If you are a blogger and are not always around your computer when you feel the urge to blog, I suggest taking a look at one of the many applications available for your smartphone. I have recently started playing around with the WordPress Android App on my HTC Incredible phone. While it is possible to type your blog on the phone I found this app to work well with the voice to text translator that comes stock with the phone. If I (theoretically) didn’t have computer access, it would allow me to just speak my blog post into the phone and upload it as a draft to the web.
I have found that this application works well to get my basic ideas in one place and up on the website in draft form. When I do get to the computer all I have to do is proofread it, get the layout right and send it on its way. I am also able to add categories and tags right from the phone. Note: there was more editing to do with voice to text than if I would have simply typed the blog post.
The mobile wysiwyg has the ability to add links, bold, blockquote and italics. It even enables the user to add images. However the image uploader works much better on the web based version of WordPress. When done from the phone I was not able to pick where the photos would be displated or how large they would be.
This week I found it to be an entertaining way to post my blog. Time will tell if it is just a novelty.
Well, here goes nothing… post!
Tags: android, applications, mobile phone, word press
