Meet My New Secretary

Sandy

In my eternal pursuit of the “mind like water”, I’ve noticed certain aspects of my productive life are, how shall I say, somewhat lacking. As much as I like to think I have a handle on my responsibilities and obligations, sometimes things fall through the cracks (and we all know what a no-no that is). So, having come to terms with my fallibility, I’ve made an executive decision…

I’ve gone ahead and gotten myself a secretary.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Sir! Aren’t you a lowly programmer with a budding family and a tight budget? How can you afford such an expense?!”. Well, yes, that’s true. I’m not exactly rolling in it right now, certainly, but it doesn’t matter because my new secretary costs me nothing. In fact, she’s not even a real person (just a technicality, really). Folks, meet Sandy…

While I’m not at liberty to discuss the particulars of what Sandy is capable of (she’s still on 90-day probation ;), I have to say that she’s extremely impressive. She works totally via email, and she can intelligently handle just about anything I send her way. And, truth be told, I think she might have a little crush on me.

Seriously, though, the guys over at Values of N (creators of the mighty Stikkit) have hit another home run. Sandy is still in private beta (the VoN guys were kind enough to let me be part of the test drive), but you can bet your last dollar that, once she’s ready for public consumption, I’ll give a in-depth how-to. For now, trust me, Sandy kicks ass. If you haven’t signed up for a chance at the next round of beta invites, I strongly suggest you do so now.

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June 12, 2007 | Filed Under Email, GTD, Productivity, Technology 

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6 Responses to “Meet My New Secretary”

  1. Lifemuncher on June 12th, 2007

    Very cool.

  2. Andrew Flusche on June 12th, 2007

    I wonder how the feminists are handling this concept… The email assistant has a girl’s name, picture, etc… :)
    I’m definitely curious how it turns out for you. I didn’t realize what Sandy was until now. Very cool!

  3. Scott Elias on June 29th, 2007

    I got in on the beta today, but so far I’m not impressed. I’ve set up 3 reminders - none of which has managed to actually remind me via email or cell phone… I like the idea and I’m hoping this is just a “private beta” hiccup.

  4. Steve Giovannetti on July 27th, 2007

    Has anyone managed to figure out how to delete a tag from a post using the ‘update’ command?

    Anyone know if there a support forum anywhere for Sandy?

    I’m on the beta was wondering if anyone else out there on the beta has tried this during their tests.

    gio

  5. brett on July 27th, 2007

    @Steve,

    I don’t believe such a thing is supported right now - but you might consider emailing the VoN guys (they’re very responsive and open to suggestion).

    Cheers!

  6. Jack Davis on August 9th, 2007

    Dear Brett:

    Congratulations on your new daughter! Nice photo of you and her.

    I would appreciate an invitation to sign up for Sandy beta. Can you please send me one, or tell me where I can get one?

    Thanks very much,

    Jack

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