Post To Blogger From Cell Phone

One really cool feature of Google Blogger is the ability to quickly create a post directly from your mobile phone. With Mobile Blogging, all you have to do is send a text message from your cell, and Blogger will automatically post the text (and photos!) that you send.

Signing Up With Blogger Mobile

Getting started with Blogger Mobile is easy. The only real requirement is a phone with a text-messaging plan.

? Step 1 – Register For Your Mobile Blog

To claim your mobile blog, first send a text message to go@blogger.com.In numerical terms (US only), you can also use 256447.Type REGISTER as the content of the message.

Within thirty seconds or so, you should receive a couple of reply text messages from Blogger. The first will contain a link to the Terms of Service, and the second will contain a link to your new mobile blog, plus a claim code.

The unique code identifies your mobile device so that posts are routed to the appropriate blog.

Note: instead of a text message, you can also send an e-mail from your phone. For it to work, the e-mail should not pass through another gateway (such as an IMAP account or your school account).The " >Gmail app and " >Yahoo! Go should work fine. You CAN use both text messages and e-mail to post to your blog, but you have to claim them separately.

? Step 2 – Claim Your Mobile Blog

Once you have your unique claim code, you can claim your new blog or attach your phone to an existing Blogger account.

On any computer, visit " >go.blogger.com. Enter your claim code (plus the captcha code).

? Step 3 – Configure Blog Settings

The final step before you can start posting from your phone is to tell Blogger where to direct your future posts. You can accept the new default blog, or if you already have an existing Blogger account, you can log in and choose an existing blog.

By default, Blogger assigned me the address of husbin147. As you can see in the screenshot above, I chose to direct my mobile posts to an existing blog.

Create a Mobile Post

Now that you have a mobile blog, it’s time to start posting. To create a new post, all you have to do is send a text or e-mail to go@blogger.com. The text that you write (and any pictures that you attach) will automatically show up as a new post. Neat, huh?

In the example above, I’m using Yahoo! Go instead of a text message because it supports a Subject line. The e-mail subject becomes the title of the post.

Within seconds of sending my message, Blogger responded with a Success reply. Sure enough, my new post was live.

I’m pretty amazed by the Blogger Mobile service. I don’t see myself using it every day, but for certain situations, it’s a dream come true.

Other Stuff

A couple other details: You can manage which devices post to your mobile blog by looking near the bottom of your Blogger Dashboard. This is handy in case you get a new phone.

Also, my only complaint about Blogger Mobile is that I have not yet found a way to attach labels to a post. As of now, you have to log in post-factum with a computer and manually add labels. It’s a small price to pay, but if anyone knows an easier way to add labels to mobile posts, please share.

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Add a Simple Drop Down Menu to Blogger

In today's Blogger tutorial I show you how to add a simple drop down menu widget sometimes called a select box to the sidebar of your Blogger blog (Blogspot blog). If you want to add lots of links to your Blogger blog but are worried about the amount of space this will take up on your blog this tutorial is for you. A drop down widget is a neat solution to the cluttered sidebar problem as it is both space saving and easy to install. The convenience of a drop down menu widget can be seen on many blogs where it is used for lists like a long Blogroll, Categories list, Labels list or a Recommended Posts list.

How to Add a Drop Down Menu Widget to Blogger
Adding a drop down menu to Blogger is well within the capabilities of even beginner bloggers. Most of the work is in cutting and pasting the links which is not difficult for anyone with basic computer skills. So let's get started but first here is a working drop down menu list with links to various posts in my blog:

Log in to Blogger if not already logged in
Navigate from the Dashboard to Layout > Page Elements.
Click on Add a Gadget in the sidebar or other location if you wish
Select a HTML/JavaScript gadget from the list of gadgets
Paste the following code into the content box of the widget:

<form><select name="menu" onchange="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value,'_blank')"
size=1 name=menu>
<option>- Your Menu Title -</option>



<option value="http://URL of link1">Link 1</option>
<option value="http://URL of link2">Link 2</option>
<option value="http://URL of link3">Link 3</option>
<option value="http://URL of link4">Link 4</option>
<option value="http://URL of link5">Link 5</option>

<option value="http://blogknowhow.blogspot.com">Blog Know How</option>
</select></form>
Replace _blank as follows:
- To have a new window open leave the same
- To have the new page appear in the same window replace _self
Replace - Your Menu Title - with a title of your own
For each instance of the option values highlighted in red substitute your own links and link names. For example:

<option value="http://blogknowhow.blogspot.com">Blog Know How</option>
Click Save
Use drag and drop to position the drop down menu widget in the location you want it within your sidebar and save any changes
Click View Blog to admire the new drop down menu in the sidebar of your blog

In today's Blogger tutorial I have provided you with instructions to create and insert a simple drop down menu widget in the sidebar of your Blogger blog (Blogspot blog). This widget is ideal for reducing clutter on your Blogger sidebar and excellent for displaying long lists of links such as labels in a convenient, neat and space saving way. A drop down menu gadget is easily installed from the Layout > Page Elements page and can be customized to your own specifications. Any problems with this Blogger tweak please let me know. Enjoy!

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Blogger Read More Links in Posts with Jump Breaks Feature

In this Blogger tutorial you will learn how to insert jump breaks into your Blogger posts (Blogspot posts) as an aid to quick navigation for your visitors. Jump Breaks in Blogger provide an easy way to show only a snippet of your whole post on the home page of your blog with a read more link below it for the rest of the story.

I have already written about a Blogger expandable post summaries hack which provides a read more feature for a Blogger blog homepage. For most Blogger webpublishers (Blogspot webpublishers) this hack is no longer necessary because Blogger as part of its 10th birthday celebration introduced a new feature called Jump Breaks. I cover several methods to insert jump breaks depending on whether you are using a Blogger default template or a customized Blogger template.

The advantage of adding jump breaks to your Blogger posts is that your readers can quickly and easily skim your most recent posts for what interests them rather than having to scroll through a whole bunch of long articles. This is definitely a big help for those of us like me who often write articles longer than 500 words. If your posts are short and sweet you may find that adding this read more feature is unnecessary however you can still apply it when you do have a longer post. Below is an example post which illustrates the Jump Break feature in action.

Example post showing Blogger new jump breaks read more feature

How to Insert Jump Breaks (Read More Links) in Blogger
It is easy to insert a Jump Break into your Blogger posts (Blogspot posts) at any point of your choosing.

There are two methods of inserting the Jump Breaks in Blogger. Which method you choose depends on which post editor you are using. If you are not sure which editor you are using check this out by going to Settings > Basic and scrolling to the bottom of the page. Under Global Settings you will see a radio button next to old editor or updated editor.

Select Blogger editor from Settings, Basic

Method 1
Insert Jump Breaks - New Blogger Post Editor Only
In order to use this method you need to be using the updated editor in Blogger or have Blogger in Draft enabled.
- When creating a new post in the Blogger Post Editor position the cursor in the editor at the point you wish the Jump Break to be inserted
- Click on the insert Jump Break icon (currently the last option on the menu)
- A jagged dividing line will appear to mark the insertion point
- Publish your post as normal
Method 2
Insert Jump Breaks - Old Blogger Post Editor Only
If you are using the old post editor rather than the new post editor you can still insert jump breaks into your Blogger posts.
- When creating a new post in the Blogger Post Editor make sure you are in the Edit HTML mode rather than compose mode
- Insert the following code at the point where you want to break the Jump Break to occur:
  
  
- Publish post as normal

Tips and Troubleshooting

To Add Jump Breaks to New Posts Automatically
To save time it is possible to automatically add Jump Breaks to posts with the following method:
- Go to Settings > Formatting and scroll to the bottom of the page
- Under Post Template paste  into the box and save. The next time you create a new post the  will automatically appear. Make sure you are in the Edit HTML mode to see  appear.
To Change the Read More Text
If you want to change the Read More text for something like Read Full Story or Continue Reading you can easily do this by:
- Go to Design > Page Elements
- Edit the Blog Posts widget
- Change the post page link text (Read More text) which appears at the top of the page to your preferred text and save
To Manually Add Jump Breaks to Blogger For Users of Customized Templates
If you are using highly a customized template or have customized your Blog Posts widget you may experience a problem in getting the Blogger Jump Break feature to work. In this event you can edit your Blogger template to enable Jump Breaks.
- As a precaution back up your template by downloading full template to your own computer
- Tick the Expand Widget Templates checkbox
- Using CTRL + F find the following line of code:
  
  <data:post.body/>
- Directly below this line insert the following code into your Blogger template:
  
  <b:if cond='data:post.hasJumpLink'>
  <div class='jump-link'>
  <a expr:href='data:post.url + "#more"'><data:post.jumpText/></a>
  </div>
  </b:if>

In this tutorial you have learned how to create expandable post summaries using the new Blogger feature Jump Breaks. You now have the option to easily insert Jump Breaks into your Blogger posts so that longer posts appear with only an introduction followed by a Read More link.

I have shown you 2 methods to insert the Jump Breaks and Read More links into your Blogger posts depending on whether you are using the new or old post editor features. I have also given you some tips to make sure you get the most out of the Blogger Jump Break feature including what to do if the Jump Breaks feature does not work with your customized Blogger template. As always I would welcome your feedback about your experiences with the expandable post summaries Blogger feature (Blogspot feature) or any other feature you may be having an issue with.

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Add Favicon To Blogger or Change The Address Bar Icon

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If u open a Web/Blog u will see an icon on addressbar.If u make blog in blogger your default icon will be

But u can change the icon (favicon) with ur own picture. it's very simple to do that. The first thing you have to do is prepare an image with low dimension, it's about 16x16 pixel to 32x32 pixel, actualy bigger is no problem but it will reduce speed to open ur web/blog. And they can be formatted as gif, jpg, bmp, ico, png.Then U have to Creat a(FavIcon.ico) By Ur Image File.

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Now upload ur image file to this site and creat a (FavIcon.ico).Now u have to host ur (Favicon.ico) in a image hosting site.

Where to Host or Upload Favicons? 5 Free Options are…

Traditionally, we use Googlepages the easy option to upload favicons and then link them on our website. With Googlepages closed to new signups, what are other options to host and upload favicons?

Most of popular Image hosting services do not support favicons upload, including ImageShack , TinyPic , Photobucket and many more. Here are few selected free favicon hosting services that can solve ur probleam.

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1. Then Login to blogger, Click "Layouts --> Edit HTML

2. Find (Ctrl+F) <head>

3. Put the below code before <head> tag.

<link href='UR ICON HOSTING ADDRESS' rel='SHORTCUT ICON'/>

Like The Below Code

<link href='http://www.picpanda.com/images/oh8bomcx7djpmcyhee3b.ico' rel='SHORTCUT ICON'/>

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Firefox Plugin available that will display your adsense income on firefox status bar.

This Firefox Plugin adsense notifier checks ur adsense income every 20 minutes and notifies you about any update or click on your adsense ads.So this seems to be good option for those who repeatedly login into their adsense accounts to check their adsense income.

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