Test part 3 involves using the iBlogger app. This particular app has not yet been converted to a native iPad version yet, so the scaled interface is less fun to use than BlogPress. It gets worse. The app crashed every time I attempted to publish my post. Looks like the N900 wins on all counts
I obviously have too much time on my hands this evening. My second test on the iPad involves using the BlogPress app. The BlogPress program is easy to use – it looks like I can upload images (via Flickr) and video (via YouTube), add tags, but hyperlinking does not seem to be an option. Having said that, I failed spectacularly in uploading an image – but perhaps that was due to AT&T’s sporadic DSL service.
Even though iBlogger and BlogPress are fine programs I probably will not use then most of the time. Since I am using the iPod Touch I can only upload when I have WiFi access (and getting photos onto the iPod is unreasonably painfully). Which brings me back to the Blackberry. A device that allows me to upload and update the blog from pretty much any place with a decent signal.
I looked at BBMetaBlog and Mopress but could not get either to work adequately. Email looks to be the easiest option at the moment. All of which means that this site will soon be littered with blurry cellphone shots from the road.
I am testing two mobile blogging apps for the iPod Touch. Neither is ideal, but they get most of the job done. At the moment BlogPress seems to work best. Strange, since it is the cheaper product. iBlogger offers the ability to add location information and has more flexibile image options. Chances are that I will end up using both apps.
This week I started to experiment with the iPod Touch. It is a great little device. The keyboard is proving to be a tad problematic to use, but I am slowly getting there. The nice thing is the ability to blog from the device. Expect more frequent updates from here on….