[pct-l] electronic journaling options - IPhone questions?

[GARY HEBERT]

Howdy Rowdy!
Bought a camera since AT. 8+ ounces, 10 in rugged case. But pics are worth
it.  (My AT cell phone pics are ok, but no zoom, no wide angle, etc.)
Unfortunately thats plus phone+ Ipod (which I also did not carry).

I'm laughing cuz I've added stuff yet somehow plan to travel much lighter!

You could have the right idea though. Switch phones and at least combine
phone, ipod, journal (internet or just email to somebody), upload some
selected pics from camera.

Does iphone G3 use memory card? or all internal. (I want to transfer pics
from camera &  email or post to internet)

With the Iphone if you dont have a signal could you type several emails
(daily journals) on trail, save as drafts & send when you have signal in
town?


mine was 2 part question. lightweight device/system plus easy/quick in town
part.

I wonder how good ATT coverage is along the PCT (in town)? (if good, all
set; if not, screwed)

G

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Billy Simpson <billys100 at aol.com> wrote:

> I-phone 3g
>
> I got mine yesterday and am on it now.
>
> It does it all.  Camera, journal , phone,
> Internt, iPod.
>
> Weight, 7 oz with solar charger
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Feb 2, 2009, at 8:38 AM, GARY HEBERT <hikerfedex at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  any other thoughts on electronic journaling including pics?
>> On my AT thru I hadn't planned on it but started one on trailjournals.com.
>> I
>> loved the final product (though kinda limited for uploading pics
>> efficiently
>> etc).
>>
>> What I liked least is that it became a time consuming hassle during
>> townstops. I imagine this would be worse on the PCT as there are less
>> towns.
>> This is what I'd like to avoid. Don't mind quickly uploading a batch of
>> pics
>> if it's easy, but I wanna relax and chill in town not spend 2 hours on the
>> computer.
>>
>> While on the trail, I typically make notes in margins of trailguides etc
>> on
>> the fly & each nite, then later put words to these for my electronic
>> journal
>> (in town). But I find the longer I wait the longer it takes to catch up.
>> And
>> I forget details I didn't write down.
>>
>> Pocket mail seems a bit heavy but at least once in town it takes just a
>> few
>> seconds to upload the email. (You already wrote the journal entries).
>> Somebody back home or a volunteer journal transcriber can cut and paste it
>> to any electronic trailjournal or blog.
>>
>> Any other options? I thought of using a small dictation/voice recording
>> device which could work but requires practice to get good at dictating
>> blind
>> and a way to "upload" this in town to somebody's voice mail or whatever so
>> they can transcribe it.
>>
>> FedEx
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