[ale] mobile updates to website [OT]

[aaron]

The live web journal map tracking cycle trip sounds way cool!

Of course, they didn't have no inter-web toobs back in 1983,
the year my life partner and I drove a couple of motorcycles
-- a 1959 BMW R69 and a 1980 Yamaha 850 -- on a 10,000 mile,
3 month, coast to coast loop across the US and Canada.  We
knew if our budding relationship could survive that trek, it
might even be able to weather parenting! (We're still together
25 years and one college graduate daughter later.)

But the thought of a fall weekend ride has me pining. I have
GOT to get one of those antique BMW's in my garage running
again!  Now that the kid is through college, I am SOOOO ready
to ride!

peace
aaron



On 2008, Oct, 21, , at 9:28 AM, Preston Boyington wrote:

> I am planning a motorcycle ride for the 2nd weekend in November
> (http://tinyurl.com/42nnb6) and I have been thinking about how I could
> do updates or "markers" for where I am.  Basically I would like to  
> take
> simple notes, snap a pic with my cellphone, email it to <site>, and  
> have
> it update my Wordpress site.
>
> I have been using Twitter for a text only updates while traveling, but
> for this I am thinking more along the lines of a photo blog or video
> diary.  Both of which I have no experience with.
>
> I would love to figure out how to do a "traveled so far" feature that
> would show my path/progress and link it to Google maps.  I believe  
> I can
> use Open GPS Tracker (http://www.opengpstracker.org/) to do a great  
> deal
> of the grunt work, but am unsure of how I can combine that information
> with the pic and notes relatively easily.  (good chance that this will
> have to be edited manually at the end of the day.)
>
> I suppose I need to get my Wordpress setup to handle updates via email
> firstly.  Then maybe I can figure out how to maybe get the Open GPS
> Tracker to send texts intermittently for location and get that to  
> upload
> to my site.
>
> Ok, all this background was given to ask if anyone is using a similar
> feature for their traveling or blogging, etc.  I will appreciate any
> suggestions.
>
> Thanks all,
> Preston
>
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