iBlogging
Posted on | August 22, 2008 at 6:08 am | 4 Comments
This here post is being composed on my phone using the iPhone WordPress app. So, out of necessity, it’s going to be short. Though I’m definitely getting better at using the virtual keyboard, I’m still not very fast at it. I long for an outboard bluetooth keyboard attachment, but I don’t see that as being part of Apple’s plan. Then they would have to admit that the “v.board” is not everyone’s cup of tea. Though it does work well in a pinch. Yikes! I feel my hand cramping up already. Need more practice. And cut/copy/paste can’t come fast enough for this to be in the running for a real composition tool.
This WordPress app is pretty bare-bones. There’s no way to automatically enter links and tags, for example, like in the full-featured web client. Of course, I could just use that client in the browser on the iPhone, but it’s too cluttered for the lack of screen real estate. This app does maximize the text editing area.
Another bad thing about this app is that drafts composed on it are not accessible from the WP web client. I can understand why, but I don’t like it. That makes it impossible to start an entry on the iPhone and finish it on a computer.
So there you have it. I can’t see myself using this app very often, but it will come in handy when I lack sufficient access to the Internet through other means.
Later.
P.S. No jogging today, no videogames yesterday, and no new interesting search terms lately. Oh yeah, no pre-DNC celebrity sightings yet. And nothing really interesting to say this morning. Guess I need to re-read my 20 Tips For Daily blogging. (Link not included because it’s too hard.)
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4 Responses to “iBlogging”
August 22nd, 2008 @ 9:28 pm
Isn’t this almost a 21st tip on daily blogging- buy an expensive phone, add a custom blogging app and then gripe about the usability…?
August 22nd, 2008 @ 10:14 pm
This was posted from my new iPhone.
August 23rd, 2008 @ 11:12 am
Isn’t this almost a 21st tip on daily blogging- buy an expensive phone, add a custom blogging app and then gripe about the usability…?
No, I wouldn’t recommend that anyone actually do that.
August 23rd, 2008 @ 11:12 am
This was posted from my new iPhone.
Copycat. Now let’s see you blog from it.