I blogged this post, simply by dialing a number on my cell phone, and speaking. That was it.

It was so cool, I wanted to share it with you. Now, I am sure someone has already created this "How To" but I am so jazzed about blogging from my cellphone, that I HAD to write this up!

What you need:

• A free account with Jott.com Jott is a FREE voice-mail transcription service. They take your voice, turn it into text and allow you to do many things with the message. One of which, is emailing it to a specific address. Such as, to you blog. Note: You have a 30 second time limit, but one can say a lot in that time. (Jott is for USA residents only for now) :(
  
• A Vox Blog, or any blog that will accept an email as a way to post content. I am using Vox, so that's what I will cover.
• A cell phone (or land line, but mobile is more fun)

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They walk you through the process, and it takes less than 5 minutes.

Stay logged in at Jott for now.

2.) Next, if you blog at Vox, open a new browser window (or tab), log in to Vox and click on your "Account" link. You can get a FREE Vox account by clicking here.

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Then go to Mobile Settings.

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Note: Many people use this email address for sending phonecam pics from their cell phones to their Vox Blog. If you have this set up already, scroll down to "Additional Posting Emails" and add click "Add a posting address."

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Now, at this point, make sure that on the "Create Post" line you have "Yes" selected.

Also,  you could (and should) add some tags. Any post you make will use these tags by default.

3) With the cryptic email address copied to your clipboard, go back to the Jott window or tab you have open. Click on "Contects" then "New Contact."

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4) Once on the New Contact page, enter a first name - such as "Vox." When you call Jott, they will ask "Who do you want to Jott?" and you will say this name. So, pick a name you know is only for blogging.

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For last name, how about "Blog."

This is the IMPORTANT part. For email, paste the email from your clipboard.

Click Save. You are all done with the web stuff now!

I am just now broadening my skills set by digging into Illustrator CS2. I've used Illustrator before, but juuuuuust enough to do what I needed to do, then I'd get out.

So, really, once LOST and HEROES are finished for the season, I am gonna get back into my art. No, really....

Now, I am really wanting to do some learning. So, I will be posting Illustrator tutorials and resources I think will teach me a few things (and you too, maybe).

Go MediaZine - I don't know how I managed to never run across this site, but it is simply amazing. They really want you to learn how to do things (not only in software, but like sketch on paper). I can see myself losing hours just reading this site without even opening Illustrator. Here are a few pages I like:

Beautiful Vector Illustration

From Sketch to Vector Illustration

Gigposter Design

Kuler Color Harmonies - Actually it doesn't seem to have a name, but it does give you color harmonies, and it is on a site called Kuler. So, whatever it is, it is very handy!

Illustrator How-To: Drawing with Naturalistic Pen, Ink & Wash - This is inspiring, hey maybe I really CAN do this!

Creating Line Drawings in Adobe Illustrator - Dani Draws (as mentioned before) is a great place to point your browser when you need a "you can do it" fix. Why? Because she shows you every step, and shares her settings. She really leave you with no excuse for not getting started (yet I still find them).

Veerle's Blog - Like Dani, Veerle is very generous in sharing her knowledge of Illustrator. There are so many things I'd like to link to on her site, but will limit it to a few.

Illustrator Art Brushes

Illustration, from sketch to finish - Part One

Drawing a Cow in Illustrator Tutorial - Just what it says.

Digital Breadcrumbs - Not sure if this is mostly Illustrator, but I need to come back to the site. The author is showing us their progress as they build their skills.

Parable Forums - Check out the "Gaining More" forum where artists are posting their work for critique.