Simplenote ~ iPad
Simplenote
Placed Simplenote onto the iPad to keep a backup of blog post. I will use Simplenote to compose the blog post and then copy and past into the WordPress app.
Outstanding Customer Service
Both SmileOnMyMac and Simplenote were very fast with my questions as to why I could not get the snippets to work in Simplenote. They both gave me the correct solution to the issue and now I am writing this post using the HTML snippets.
iPad
The iPad 3G
I just picked up an iPad 3G the other day and I have been using it in place of my MBP for browsing and making post to my blog. It has been pretty serendipitous that some of the coolest apps for the iPad have either been released or the iPhone versions have been updated with universal binaries.
Textexpander is one those that have been updated as of today. It is a great app for snippets and writing rich html on the WordPress blog app. Also, the new hulu app was released today with limited functionality until the user gets an invitation from hulu for full content at $10/mo.
The iPad is a great device for content creation and casual use such as reading rss feeds, catching up on twitter or checking mail. As with any Apple product it will only get better with time. The hardware as well as software. The interface is great and a pleasure to use.
Welcome to the Future
Using this device feels like the future, it seems to be such a different way of “computing” so to speak. I find myself getting pleasure from using it. I am big fan of Star Trek especially the Next Generation series and it reminds me of Captain Picard setting in his ready room reading a book or checking on the ships status with a similar device.
The future is now and it is so much fun
Great Apps for iPhone and Mac
Great New iPhone App
Pastebot is a great new app from Tapbots. They make some very cool iPhone/iPod Touch apps that are very well designed and are easy to use. I own two of them, Convertbot and now Pastebot. Pastbot is the new release and the more I use it the more I wonder why this was never done before.
Clipboard on Steroids
With the companion Mac app, Pastebot Sync, you can now transfer photos from the iPhone directly to iPhoto or any other place that you would like on your Mac. Or you can copy a photo from iPhoto onto your iPhone. Think about this for a minute. Say I want to just put one photo onto my iPhone and I do not have the time to plug in the iPhone, allow it to do its backup and then sync everything. Now, just select the picture you want and copy it to your clipboard and there it is on your iPhone. Wow, that makes things so much more convenient and handy. It is one of my favorite new apps.
A new Bird on the Block, meet Kiwi!
Kiwi is a new Twitter App for the Mac from YourHead Software, the RapidWeaver plugin devs. YourHead is venturing outside of the RapidWeaver area and branching out to a standalone Mac app.
What makes Kiwi unique is the ability to apply a different theme or style to the app for a more personal touch. It is now my primary Twitter app on my Mac and I know that it will only improve over time.
Try this out and see for yourself, you won’t be disappointed.
TextExpander Touch
Test of TextExpander Touch
Here is a test of the TextExpander Touch features.
This post was written with the app and it performs the same as the mac app. The only difference is that the iPhone does not allow it to run in the background. Smile on My Mac does have a SDK for iPhone devs to use within their apps. Tweetie 2, for instance, uses it within the app. It works very well.
Wish List
I hope that the folks that develope the WordPress for iPhone App would integrate it within the app. It would then be close to perfection As a mobile blogging app.