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Blogging from my Mobile

Maybe this isn't new to some people but I came to the whole Internet on your mobile phone thing quite late, thanks to my old phone company.

Now I'm playing 'ketchup' (that's 'catch up' in plain speak). This post has been written entirely on my mobile phone - including taking the photo on my phone's camera. Just a snap shot of some items on my fridge.

I'm contemplating using my phone more to blog when I'm out and about. To fill in unpreductive gaps - like when you're standing in a slow moving queue. Not that I do a lot of standing in queues but you get the idea.

My phone has a full keyboard but it's still only two thumb typing at best. Probably won't be writing any essays this way any time soon.

For the moment I'm just hoping this post works. If you're reading this then thankfully it did. I may just be blogging from my phone again some time soon.

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  1. AnonymousNovember 29, 2009 10:33 AM

    nah its not working lol. You should have also written where you were actually writing this blog from :)

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  2. TET (David Arandle)November 29, 2009 4:16 PM

    Me thinks that could've been too much information... I mean I don't want people visualizing me blogging from my bed... oops!

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  3. Mum60November 29, 2009 7:23 PM

    Hope you don't have too many of those pork ribs or whatever it says underneath the teddy!

    Very flash and modern tech! (well, for me it is anyway - don't think my basic pre-paid 'phone does any of this, but it has got email functions I think!)

    If you're in a queue - hope you're not still texting when you get to the counter, so you become one of those rude people (who talk on their 'phones) and disregard the shop assisstant! Shouldn't think you would though!

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  4. TET (David Arandle)November 30, 2009 5:51 PM

    Nah, the flier is one for a new Pizza place that we were keeping for reference.

    I actually wouldn't blog whilst in a queue - it's way too fiddly on my phone and you can't really think standing in line. However for those times when I'm out and about the phone could come in handy for a travel blog post or two.

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