Touch My Phone

Visiting from an iPhone*? Things should look a bit clearer now, thanks to Blogger Touch (a port of WP-Touch, apparently) which can 'automatically' create a mobile-friendly version of your blog.

The website logs you in, creates the code and walks you through adding it to your sidebar with a suitable link, couldn't be easier (although I decided to tweak that and copy the script into the HTML header, which means the redirect happens much quicker). Commenting works well (give or take the odd bug to do with updating the comment count) and frankly it's an absolute disgrace that Blogger hasn't done this itself by now.

Anyway, all this means that, after sorting the kerfuffle with moving a self-hosted Blogger site away from FTP publishing, I now don't have to up sticks to Wordpress just to make it work better on the iPhone.

Phew.

* other mobile devices are available :)

EOTW #XXIII

Random factor, like a tractor, be a love and throw us another batch of totally unrelated Euphemisms Of The Week, as possibly featured in last month's Reader's Digest*

Recently observed on the web of shame:

• Spinning the Rolodex
• Buying a sieve
• Sandpapering the plinth
• Skirting around the zoo
• Chalking the sidewalk with Katy Perry**

More to follow...

* no, not really
** I have no idea

Overheard #1974-77

A member of our sales team, in full flow minutes ago:

"Look, I'm not President Gerald Ford..."

Overheard #0.2718+E

Minutes ago:

"Yes, but where am I going to find a midget at short notice?"

Yes, short notice. You couldn't make it up...

EOTW #0b10110

Fire up your V.22 modem and untangle that IEEE-1284 DB25M cable; yes, it's a newly-compiled Euphemisms Of The Week, as featured in this month's COBOL Magazine*

Recently observed on the web of shame:

• Opening a back channel
• Grabbing a Yahoo pipe
• Cooling down the router
• Tweeting a hard return
• Yanking the Tardis

More to follow...

* no, not really

Tinkerman

I'm having a muck about with Blogger templates.

Don't be alarmed.

EOTW #21

A fresh batch of lovely, warm Euphemisms Of The Week as cooked at Gas Mark 6 for 20 minutes by Pastry & Baking North America* (can you imagine the size of the tin?)

Recently observed on the web of shame:

• Microwaving a muffin
• Unwrapping a Tunnocks
• Boxing up the cupcakes
• Forking the profiteroles
• Riding a Dutch bike**

More to follow...

* no, not really
** just for Mel :)

Overheard #2,411,333

Every good anecdote should start this way:

"So I nearly got killed by a Walls sausage lorry this morning..."

EOTW #20

Blimey, it's been hot. And what do we need to cool us all down? That's right; a new batch of freeze-dried, fan-assisted, ice-cold Euphemisms Of The Week as recommended by the Missouri Valley Ice Manufacturer's Association*.

Recently observed on the web of shame:

• Owning a Canadian
• Bathing the horse
• Buying a snorkel
• Eating a frozen samosa
• Shooting the octopus**

More to follow...

* no, not really
** you can probably guess which one

Overheard #1,325,877 (ish)

This, just now, in the office:

"...so yes, just put it under your arm for a while; these are much better gooey..."

I have a sneaking suspicion they were talking about some kind of chewy sweet but, like, WTF?