Posted on Tue, Jul 22, 2008
The Wordpress iPhone application is going to be one of the most useful tools out there for the avid blogger.
While the application certainly is great, I’ve run into a few usability issues so far.
Initial impressions: trial and error learning curve, inserting hyperlinks ain’t easy and navigating backwards through menu screens is certainly less than intuitive.
However, I certainly don’t want to come across as a negative nelly. The tool is only in its first iteration and it certainly gets the job done.
Hey, where did my picture go?
Posted on Thu, Jul 17, 2008
I was one of the “lucky” people to get my hands on an iPhone 3G last week (lucky = standing in a never-ending line for 7 hours).
Of course, I LOVE the phone. It really is an amazing piece of technology. I love a lot of the apps, too. Especially Google Maps – the GPS is awesome.
What I don’t love is AIM. Don’t get me wrong, the interface is extremely usable and well designed, like most things designed for the iPhone/iTouch. However, the serious flaw is that it is not practical at all. Why?
Because you have to be inside the application to receive instant messages.
That means that I cannot exit AIM to, say, check my email or use my phone, and still receive messages. Other mobile OS’s you can. Worked great on my Palm. I could leave my phone on standby, and I’d get notification when someone sent me an IM. Not the case on the iPhone.
For me, and most people, that totally defeats the purpose of an instant messaging program.
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Thanks to my buddy, gregnnn, for reminding me how crappy AIM is 