Mobile Edition

24 October 2008 - 5:00pm

Keep up with the latest planning news while you are on the move. PLANetizen News is available for your handheld device or web-enable smartphone (iPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm, etc.) It's easy...and free!

If you have a web browser on your smartphone or internect-enabled handheld device you may be able to visit the Planetizen website directly at www.planetizen.com.

Or you can visit the mobile/text-only edition at www.planetizen.com/mobile. It has been optimized to load as quickly as possible.


Handheld Devices
If you have a handheld device that is not connected to the internet, you may be able to download the latest from Planetizen to the device using software such as AvantGo or Plucker. If you already have the free AvantGo software installed, you can subscribe right away. If you do not have the free software, you can get it from AvantGo -- it should take only a few minutes.

With the AvantGo software you will be able to download Planetizen News to your handheld device so you can read it when you are not connected to the Internet. Planetizen is an official AvantGo Channel.

Subscribe to AvantGo

You can also use the free Plucker application. This open source program available for Unix, GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X. Download the appropriate Plucker Desktop for your operating system.

The mobile edition is available at http://www.planetizen.com/mobile/. (In Plucker, maximum depth should be set to 2 levels.)

Got Plucker

Instructions for Plucker: (click images for larger version)

Open Plucker, and Add a Channel.

Configure the channel as shown below:

You're done! Simply syncronize your handheld for the latest stories.

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