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July 13, 2008

MetsGeek on iPhone/iPod Touch

by: Eric Simon on Jul 13, 2008 11:06 PM | Filed under: Mets Geek Info

I just installed a new plugin that formats the site neatly for use within the Safari browser on the iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s nothing fancy, but it loads quickly and is easy to read, and includes some of the better posting features like paged comments and comment preview. It supports logging in and posting comments as well.

Journals appear within the normal chronology of the site, so they will look just like regular posts, though you can differentiate them from other items by the “Posted In” designation, e.g. Articles, Journals, etc. You should also be able to post your own journals, though doing so still uses the normal interface (i.e. there is no iPhone interface for posting journals).

Please feel free to give it a shot and let us know if you run into any problems.

Eric Simon has far too much time on his hands. He sleeps upside-down, keeps people as pets, and can be found on the internets at Amazin' Avenue or bothered directly at eric@metsgeek.com.

13 Responses to “MetsGeek on iPhone/iPod Touch”

Comment posted by littlefallsmets on July 14, 2008 at 1:11 am (#763355)
In science fiction novels, you know, the government would have to storm into your house with guns to make you carry a camera and a microphone with a tracking device in it wherever you go.

Many would go underground to fight this forcible intrusion and many more would simply die up front than be burdened with it.

Today, we wait in lines for hours for such an object and pay four hundred dollars… and gripe to newspaper writers if these baubles do not work immediately.

I’m just sayin’, I’m just sayin’.
Comment posted by nigeriayank08 on July 14, 2008 at 2:03 am (#763359)
{verse 1}-you tell me to stop and look at u on da top my niggaz just luagh at u and drop cuz u da 1 who mop the studio floor u got no game so you pay the local whore ur ryhmes just fade with no meanin sumthin tell me u niggas be feenin u doped up fools u got no ryhmes u say u hood but u commit no crimes my rymes flow like tha litle hoe down da street u beat ur meat cuz u cant get her while im there gettin her wetta cuz she no my ryhmes r betta i make her wetta while im producin tha chetta just cuz u own i mic dosent mean u can rap ur shit hit the floor tha little old drug whore said o dats crap so snap crackle and pop while u mop the stage for me u’ll see how dope i be now my nigga cheat hit that dope beat

(chorus)-123 easy dough like me covey u no il call u out dont u see nigga dis is to easy for me yo - (repeat once)
Comment posted by President of the Mike Pelfrey Fan Club on July 14, 2008 at 2:28 am (#763361)
Man this guy who posted the #2 comment is an utter moron. LOL!
Comment posted by John Peterson on July 14, 2008 at 12:47 pm (#763642)
Right, lfm. I’ve reported you to the Culture Authority.

Comment posted by Eric Simon on July 14, 2008 at 4:05 pm (#763827)
Right, lfm. I’ve reported you to the Culture Authority.

Agreed. The ministry will hear about this, and they will not be pleased.

Comment posted by Confused on July 14, 2008 at 4:20 pm (#763848)
looks very nice on my touch.

Comment posted by Confused on July 14, 2008 at 4:23 pm (#763854)
but I must say that the touch and iPhone are not good on site like this.

You have to acrool back up to refresh and then scroll back down.

Duh.

Comment posted by Eric Simon on July 14, 2008 at 5:42 pm (#763931)
but I must say that the touch and iPhone are not good on site like this.

You have to acrool back up to refresh and then scroll back down.

Duh.

If you tap the iPhone title bar (the thing at the top that says AT&T, the clock, etc.) it will scroll all the way to the top of Safari automatically.

Comment posted by Eric Simon on July 14, 2008 at 5:43 pm (#763932)
If you tap the iPhone title bar (the thing at the top that says AT&T, the clock, etc.) it will scroll all the way to the top of Safari automatically.

This is for the iPhone, mind you, though I assume the iPod Touch has something similar.

Comment posted by Confused on July 14, 2008 at 7:30 pm (#763953)
eric, yes it works the same for the touch, and i knew that, but you still have to remember where you are and scroll back down. on a page with over 25 post, that is a pain.

btw, the mlb app thing for $5 is great on the touch.

Comment posted by Eric Simon on July 14, 2008 at 11:42 pm (#764499)
eric, yes it works the same for the touch, and i knew that, but you still have to remember where you are and scroll back down. on a page with over 25 post, that is a pain.

Roger that. I added three navigation links that should help out. Just above the comment section is a “Go to bottom of page” link that will, well, scroll to the bottom of the page. Beneath the comments are two links: “Refresh this page” will reload the page and “Go to top of page” will scroll to the top of the page.

These should make reloading and navigating on the iPhone/iPod Touch a lot easier.

btw, the mlb app thing for $5 is great on the touch.

True dat. Awesome app.
Comment posted by Ed in Westchester 2.0 is an optimistic yahoo on July 15, 2008 at 6:55 am (#764576)
Eric - is there any way to “page” comments on the pda version? Right now all comments are continuous, which can be a pain because after you post, you wind up at the top of the page, so you need to go all the way to the bottom of the page and might miss other comments.
Not a huge deal, just thought I’d ask.

Comment posted by TLC on July 15, 2008 at 7:37 pm (#765226)
Eric - is there any way to “page” comments on the pda version? Right now all comments are continuous, which can be a pain because after you post, you wind up at the top of the page, so you need to go all the way to the bottom of the page and might miss other comments.

Not a huge deal, just thought I’d ask.

I second that. When I am driving between Rocky Face and Toonerville or when I drive between Beaverdale and Poverty Ridge, I want to be able to comment without the aggravation Ed speaks of. Yes, I work in BFE