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    Archive for August 11th, 2008

    A mobile WordPress.com application, finally!

    Posted by Luca Morandi on August 11, 2008

    Yes, my prayers have finally been answered. Well, not entirely, but sort of. WordPress has developed a native blogging application for the iphone/ipod touch. It’s not brand new by any means, since the application has sat in the App Store since its opening. When scrolling through the free applications, I suddenly saw the “W” icon. I was surprised, expecting to only see the Typepad app. How awesome of WordPress to develop for the iphone, and to keep it free!

    Like almost every application for the iphone, it breathes the iphone’s style. Which of course is a good thing. Just a clean interface, showing you a few options. Unlike the Typepad application, the one from WordPress allows you to store drafts locally, so you can save unfinished stuff and keep it for later. That’s why Murray from Palm-Mac doesn’t like the Typepad application for the iPhone. The draft saving comes in handy especially with my iTouch, which doesn’t always has a connection. Write a post, save it as a draft, and post it when in reach of a wireless network. Sweet stuff. I also like the fact that you can upload pictures in your post, but I have yet to try everything out.

    So all is good? Not really, but that’s just personal. It’s kind of ironic that I have a device that is perfect for mobile blogging (an always connected smartphone with a keyboard), and that I only can use my ipod for it. I have to admit that it’s a pleasure to use it and so is the software keyboard, but when having a hardware keyboard plus always wireless acces, I would defenitely like a client for my Windows Mobile device as well. Because the mobile WordPress website is only useful for a quick post. There’s no picture uploading, choosing a category or even saving your progress. Or maybe I’m asking to much, like always… :) I do know one thing for sure, and that’s that I will continue  covering the iPhone/iTouch stuff.

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