I Want Sandy [Productivity]

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By Steve Spalding July 10th, 2008
Under: Tips

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Ever want a personal assistant, but can’t get over that pesky problem of having no money. Well, have no fear — enter I Want Sandy. I Want Sandy is an email based personal assistant, that lets you send yourself reminders, schedule tasks, and pretty much keep yourself organized without ever having to leave your mail box. Once you sign up for an account, you are given a unique email address. From now on, all you need to do is CC Sandy on any email and set a reminder, say, “Remind me to take out the trash at 1 pm.”

Sandy will email you 15 minutes before the event, set a calendar so that you can review the event at any time and even spit back a full listing of the events that you have schedule at your request.

There is a learning curve once you get into some of the advanced functionality, but the speed and power of this productivity app make it well worth it. If you are a fan of Remember the Milk or GTDInbox, you should definitely give I Want Sandy a whirl.

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Sounds like a cool tool, but if you have time to send yourself an email, seems like you have time to create a reminder in outlook or google calendar.

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July 10, 2008 at 12:43 pm Aaron Myers

Do you use this? I tried, couldn't really figure it out.
July 10, 2008 at 12:45 pm Adrian Nadeau

It does take while to get over the learning curve. I use it everyday. I really enjoy the morning daily digest that gets emailed to you in the AM before you get your day going.
July 10, 2008 at 2:23 pm Steve Spalding

I use it pretty much everyday. I don't use any of the advanced features, but I've found in combination with a more traditional to-do list -- being able to email myself reminders is fantastic.
July 10, 2008 at 2:36 pm Paul Reynolds

I was deeply involved with Sandy during my Twitter days. Direct messaging Sandy my "stuff" was very handy. I also like the daily digest reminders. Sadly, I haven't seen her for our weekly meeting the past couple of weeks.
July 10, 2008 at 2:51 pm Steve Spalding

I've found that some weeks I let Sandy take a vacation, re-center herself a bit. On those weeks the cow just seems more appropriate for my workflow. When Sandy really earns her salary are those weeks where I have a lot of mid-term goal planning, things I need to remind myself to do 4-5 days down the line. I hate putting that stuff on my to-do list and Sandy is an excellent alternative.
July 10, 2008 at 2:55 pm Adrian Nadeau

Yeah, I used to use Google Calendar for reminders. But I like how Sandy is a bit more interactive and I always run it through my Email. I live the "Remind me in 2 days" email request :)
July 10, 2008 at 2:58 pm Jason Shultz

I've been using Sandy since I first saw it on WWD or FSW or some blog like that. It's a great application and I've had a lot of luck with it. Many of my clients think she's a real person which is cool.
July 10, 2008 at 2:58 pm Steve Spalding

Definitely, I never interact with the web app. I couldn't even tell you what it looks like. For people who don't use Sandy, what are you using to manage your to-do's?
July 10, 2008 at 3:26 pm Kreg Steppe

I have been using JOTT. Being able to call in your stuff is great...even works with Sandy.
July 10, 2008 at 3:45 pm Steve Spalding

Very cool, I haven't had a chance to check that one out but I will now.
July 10, 2008 at 10:59 pm Ken Kennedy

Jotting to Sandy for todos is indeed very cool. Almost magic, really. Or like really having an assistant.
July 10, 2008 at 11:18 pm Steve Spalding

Once I got used to it, it really was convenient. I bet if I took the time to figure out the more whizz-bang functionality, it could replace the rest of my productivity set.
July 10, 2008 at 11:22 pm Adrian Nadeau

Is there some good documentation on how to get JOTT working with Sandy anywhere? I'm interested... Thanks.
July 10, 2008 at 11:29 pm Avdi Grimm

I used Sandy's predecessor, Stikkit, for awhile. Kind of irritated that they added a vaguely-overlapping tool instead of polishing Stikkit. Unsure of which tool would be getting their support, I stopped using either.
July 12, 2008 at 9:29 am Daryl Tay

I just signed up for this earlier this week. I see how it could help but haven't fully immersed myself in it right now, primarily because I'm working on a project that has easily 20 updates everyday and couldn't possibly type them all in.
July 12, 2008 at 6:42 pm Jason Shultz

Jott to Sandy is cool. I use it often. If you go to Jott, they have the option to add different services to it. Just pick IWantSandy.com and follow the instructions. You'll get it working in no time.
July 13, 2008 at 2:28 pm Tyler MacLeod

I agree with Avdi, Stikkit was a great start, but instead of trying to get it right, they merely added Sandy on top of the service. However, I do Use Sandy with RTM integrated into Google Calendar. I find the cow is better for getting things done, but sandy helps with goal setting.
July 13, 2008 at 2:29 pm Steve Spalding

I haven't tried out Jott but I definitely will now. Tyler I'm with you. That cow sitting in my Gmail is really great at keeping things at the top of mind, but Sandy is good at keeping my to-do list uncluttered.
July 13, 2008 at 3:27 pm Jack Collins

I used Sandy for two weeks. I really enjoyed just firing off emails with information and getting a daily digest. What didn't work for me was that lists and notes were quite cumbersome to maintain. Tasks also kept showing up as notes and tasks. In the end MobileMe and OmniFocus on the iPhone won me over. As always, I still use index cards heavily as a compliment to any organizational tools I have.

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