I'm perpetually like 5 years behind the technology curve, so I just got an iPhone yesterday and one of the first sites I went to was Hellobee!
I think I prefer it on my laptop because of the screen size, or the Kindle. Smaller screen on the Kindle, but I can curl up with it in bed when I'm nursing DS.
I'm really excited to not be constrained when we're out, though!
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honeydew / 7230 posts
Usually I'm on my laptop. Tonight I'm using my iPhone while I wait by the door for trick or treaters, and it's easier on my phone than I expected!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
My laptop and iPhone. I prefer my laptop because HB isn't very mobile friendly.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
During the day I'll check on my phone.
After LO goes down for the night I hop on my computer.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Coco Bee: what mobile friendly features would you like to see?
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@mrbee: If you go on the HB site from the iPhone, you have to zoom out to see most of the screen. It would be nice if it was fitted to the screen so I wouldn't have to be zooming in and out all the time. The same once I post to a thread; it automatically zooms in really close, so I have to zoom out again. It's more just a PIA; but it does limit my HB usage on my phone. Not sure if that made sense or not!
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Coco Bee: got it. We may make a mobile interface at some point without ads. It would have to be a premium feature though...
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
@mrbee: I don't mind the ads, but the mobile interface would be awesome!
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
On my desktop during work hours and iPhone the rest of the time! I don't like using my iPad for HB!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Coco Bee: I have to zoom in and out as well on my phone. Annoying. Much prefer on a computer.
honeydew / 7488 posts
I also wish there were a mobile friendly version since I use iPhone heavily. Easier said than done though, I'm sure.
pomelo / 5820 posts
I use my iPhone or my desktop computer. My laptop is never charged, or I would use that too.
pomegranate / 3716 posts
Approximately 60% laptop, 30% iPad, 10% phone.
Whenever I surf HB on my phone, I'm always logged out and it's a pain to log in, so I rarely comment in that mode.
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
@Coco Bee: I find it I double tap on the thread or blog post it centers right on the proper width.
pomelo / 5093 posts
@mrbee: Yeah, the zooming is very frustrating. I avoid HB on my iphone for that reason.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@sarac: So far, we've focused our mobile efforts on the photo uploading side of things. We haven't had a chance to address mobile browsing yet... we hope to get to that next year, I hope!
It's tough because we don't make that much money from advertising in general, and mobile ads are even tougher to make money from! So we don't have many resources to invest in the mobile experience at this point. Hopefully over time that changes, as the site grows larger! 
pineapple / 12234 posts
My iPhone...I'm rarely on my computer so I HB while nursing or in bed.
pear / 1743 posts
I'm with Zippylef - voted for tablet, am most likely on here via my iPad or laptop.
coconut / 8681 posts
I prefer using my laptop but since LO was born my HB-ing has been almost exclusively via my iPhone.
apricot / 475 posts
IPad! My tablet has bee a lifesaver during maternity leave, it's provided some contact with the outside world during all those hours stuck on the sofa nursing
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
Almost exclusively my desktop work computer. Occasionally i'll get on my phone if I have a long wait, I don't have an iPhone but when I pull it up it looks like the site, so it's really small and I have to zoom.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
I normally HB on my laptop at work. If I'm at home, I'll get on my laptop or iPad, but I'm only on HB in the evenings due to the post-a-thons! If I receive a notification while I'm out and about, I'll HB on my iPhone.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Probably from my laptop the most, then a split between ipad/smartphone!
pomelo / 5789 posts
Ditto @Alivoo01: I normally HB on my laptop at work. If I'm at home, I'll get on my laptop or iPad.
If I receive a notification while I'm out and about, I'll HB on my smartphone, but I only check using the phone if I get a reply notification, otherwise the interface is too fiddly for general browsing.
pomegranate / 3895 posts
Um, I'm kind of embarrassed to admit it, but all of the above! Desktop at work, laptop, iphone and ipad at home.
pineapple / 12053 posts
i will check threads or replies on my iphone, but i do my replying and posting via desktop... at work. oops. and i'll check on the ipad at home in bed, etc.
cherry / 241 posts
Typically I'm on here at work, so on a desktop computer. At home, if I have free time, sometimes I'll browse via the iPad! I, too, just recently got an iPhone and I was pleasantly surprised at how well HB translates onto the phone!
grapefruit / 4669 posts
I check @replies on my phone sometimes, but usually use my desktop at work. Occasionally I use my laptop at home.
pomegranate / 3204 posts
iPhone during the day, and at work. After LO goes to bed I will get on my laptop!
coconut / 8430 posts
Mostly iPhone. I'd love a better interface for mobile. One thing in particular that bugs me is that when I am zoomed in to read posts, the usernames are off the screen.
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