Though busy packing and getting ready for our upcoming trip to Kansas I did find time to figure out how to use the moblog capabilities of my (neglected) TypePad site. I can take (surprisingly low quality) images on my new Motorola V600 cell phone and email them directly to the web via a special TypePad interface. Then, using an embedded wget statement inside of my main index file on this site, I determine the URL of the latest moblog image and display a scaled-down version over on the right side of this site. It’s a sort of “just because” thing, but I think it will be fun to email pictures straight from the road–no computer involved! GSM service isn’t as widespread as older cell technologies, but is fairly available along the interstate highways. Until we leave, just boring shots of me, the family and house …
We Will Survive!