[pct-l] Contemplating a change in journal site

[Bill Batchelor]

Hey Brian,

I too paln to move my journal to Postholer.  Along with the features
available, the traffic appears to be reaching some level of critical mass.
I think most trail journal readers are in the habit now of checking both
sites.   I may even post  into TJ on occasion with as a reference that
updates are over at Postholer. 

On TJ, I did embed video into my journals as mentioned.  And the inability
to do so at Postholer is the only thing holding me back from a 100%
commitment to the transition.  I can embed "links" to my videos within
Postholer just not the playing of the video itself right in the journal.  I
think I am going to do that until Scott (who runs Postholer) opens the
embedded video option.  He said he plans to allow it, but has things to work
out before he does.  Maybe, just MAYBE if I am lucky - he will get to it
this month before the hiking season gets too far along.  He knows I have
been lobbying . . . Right Scott?

Unfortunately for me and my schedule, I can only trek about 250 trail miles
this Spring.  I plan to be on the trail with the gaggle of hikers from Big
Bear to Agua Dulce.  Hope to see you all out there. 

Pink Gumby
 

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of arm chair
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:07 PM
To: Brian Lewis; PCT-L
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Contemplating a change in journal site

Hi Brian,

I also believe that Postholer is faster and has more features. I have a
smart phone and the speed of postholer is faster also.

I believe that with Postholer you can update your journal by email Directly
while with trailjournals you need a transcriber.

You might also check into using a Podcast site to send reports to everyone
off trail. You could even embed the podcast into your journal. See PinkGumby
at trailjournals, he did video!

http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=177027


- armchair

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Brian Lewis <brianle at nwlink.com> wrote:

> I'm aware that Postholer frequents this list, and I don't mean to 
> start any competitive or otherwise unhappy debates, but I'm toying 
> with the idea of switching from trailjournals.com to postholer for my 
> trail journal, and I solicit (unbiased) input.
>
> I had somewhat randomly picked trailjournals.com I think because 
> Yogi's book mentions it.  I just today activated internet service on 
> my smartphone, and in the one brief test I ran I found the 
> trailjournals site to be pretty slow and not very well laid out for 
> use by a mobile device, whereas in my single, brief check on postholer 
> things seemed to go faster with less scrolling around, plus he offers 
> the ability to email entries --- as I understand it
> --- in lieu of logging in and using his site to add an entry.
>
> I also really like the feature of being able to download the journal, 
> at least the text of it.
>
> What I'm looking for is feedback on making this switch --- obviously 
> easier
> to do from home before I start on the trail.   Are there particular
> negatives about the postholer journal system that drove you nuts, any 
> suggestions on making the transition if I do, etc?
>
> While of course no one controls a discussion topic just by virtue of 
> starting it (!), what I personally am looking for here is feedback 
> from folks who have experience with postholer journals who aren't 
> particular friends (or enemies) of K. Scott Parks.  Bonus would be any 
> comments about using one vs. the other via a small screen and a 
> relatively slow (EDGE
> network) internet connection.
>
> TIA!
>
>
>
>        Brian Lewis
>
>
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