Note to self re blogging on an iPad

Blogging from an iPad should be easy. Why is it sooooo difficult?

Previously I've used Blogger in a browser on a laptop, and it works well. I upload images to Picasa album, and then link to those photos. Last year I managed to do a bit of blogging, or editing on an iPod Touch, using the Blogger mobile app, but all images were done from a laptop. Now that I think back, can't be sure that I was really using the mobile Blogger app, or just a link to the web page, which displayed as the mobile display. Either way, with some levels of frustration I was able to edit some typos on the iPod Touch.

Now, using Blogger within a Safari browser window on the iPad is fine for entering text, but impossible for editing text or inserting pictures where you want them to appear, BECAUSE it is impossible to scroll down the text window. You can only work on what can be seen .... so only the top of the blog entry. How frustrating.

So looking around for other options.

Firstly, I'm happy with Blogger as a blog space- would like to stick to it if I can, but would be prepared to look at other options to alleviate the frustration.

Quick look at TravelPod .... No I don't need to learn another blog environment.

Looked at Blogger app - Rejected because

• It is an iPhone app so doesn't display any more on the screen, just bigger everything.
• Doesn't allow me to edit existing blogs using WYSIWYG format. So existing entries don't display images, just a whole lot of gobbledygook. Doesn't help if I want to rearrange images etc.
• linking to Picasa images doesn't seem as easy either

Downloaded and briefly tested out a few apps, even paying for them ..... unfortunately, before settling on Blogsy. Yes, Sophie, I know that's the one you suggested, but I was already testing some of the others first.

 

So Blogsy is it, for now. It isn't a free app, but so far so good.

• I can link to my Blogger blogs - it's an app for creating blogs, not a publishing space.
• It has some formatting tools we have become accustomed to in any desktop publishing
• I can link my Picasa albums, or insert photos or videos from Camera Roll, using drag and drop
• Existing blog entries display as they do on the web, allowing for easier editing. Yeah!!!

All nice .... So far so good. Will see how it goes.

Also has good support, including video tutorials - when all else fails, that is. Looking good!

 

 

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