Yet another case against teaching children to spell it like like it sounds (hooked on phonics). This was at a local dollar store nearby. If only 3 screws are missing missen , then its probably a good deal! ;)
I’ve just been playing with this new WordPress app on my phone and thought I’d add some screen shots of the Safari web browser on the phone. It’s a great browser actually with exception of it not having the best ‘flash’ support and rarely do embedded flash objects render anything other than that little blue icon occupying the space. One of the things in this latest software update was the ability to grab screen caps very easily, holding the power button and home button down simultaneously for a couple of seconds and releasing them will capture the screen image to your photo library on the phone. Sweet!
The first image is the site as it appears when a page is loaded.(unless the photos appear in reverse order from the way I added them, another test…)
however a quick double tap in a certain area will bring the view closer as in the middle picture. Also the zoom can be accomplished by using two fingers pn tne touch screen and spreading them apart over the area.
Here you can see it’s very easy to read the post itself or any area in the page.
Just amazed me to see these sort of abilities when I think it hasn’t been that many years ago I first used Internet Explorer 3 on my PC! Wonder what’s coming in a year or two?!!
Note – posted edited online later as images are only posted inline from the web app at present.
Well sort of indoors, it’s on the loading dock in the back of the store I work with the large doors open and a good breeze. Don’t try this at home though!!
It was Associate Appreciation day and management was treating us to a nice lunch. Just trying still to figure out how much we are appreciated when we ended up doing the cooking and cleaning and preparing? :-/ well hey it’s a free lunch and we got paid ;) a few not so good pics following this link – (more…)
Pics taken from my iPhone on the way home from work when a bad storm came through. Numerous lightening strikes but I couldn’t time the camera just right. Well I’ll test out how this app posts photos ;)
The One App I have been waiting for is out this morning in the App Store, WordPress for iPhone!! Whoohoo!! :-) thanks guys!
Edited 5:00 pm – I posted that message early this morning via the app the minute I got the setup done. It works beautifully. Now that I’m off work for today I will play a bit more, including this edit being done right from the phone. Sweet!! I’ve already tested out posting photos as you see in the entry above. Works great and allows multiple photos as well. I could only post one pic at a time to blogger and I had to email that, then import the post to WordPress! :o) so this will save a lot of time and steps! Great app guys, awesome release! My FAVOURITE APP!!
Edit 2 6:14 pm from the PC - OK I’ve played a bit with this wonderful app and give it rave reviews right out of the box all around. The one feature I have been looking for is being able to post a photo from my phone right straight to a blog post. I would have settled for posting even just one pic at a time, but the wonderful developers at Automattic have given us the ability to post several, either taken right from the camera or added from the photo library of the cell! Amazing, I have waited so long for this. Previously, in order to post a pic form the cell I would have to wait until I got home and then copied the image to my PC and posted it, or another way was to email the photo to a blogger email address that I previously set up to use with my blogger mobile site, it automatically made a post with it. then arriving home at some point I would import the post into my blog and go and delete the one on blogger. a lot of work and steps! :( but it worked ;)
I was/am using a nice little plug-in called Wphone that lets me access the admin section of my blog through a nice interface, but the one thing is was lacking was being able to post photos. There was another plug-in I used, cant remember the name of it now, but I could write a post by email and I set up a special email account just for that. one the mail was sent I could access a certain page on my site and it would import the email as a post, but I never had a lot of use for it, it was just a bit cumbersome in a way, sometimes it would import, sometimes not.. gone…
So anyway I was tickled to death to see WordPress developing this App, and I’m sure a lot of others are as well judging from the comments there at the WordPress for iPhone blog.
As I said this is the first release of it and I am sure there will be a lot of updates and maybe some slick features added in the future as its an open source program and some of the best contributors working on it. But its still fantastic just like it is and as long as I can put a pic from my phone to my blog in just a couple of clicks I am set :) not that I don’t have my wish list already for it though! ;)
here’s what I would like to see at some point
WordPress iPhone App wishlist
I see this as a really big step to mobile blogging, not only with WordPress, but any of the other blogging apps available or in the works. The iPhone is an ideal mobile blogging computer and I think that apps like this are going to open up a whole new world of blogging, for better or for worse in a lot of cases, but definitely a welcome change :) Thanks again to the development team for a great application! Cheers!
Here’s what all the fuss was about last week for the mad rush to download the new iPhone 2.0 software, its that little blue icon on the lower left of the screen, the iTunes App Store. the software allows you to download all these apps right to the phone now and they run from there, instead of the old way of using web applications, which really were useless with an EDGE connection, well not useless but definitely slower than if you were near a WiFi spot.
With the limitation of the EDGE network’s download speed, there weren’t many fancy apps available, and games were often prone to just freezing or stopping or just not working right. I think Apple realised the limitations of web apps and saw their future limited even though I think they would have preferred to stay with them and keep the iPhone’s proprietary programs all bundled in the phone. I believe personally that it was the success that people were having hacking the software and using the phone as you would a regular computer and downloading apps straight to the cell and running them from there, jailbreaking is what it came to be called and it was becoming a very easy thing to do, sure Apple would come out with a new update and in essence lock up those jailbroken ones, but guess what? In just a couple of days time the sly hackers found a way to jail break the new software. Apple must have seen an endless task ahead in trying to counter each of these new methods as they came up, so it was in their best interest I think to do just what they did , give the people what they want, a real mobile computer with the ability to run their own programs.. well there’s the catch.you are still limited to only the ones available in the App Store. Well its not going to get rid of those using jailbroken phones by a long shot, but it is giving those who just prefer to do things the ‘right’ way a chance to have these apps available in what is a very controlled way (meaning the apps are safe to use and have gone through plenty of checks). I see it as its a start to what I am sure will be an even greater version of the iPhone in years to come, something even more powerful and faster than anything we have imagined… OK maybe I’m dreaming but there is just something about an iPhone that’s different from any other web enable mobile device, it works well. :) I had a Windows Mobile phone before this and it was nice I admit but it was a pain to get things done and buggy too.. the iPhone is the simplest thing I have ever used and a very unique design.
Anyway all of this aside, after I finally managed to get that much anticipated update I was off to the App Store to see what goodies were there.. As I said in the post that first day I was a bit disappointed actually as I saw a good number of things that really were not worth any amount of money, not to belittle the efforts of those developing them. but they are just crappy, bottom line. There were of course a few jewels there and I am very sure some of the best are yet to come as its a whole new world here with these things and I’m sure some of the major players are waiting to see how things pan out before submitting their final efforts. I know a few are in the works and I am checking every day now to see if the WordPress app has been released yet. hint hint
I’ve already given my wish list of apps I’d like see developed, so now i will list the ones I have found to be my favourites… so far… WordPress are you there yet? ;) .
I’ll be watching in the coming days and weeks for anything else that comes along that seems interesting to me.
I can see us in this :)
The only car shows I get to attend this time of year are right here in the parking lot of the place I work! I have seen quite a few that worthy of being in a car show, especially this one, the paint job was immaculate. Wish got a closer look.
Not sure what the make or model of this car was but it sure caught my eye, wish I had the regular camera with me to get a better picture. Glad I have the iPhone now as it does a fair job anyway.
Wonder why it made me think of Alison instantly? ;) I can see her behind the wheel of this. :) I’m absolutley clueless to what kind of car this is and I was in too much a hurry to get away from the store to stop and look closer, wish I had now. if anyone knows or recognises the make and model give me a shout!
Waiting on the iPhone software update to become available for download, thought it would be available early in the morning, but its not posted yet, I guess with the new iPhones already having it installed they arent so keen to have us old iPhone owners having a glimpse of the new toys before the ones shelling out $ for the new ones ;) Well I will just have to wait I guess. I just noticed they changed the site in the last few minutes, Apple – iPhone – Software Update , so maybe its getting close. they opened the Apps store yesterday and I had a look through the many that are available in a lot of areas. Was still disappointed there is no video recording for the iPhone, or MMS either. I do see a few things look interesting, for one a voice recorder. Hard to believe this being a phone and it not having audio recording capabilities in the original. I see a few games that I have used in the web apps format are going to be available so that should be nice to not have to wait for the game to load in the browser each time I want to play it.
I haven’t seen much in the way of utilities yet that appear to be of much interest to me in the apps store but I know one is in the works, just waiting first for the phone release at 8 A.M. this morning I guess. Its WordPress for iPhone (nonworking link now? :( site is gone?!), and I really want that one! To be able to post to the blog from my iPhone without a lot of redirection through plugins and the safari browser is just what I want, and especially being able to post photos straight from the phone, Excellent!! Thanks in advance for what I know is going to be my favourite App! :)
Well let me go check iTunes to see if the update is there yet… nope :( well I will just have to have another coffee and wait to try at 8.. hope this isn’t part of a lot of hype, I have heard people have got it somehow, whether by mistake or through a staggered release.. who knows.. I know I shouldn’t get so excited about something like this but i love my tech toys! lol like a kid I am in so many ways sometimes.. Updates to follow…
UPDATE: OK here i am over three hours later finally getting my phone working and updated to 2.0 :( must have been a hell of a lot of users trying to activate the phones, and for some unknown reason the software update had to be finished by accessing the iTunes store ? Well a million others are trying to activate their new 3G phones and then the old iPhone owners are trying to get the software at the same time, sort of ridiculous to me to not expect chaos on the servers.. Well my phones working again and I can get to the apps store from it but not through iTunes .. anyway I cant see but a few improvements so far, still cant find a simple audio recorder that allows you to email the audio either.. Well long as I can get the WordPress app soon I will be happy :) UPDATE: the WordPress site linked to above is not online at some times, still hope the WordPress app is coming soon
In regards to the update I have to report as just 5 minutes ago I finally managed to get the iPhone completely synced with iTunes. Guess traffic to the servers is finally clearing up now. Only took me from 8:00 am this morning until 3:30 this afternoon to be completely set up and getting the update installed. I have a feeling this wont be a source of pride for Apple on the much hyped release of the new 3G iPhone. Still boggles my mind how they would have the release of the 2.0 software to existing phone users and activation of new phones all on the same day. I think they would have been better severed to give the old iPhone users the update a day or two ago, or even a day or two after the new phones went on sale. How can they can say it was more traffic than they anticipated. Many places were reporting low inventories of phones for sale to begin with, and Apple had to know how many phones were out there, and then the existing users, well you know each of them was going to want to update as soon as possible.. well they didn’t ask me did they?! ;) All in all as far as the actual update itself it went smoothly and the phone even seems to be working faster to me on the regular apps as far as loading and use. maybe its just being without it all day that I think its faster now! ;) I can’t really say I am overwhelmed with the quality of the apps that are available, and some seem way overpriced, as many appear to be just slightly enhanced bits of sample codes form the SDK. Still disappointed at what seems a ack of genuine productivity Apps. I’m not a coder by any means, but how hard can it be to be able to attach an audio voice note to an email?? Seems something basic to me, but then again I am just an end user with little coding experience. Perhaps there are still some good apps in development and I wouldn’t mind paying for any that worth their salt, most I see are just fluff and glitter.. the ones I have tired and pleased with are the Facebook App, the Google App, AOL radio, and one of the simplest yet most useful is a flashlight App from http://ericasadun.com/ and its free :) , in fact all of these i have listed are. Now I don’t mind a bit to pay for one that is superior, but these free ones are superior to many or all that are being charged for IMHO
Lets hope this isnt the shape of things to be for this App Store as it hasn’t impressed me in the least bit. the only thing so far I have noticed form the update is as I mentioned , maybe a bit more of the core speed of the OS, and the fact I can delete multiple mails at once now. What could and should have been a great show for Apple has been a complete disaster as far as public relations and the image of the iPhone it seems at the moment, but once this is passed and developement of the apps begin in earnest, I see good things ahead. love my iPhone!
With the July 4th holiday this week, traffic makes it look a safe bet
its going to be busy!
I’ve intended to do a post about the iPhone before I ever had one, but have always put it off. Well with the new release being announced and the new software update soon scheduled I guess now is as good a time as any. I also seem to have a few more thoughts about it all now to share as well. First the title of the post says it all, I do love my iPhone! :) I do love gadgets and from the moment the iPhone came into being, I wanted one. I could never justify spending that much money for one though. Still think it was overpriced to begin with, but they did soon drop the price from its debut of $599 to $499, but it was still out of my reach. Well this past January I got one of the best birthday presents ever when my daughter and son inlaw Tracey and James got me one!! I’m sure most have seen one or how they work. And they do live up to the hype in my opinion. Could they be improved? definitely! I was a bit disappointed to realise you couldn’t take a video on them, nor is MMS supported, and there isn’t even a basic audio recording ability built in! I maybe can understand the video capability and MMS being left out, but no audio notes? It’s a phone for Pete’s sake, you speak into it! How can you not be able to record your voice? Well these things missing aside I still love it and it does perform well, a nice email client, GREAT touch keyboard, a nice camera, a Safari web browser that views actual web pages instead of a mobile version (you can still choose mobile versions of most sites too if you want, but I like the real view), and a YouTube video playe built in as well. Along with all this it’s an iPod as well storing your audio and videos by way of iTunes. Over all the most impressive thing is its ease and simplicity of use. Oh and it’s a phone too, ;) I just like it, a lot! :)
Today they announced the release of the new iPhone, a blazing 3G version, which has been long awaited, especially those in other countries that are having access to this higher speed standard. It’s really only available here in the States in selected large metropolitan areas, which Currituck County ain’t! ;) Well i’m not really so interested in that so I’m not wanting to run out and upgrade this one I have. And I think that most of the new software available on the new ones I will be able to get anyway when they release the 2.0 software version in early July. (It was scheduled for today, hence my reason for having the iPhone on my mind) The Apple site has a preview of the new goodies, but sadly I dont see any reference to any of the ones I was thinking were lacking in the original being included in this upgrade. :( but that’s yet to be seen. They are also opening an Apps Store where you can get programs to download to your phone, costs ranging from Free to $9.99. well there’s where we will see what cool things we can look forward to, maybe even an audio recorder :) well that’s to be seen in July too. I’m excited though and can’t wait to have a look. The only thing that didnt set so weel with me was the price of the new iPhone.. $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB one. well yes its a lot cheaper than anyone expected, and I’m sure there will be more fanfare and clamor when they go on sale than was the original! Ohdon;t get me wrong, I am truly happy for someone getting it 200 dollars cheaper than what this one was!! I just wish mine was that price!! bet my daughter does too! lol
Well while I’m writing this I may as well add a wish list of things I would like to see at some point with all these upgrades.
Well its not hurting to wish is it. I have already seen some nice upgrades in the latest relase and the ones promised in version 2.0 look great as well. Let’s see what July 13th brings :)
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