I’m always on the prowl for the most efficient mobile blogging tool. So far, Posterous is the service that comes closest in my opinion.
Smart phones are all equipped with email, so if you can compose an email on your phone, you can do some mobile blogging while on the go.
I’m posting this entry by sending this from our Moms Gone Geek email account using Posterous. I’ve made an Address Book entry and given it the nickname “post.” If your contact list manager (Address Book) supports nicknames, then all you have to do is type “p-o-s-t” and it should auto-fill out the rest for you.
Right now I’m using my Apple Mail client to compose this message. (You can do the same from Outlook, Entourage, etc. — those are all mail clients. You can even use Gmail from the WebMail online application — not a client, but still an email application.)
Once I click the send button, this post should show up on the hosted Moms Gone Geek WordPress blog because I’ve authorized Posterous to aggregate it to our wordpress blog.
If this works, authorized writers for the Moms Gone Geek blog can all use it to post from our mobile phones by using our email app and addressing the message to posterous while sending from the MGG email account.
Formatting
You can do some limited formatting. I haven’t yet tested out injecting code like CSS to format or typeset the text, but one day I will tinker with this some more.
Here is a photo I’m attaching. Let’s see how it looks.
Tags
We can also use custom tags by putting them into the subject line. After the subject, type: ((tag: your example tag, separated by a comma, tagname, tinkering))
Be sure to enclose your tags with double parenthesis.
Next, I’ll test editing and creating a new post using this method over on my iPhone.
Still tinkering with tags for this blog. I’m using my iPhone. I’ve put the tags in the subject line in between double parenthesis.
Attaching a photo just for fun here.
I’m always on the prowl for the most efficient mobile blogging tool. So far, Posterous is the service that comes closest in my opinion.
Smart phones are all equipped with email, so if you can compose an email on your phone, you can do some mobile blogging while on the go.
I’m posting this entry by sending this from our Moms Gone Geek email account using Posterous. I’ve made an Address Book entry and given it the nickname “post.” If your contact list manager (Address Book) supports nicknames, then all you have to do is type “p-o-s-t” and it should auto-fill out the rest for you.
Right now I’m using my Apple Mail client to compose this message. (You can do the same from Outlook, Entourage, etc. — those are all mail clients. You can even use Gmail from the WebMail online application — not a client, but still an email application.)
Once I click the send button, this post should show up on the hosted Moms Gone Geek WordPress blog because I’ve authorized Posterous to aggregate it to our wordpress blog.
If this works, authorized writers for the Moms Gone Geek blog can all use it to post from our mobile phones by using our email app and addressing the message to posterous while sending from the MGG email account.
Formatting
You can do some limited formatting. I haven’t yet tested out injecting code like CSS to format or typeset the text, but one day I will tinker with this some more.
Here is an image I’m attaching. Let’s see how it looks.
Tags
We can also use custom tags by putting them into the subject line. After the subject, type: ((tag: your example tag, separated by a comma, tagname, tinkering))
Be sure to enclose your tags with double parenthesis.
Next, I’ll test editing and creating a new post using this method over on my iPhone.
[Edit: at this time, tags don't seem to appear on the wordpress blog, I'll look into it some more later]
I have been waiting for an android version of wordswithfriends for what seems like an eternity. But to date, there is still no love. Thank goodness the developers at Second Breakfast Studios felt the pain of the android community and decided to develop the most wonderful game called Wordsmith.
I found and installed it yesterday and have been using it nonstop. I have the free version right now and it allows you to play up to three games. I love this app so much, I plan on buying the full version as soon as I finish these three games I’m currently playing. It’s really a smooth app and I can’t wait to upgrade to the full version.
Thanks Second Breakfast Studios for hearing the android community cry for a sophisticated scrabble type game…. #androidlove
Wordswithfriends – you are currently in timeout. Stand in your corner and face the wall!
I’d love to try the new Skype that has 10-way video calling, but once again, they roll it out to the Windows world first. I wonder why they always put the Mac community last… It’s a little annoying. It’s part of the reason why I started using Gizmo Project (now Gizmo5) and ooVoo more. We’ll see how long before this is actually Mac compatible.
…sorta.
Read some twitter. Clicked a link. Watched a presentation. And then this happened…
Oh, and I whipped up this fun little presentation in Comic Life. (Available for Mac and Windows.)
Check it out!
Ok, I think I’ll call it a night and try to get back to sleep now.
To view the video full-size, click on the download link that will take you to the source file.
Mac OS X Users: Use the Finder Cover Flow view to quickly and visually skim through a large folder of clipart.
This has been a Hand-Made Mac Tip brought to you by TheMacMommy
1. You don’t need to download or install anything to use dimdim.
2. IT WORKS!
3. The free version is great and has tons of features.
4. It’s easy for attendees to get in and use.
5. Their Pro version is inexpensive and has a ton of features.
I love Evernote and I think I’ve made that pretty clear over the years. Yes, years. I looked at my Evernote account today and saw that I’ve been a member since May 2008. One of my favorite features is the emailing into Evernote feature. I take a lot of notes from my android phone and primarily manage my email from my android phone as well. This emailing into Evernote feature really helps save me some steps when needing to transfer information from emails to a note in one of my Evernote notebooks. I use this feature quite frequently. The ability to not just email directly to my Evernote, but also have it go directly into one of my notebooks AND tag it, is awesome.
Although I’ve been using evernote for a little of two years, I still use the free version. I have not yet had to upgrade, but if/when the day comes where I need to upgrade to one of the premium accounts; this is one service I’d pay for without blinking an eye.
Thanks Evernote for creating a truly amazing product….
It’s been so long since I’ve blogged and I really missed it, but I feel refreshed and ready to get back on the blogging train. Today is a great day for one main reason………..I just upgraded from my G1 to the new MyTouch 3G Slide!!! I left the Blackberry world for Android June of 2009 and I haven’t looked it. The G1 and I spent some wonderful times together, but I have given it a run for its money. I could not go another day with the G1. I have killed it, overworked it, put it on the slave train – I had to bury it so it can finally rest in peace.
So now I have the MyTouch 3G Slide and I’m hoping this device can keep up with me. I waited a while to see what was coming on the T-Mobile line and I was hoping and praying it would be an Android with an actual keyboard and then came the MyTouch 3G Slide. I was honestly eyeballing the Droid Incredible and was almost prepared to buy it unlocked, but I am not ready to go exclusive with a screen based keyboard. I email and text way too much. I’m just not ready nor prepared to give up the speed and accuracy of typing on an actual keyboard. I know, call me an old foggie, but hey, a sista likes keys (hehe).
Out the box the MyTouch 3G Slide is shorter than my G1, but has a slightly bigger screen which is really nice. The phone also appears to be slimmer, but I think it’s actually the same width as my G1, but for some reason the way the MyTouch 3G Slide is designed makes it feel thinner (bazaar)… The phone came in some really nice packaging. I think all phones should come in a case like this one. The box is padded on the inside and securely holds the phone, charger and other components. It’s a nice touch.
Setting up the phone was easy as usual, but there are a few new things I noticed in the set up that pleased me. On set up it of course asked for your Gmail account, but it also asked for your Flickr (you know I love Flickr – check out my photostream), Facebook (can’t stay off of it) and Twitter. I use Flickr for ALL of my photos, so I was pleased to see this automatic integration.
Being as though I just set up the phone thirty minutes ago, I will give this phone a 7 day test run and blog about my experience with this MyTouch 3G Slide.I can wait to give it a good spin. I am already impressed with what I’ve seen thus far….
Perhaps it’s a holiday tradition that only a Mac Mommy can love, but it’s a tradition of mine — and now it can be yours too! For the third year in a row, it has been an honor and a privilege to participate as a guest on the Mother’s Day edition of The Unofficial Apple Weblog’s weekly Talkcast.
I didn’t make it until the last half of the show because we were out celebrating at dinner, but when I was able to make it on “air” for the last half of the show, I was greeted warmly by TUAW hosts and fellow comrades. Spending time geeking out with my friends on TUAW really completed my Mother’s Day.
In March, I purchased the MacHeist Nano Bundle. The application that piqued my interest the most? Mac Journal. I’m using it right to compose this blog entry.
(This is a test to see if I can use this to write posts for Moms Gone Geek and publish them to the WordPress blog. It would be so awesome if I could do this. Let’s see what happens. If it works, I think I’ll be too darn excited to sleep!)
Result:
Oh wow!
I am absolutely giddy right now. I can not believe how incredible this application is. I could just kick myself for not using it sooner. I don’t think I’m going to get much sleep this weekend because I’m going to be playing with this application!
It’s hard to believe Keagan will be six months old tomorrow! I also can not believe it has been over six months since I’ve produced a podcast for Moms Gone Geek. I’m really looking forward to getting back into recording. I’m currently reviewing some hardware and software and soon I’ll be posting the results of these reviews. I also have some product to give away as well.
My goal is to get this show back in motion for Mother’s Day. We’ll see what happens. If I can implement this Mac Journal application into my workflow, I might just be able to blog more often because it seems like a much more efficient blogging method than the built-in wordpress editor I have been struggling with.
I am so excited to start using this software to blog in this space as well as my other blog, TheMacMommy.
There is also a Mac Journal app for the iPhone and I’m planning on checking it out soon. The reviews that came out when it launched were less than stellar, but updates have been released since then.
This is the first blog post I’m composing using Mac Journal and I am really impressed so far. It’s very intuitive. The only thing I can’t seem to figure out is how to work with inserting images. There seems to be a lack of formatting for being able to have text flow around the image. I suppose that comes from my graphic and publishing background. Ideally, I’d love to have blogging software look and feel like page layout software. Mac Journal so far is coming pretty close!
I’m excited to see what happens when I try to import the previous blog entries from the wordpress site. Since we moved our blog back to being hosted and using wordpress, many of the image links are still broken. I can see when people visit the blog, or when spiders do their crawling, that there are a lot of “page not found” results. I’m trying to see where they are coming from, but with the amount of networking I’ve done for this blog, who knows where the source is right now since different sites pull from the RSS feed. There are probably feed readers out there that have yet to be updated.
Growing pains, I suppose.
I try to take it all in stride because I look at it as a learning experience. I’m having a lot of fun experiencing new technologies — which is really what Moms Gone Geek is all about!
Well, I’m going to post this entry and see how it looks on the blog. I posted a quick intro earlier, so I’ll also be looking to see how the RSS feed updates and where. Tomorrow perhaps I’ll try out the voice recording portion of this app and see how that could be integrated into the site.
…and some dust! Please pardon the mess while the paint dries here on the blog.
We’re currently migrating our blog and podcast. (again – sorry) As of this posting, I still need to re-link broken image links that didn’t make the transfer, configure WordPress plugins, and add goodies to the side-bar.
I really loved using the Squarespace platform, but without sponsors yet, it’s hard for us to afford the hosting fees for the blog and audio. This is a labor of love for us and our hope is to someday find a way for it to pay for itself so that we can produce more content on a more regular basis.
I’m slowly working my way back into more online participation, but I realize it’s going to take time now that I have two little ones. Not too many days go by that I don’t think about producing content for Moms Gone Geek. I daydream about it constantly while changing diapers, nursing, trips to the bus stop, etc.
While I absolutely love being a mommy, I was a geek first before I became someone’s wife and mother. I strive constantly to embrace and balance all of these roles. It’s no secret that becoming a parent – each time – is a mind-blowing experience. For me, tinkering with technology helps to ground me and it gives me comfort when things get stressful.
Maybe you can relate?
If so, drop me a comment here on our blog. We’re always looking to connect with other geek parents out there.
That, plus I’m really excited about how our new wordpress blog is coming along and I’d love to test out all the functions to make sure they work. I need people to press the buttons and blow the whistles!
Right now this blog is in a state of flux as I’m learning about code and how to wrangle WordPress. I’m enjoying it even more this time around. I’m also using a handy-dandy iPhone WordPress app to compose this post and I can’t wait to see how the publishing works!
Moms Gone Geek will be on a little hiatus for the time being while TheMacMommy and her family adjust to life with a newborn all over again. It won’t be too long before Melissa will NEED to get her geek on and get back into podcasting again. We have a couple of shows on ice that still need to be produced and published so stay tuned and check back for new content soon!
Say hello to the newest member of the Moms Gone Geek team, Keagan Davis!
Grab yourself a snack and tune in to this packed episode where we discuss all things geek AND food with Kat and Dave Curlee of the shows “Cooking with Kat” and the new “The Kitchen Gadget Show.” Who knew just how much tech and geek talk could be involved while discussing cooking! Discover your inner geek — on the other side of the screen — in the KITCHEN! Listen to the Curlees share their cooking tips, family stories, production techniques, favorite links and cooking tools — all this week on Moms Gone Geek!
Kat’s Ten Back-to-School Meal Planning Tips That Can Save You Money
Make fewer trips to the grocery store—or fast food restaurants—and cut your fuel costs. Frequent trips to the grocery store waste time, gas and money. So, create your meal plans for the week and make all of your purchases in one trip to the store.
Eliminate wasted food that goes uneaten in your refrigerator. When you plan your meals you make better use of the food you purchase and reduce spoilage. For example, soups and stews are a great way to make use of extra vegetables, milk or cheese.
Buy fresh produce in season—when it’s cheaper. You’ll pay more for food purchased off-season so choose recipes that use seasonal ingredients.
Build meals around sale items featured at your grocery store. Take advantage of what’s on sale by searching our recipe database by ingredient.
Clip coupons and check store promotions for foods you buy on a regular basis. This is a money saving habit that can really add up over the long term.
Stock your pantry when items you can store in the cupboard or freezer are on sale. In addition to saving money up front, buying more of your kitchen staples when they go on sale will also ensure that you always have healthy food on hand for those nights when you don’t know what to cook.
Eat a healthy breakfast from home—decrease spending on expensive convenience foods eaten on the go or purchased from vending machines. Breakfasts do not need to be complicated. Having simple foods on hand, such as yogurt, whole-wheat bread, fruit and cereal, provide important nutrients often lacking in convenience foods.
Pack your lunch. Lunch and snacks prepared at home save money. Packing your lunch will keep you from feeling pressured to purchase expensive and often less nutritious meals or snacks from convenience stores, vending machines and restaurants. If you’re already making a lunch for your children, it only takes a few more minutes to make an extra sandwich or snack for yourself.
Buy in bulk. Purchase and prepare your favorite and frequently eaten foods in bulk—such as, purchasing two for one gallons of milk. Preparing dinner “in bulk” by doubling a recipe or adding another serving or two will cost very little extra and leave you with leftovers for lunches or another dinner later in the week.
Eat at home. Make time for family meals at home. Meals prepared at home are often more nutritious and less expensive than restaurant meals. In addition to providing your family with nutritious meals and cutting food costs, eating at home gives you the invaluable opportunity to talk to and connect with your family.
Creating Digital Cookbooks
DigitalCookbook.tv PanDigital.com sells a Kitchen HDTV Digital Recipe/Picture Frame using Bon Apetite collection.
Can be used as a counter top device or install it under cabinet.
In this episode, we interview über geeky Mom, Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast podcast. (or the “Nosillycast” as my son, Lucian, likes to call it) We discuss how she’s gone “the way of the geek” and what that means to her from a Mom’s perspective both personally and professionally.
Allison shares her stories about life as a geeky mom and how she’s evolved into a popular podcaster with the support of her kids and her Soul Mate/Husband, Steve. You won’t want to miss the sage advice she has to offer — all this week on Moms Gone Geek.
Go see Allison is speak at the BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2009!
“I’ll be doing a talk entitled Podcaster Starter Kit where I’ll walk through all the tools to get started and some advice on why you need the different tools. My talk is Friday October 16th at 11:30am!”
Before there was Excel or iCal, there was this thing called a pencil and you could draw a hand-made graph of your basal body temperature. This is helpful information to have when trying to conceive. Here is the graph Allison saved when they were trying to conceive their daughter. (Hi Lindsay, you weren’t just planned, you were plotted!)
Allison’s anecdote on the memory attached to this graph, “The best part though is that I flipped it over and on the back was a draft of a love note to my husband after we had become pregnant with “Orsen” telling him how happy I was with our life and how excited I was about the upcoming adventure. Lindsay’s nick name in the womb was Orsen because of a joke by Dave Barry where he said, “Women who are pregnant often mention that they’re eating for two, but they don’t realize the other person is not the size of Orsen Wells.”
In this episode we pay a follow up visit to a previous show topic: Digital Medical Records, also known as your PHR or Personal Health Record. We interview Lygeia Ricciardi from Clear Voice Consulting, LLC in Washington, DC about this increasingly interesting and timely topic. She has some fantastic insight and we encourage you to tune in to this episode and share with us your thoughts, experiences and ideas regarding digital medical records and the products that best serve you and your health as a PHR.
What a PHR is, where and how you can establish a PHR such as health plans, health systems, employers and what functions they might have
The relationship between EMRs (or EHRs) and PHRs and how in the future they will be increasingly linked together in ways that benefit patients and doctors alike
How to choose a PHR, what to look for
Medical Identity Theft – what can you do to protect yourself? Learn about an “audit trail”
Potential benefits of PHRs and electronic health information like research, public health, quality improvement, genetic mapping
The US Government’s role in implementation and accountability regarding digital medical records
The future of remote health care using technology like video conferencing or mobile applications
Aggregating medical data and the implications and benefits it can provide
The affect of policies, politics and regulations on Health Information Technology
Tips
Ask your health care provider if or what kind of access you may already have to your information that might be able to be ported into a PHR of your choice
If you’re looking for a new doctor, ask ahead of time if they use digital medical records and if you might be able to use any of that information in your own PHR
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It’s hard to believe Keagan will be six months old tomorrow! I also can not believe it has been over six months since I’ve produced a podcast for Moms Gone Geek. I’m really looking forward to getting back into recording. I’m currently reviewing some hardware and software and soon I’ll be posting the results of these reviews. I also have some product to give away as well.
Moms Gone Geek will be on a little hiatus for the time being while TheMacMommy and her family adjust to life with a newborn all over again. It won’t be too long before Melissa will NEED to get her geek on and get back into podcasting again. We have a couple of shows on ice that still need to be produced and published so stay tuned and check back for new content soon!
Grab yourself a snack and tune in to this packed episode where we discuss all things geek AND food with Kat and Dave Curlee of the shows “
In this episode, we interview über geeky Mom, Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast podcast. (or the “Nosillycast” as my son, Lucian, likes to call it) We discuss how she’s gone “the way of the geek” and what that means to her from a Mom’s perspective both personally and professionally.
Go see Allison is speak at the BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2009!
Before there was Excel or iCal, there was this thing called a pencil and you could draw a hand-made graph of your basal body temperature. This is helpful information to have when trying to conceive. Here is the graph Allison saved when they were trying to conceive their daughter. (Hi Lindsay, you weren’t just planned, you were plotted!)
