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Boards app

  • 31-07-2009 8:28pm
    #1
    Mitch Buchannon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 998 ✭✭✭


    Hi, can someone tell me if the is an app for the iphone that will bring me straight to boards?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    bluemachaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭bluemachaveli


    Yep, it's called Safari :D

    Seriously though, just use m.boards.ie as a bookmark. Works grand. Its what i use on the move!


  • #3
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    Not a bad idea, tho I doubt demand would warrant building such a specific app. Maybe a forum reader app that was compatible with vbulletin forums would be successful?


  • #4
    anoble66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭anoble66


    It would be great to have a forum specific app rather than using the mobile version of the site....something more specific for the iphone would be nice


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,378 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    anoble66 wrote: »
    It would be great to have a forum specific app rather than using the mobile version of the site....something more specific for the iphone would be nice

    i just setup the generic app, forums+ to work with boards.. grand for reading thread and quicker than safari but at the same time, it's very bland looking and i doubt i'll use it.

    i'll screenshot it if requested.


  • #6
    thund3rbird_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭thund3rbird_


    Mitch Buchannon wrote: »
    Hi, can someone tell me if the is an app for the iphone that will bring me straight to boards?

    Thanks

    open safari,
    go to m.boards.ie
    click the + sign
    click add to home screen

    not a standalone app but opening via the icon takes you straight to boards in safari


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  • #7
    TaxiManMartin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 310 ✭✭TaxiManMartin


    bluemachavel wrote: »
    Yep, it's called Safari :D

    Seriously though, just use m.boards.ie as a bookmark. Works grand. Its what i use on the move!

    m.boards.ie is not a great effort to be honest.

    A proper app would be the business though.


  • #8
    bluemachaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭bluemachaveli


    TaxiManMartin wrote: »
    m.boards.ie is not a great effort to be honest.

    A proper app would be the business though.

    I agree with you there. But its handy for keeping track of a thread when on the move. Alot easier than loading the full page.


  • #9
    barry181091
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭barry181091


    m.boards is great IMO. It doesn't have clunky graphics taking up stuff and uses small amounts of memory.

    Granted, I would like more access to my control panel but that's just a small quibble.

    Actually, One trivial downside is that other websites use very similar mobile forum's and I always think i'm on Boards when i'm on another completely different forum, lol.


  • #10
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,901 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    thund3rbird_ wrote: »
    open safari,
    go to m.boards.ie
    click the + sign
    click add to home screen

    not a standalone app but opening via the icon takes you straight to boards in safari
    This is the best option, i've loads of bookmarks on the home screen


  • #11
    osnola ibax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭osnola ibax


    I think m.boards.ie works great, if anything it's easier to use than the full version. Clicking on the threads brings you straight to the last page, it's far less cluttered looking than the full version and the stickes are much easier to distinguish from the threads.

    I use my iPhone for posting much more than the pc. Even for updating tables etc it's great. My biggest prob is the fact that I have instant access 24/7 which can lead to drunken posts


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  • #12
    TaxiManMartin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 310 ✭✭TaxiManMartin


    bluemachavel wrote: »
    I agree with you there. But its handy for keeping track of a thread when on the move. Alot easier than loading the full page.


    I find the margins are far too wide on the iPhone, so the text comes out way too small. If you magnify it then you are scrolloing back and forward as you are reading every line of a post.

    The sad thing is that thats a bug that is so simple to fix. Just half the width of the page. Job done. If that was done it would be far more useable.


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