NEW! Mobile (Phone) Meandering Now Even Easier!

A few months ago Dick Jordan set up a separate copy of the Meandering in Marin on Tuesdays blog (hosted by WordPress.org; the original Meandering blog is hosted by Blogger) that was “optimized” for reading on mobile devices (like Dick’s iPhone).  This meant that Dick had to upload each blog post twice, and edit two blogs instead of one.

Blogger now has made its hosted blogs much easier to read on smartphones: Type in the URL (Website address) for the Meandering blog (http://www.meanderingtuesdays.blogspot.com) into the Web browser on your phone or do a Google search for “Meandering in Marin on Tuesdays”, and then bookmark it (or, on an iPhone, add it to your Home Screen) so you can easily find it in the future.

The “mobile version” of the blog has larger type so it’s easier to read on a little cell phone browser screen, and (unlike the WordPress.org mobile site) you’ll find the tabs for the different pages (e.g., “Upcoming Hikes”) right at the top of the screen. )If you want to view the blog as it appears on a regular computer screen, just scroll to the bottom of the screen on your phone and tap of “View web version.”  To switch back, tap “View mobile version”).

Alas, the little slideshow window in the blog won’t show up on Apple devices (iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone) which don’t support the Adobe “Flash” technology that operates the slideshow.  (If you have any Android phone, go the mobile version of the blog, and then let Dick know if the slideshow plays on your phone). But it you click on the “Photo Albums” tab at the top of the screen, you can select any of the Picasa Web albums (e.g., “Latest Hike Photos”) and view the photos taken during our hikes.

Until everyone gets familiar with the new mobile version of the Blogger blog, Dick will continue to post updates to the WordPress.org version.