended messages can be tricky and frustrating on the small blackberry device.
Note2Self solves these problems. Like VoiceNotes, Note2Self is a voice recording device, but rather than simply saving the file, it asks you who you want to email it to, and allows you to enter a new email address or pick one from the contacts list.
There are times when a written email is insufficient to communicate a message and a phone call is necessary. But what if you want to leave someone a detailed instruction for accomplishing a task without clogging up that person's voicemail? Notes2Self would allow you to record your message (without restriction on note size) and email the message to up to 3 recipients. My coworkers have used this app to communicate project instructions to me; my brother has left me messages that keep my voicemail from getting full; and I can send all my grandparents a single message to brighten their day without making 4 individual phone calls. Note2Self is a simple device with a lot of uses. My only recommendation is that the developers change the name to independent voice messaging, to more accurately describe its capabilities. Definitely worth $4.95 in the Blackberry App Store.
Photo Credit: BlackBerry App Store
There is a really interesting new app that I enjoy using on my Blackberry called Note2Self.Let me preface this review by stating that I would recommend this application to people who use Blackberry's Voice Notes on a regular basis. But to the people who have yet to use voice notes, I have a few reasons to switch over.
There are too many places on one's Blackberry to enter notes and deciding whether to use MemoPad, the Calendar, or The Inbox, can be a daunting task. Writing extended messages can be tricky and frustrating on the small blackberry device.
Note2Self solves these problems. Like VoiceNotes, Note2Self is a voice recording device, but rather than simply saving the file, it asks you who you want to email it to, and allows you to enter a new email address or pick one from the contacts list.
There are times when a written email is insufficient to communicate a message and a phone call is necessary. But what if you want to leave someone a detailed instruction for accomplishing a task without clogging up that person's voicemail? Notes2Self would allow you to record your message (without restriction on note size) and email the message to up to 3 recipients. My coworkers have used this app to communicate project instructions to me; my brother has left me messages that keep my voicemail from getting full; and I can send all my grandparents a single message to brighten their day without making 4 individual phone calls. Note2Self is a simple device with a lot of uses. My only recommendation is that the developers change the name to independent voice messaging, to more accurately describe its capabilities. Definitely worth $4.95 in the Blackberry App Store.
Photo Credit: BlackBerry App Store
