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Mobile + Email Publishing. Overview Can I post to my blog via email?

Mobile + Email Publishing

Yup! We’ve made it incredibly easy to post from your desktop or mobile phone. Just send an email with the content you’d like to publish to your blog’s custom, randomly generated email address. How do I find my email address for email publishing? Click Settings (the gear icon) at the top of your Dashboard.Click the blog you’d like to publish to on the left side of the page.You’ll find your private email address in the “Post by Email” section. Can I use Markdown to create rich text formatting? Yes, just be sure to include ! Posting How do I send a Text post? Add the text to the body of the email.Add a title to the subject line (optional). How do I send a Photo post? Attach a photo to the email.Write a caption in the subject line. How do I send a Photoset? Attach photos to the email.Write a caption in the subject line. Write the title of the link in the subject line.Paste the link in the body of the email.

How do I send a Quote post? How do I send a Chat post? Eades. Breakfast Dec 1, 2008 A few years ago I read an article in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (a poster from an ADA meeting) about a different way of doing dietary diaries.

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The researchers had their patients write down what they ate and photograph it with a digital camera. As you can see from the poster (reprinted in full at the bottom of this post), subjects underreported their intake in their written diaries as compared to their photographic diaries, with the biggest omissions in the written record coming from sauces and condiments. I’ve thought about this since I read it and always thought it a good idea. Now, with almost everyone having either a small digital camera or a cell phone with a built-in camera, it makes much more sense than trying to remember everything eaten and writing it down later. How To. It’s almost a brand New Year – 2011.

How To

That means it’s almost time for 96 percent of the world’s adult population to make the following New Year’s Resolution. And if you’re among that desperate 96%, here is a fantastic tool for weight loss success. The Photo Diet / Food Log. Research has shown that dieters who photographed their meals prior to eating are more likely to stick to their diet, less likely to cheat and lose up to three times more weight. And here’s how to create your own Photo Diet/Food Log in under 5 minutes. Go to Posterous.comSign up for an accountCreate a new site – follow the instructionsHere’s one I created as an exampleAdjust the settings as you see fit. Alright, now that your site is set up – what’s next?

Take a picture of your next meal with a) your mobile phone or b) your digital cameraIf you used your phone – email that picture to yourwebsitename@posterous.com. Obviously, the mobile phone option is much, much better. Now what? Benefits.