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Dear Uncle TUAW: What's the best way to blog while backpacking?

by Steven Sande (Apr 29th, 2013)

Dear Uncle TUAW: Over the next two years my husband and I plan to hike El Camino de Santiago in Spain. I'd love to keep family and friends up to date on our trek by blogging on the trip, but since we want to keep our backpacks at less than 14 lbs. total weight, I'm not sure I want to carry an ...

WordPress iOS app update brings new UI, features

by Steven Sande (Aug 9th, 2012)

Talk about timing! Just yesterday, Mike Rose and I were talking about blogging tools on TUAW TV Live and had a discussion about the WordPress iOS app. Today, the WordPress team shipped an update to the iOS app that changes the user interface and adds features that should help power users with ...

WordPress iOS editing app gets styling buttons, full-screen mode

by Michael Rose (Sep 25th, 2011)

It's only fair and right that one of the world's most popular content management/blogging platforms should have a snazzy and capable iPhone app to go with it. The WordPress app has been updated to version 2.9, adding three new features for mobile users. The new version adds handy styling ...

TUAW TV Live at 5 PM EDT: Alternatives to iWeb demoed

by Steven Sande (Jun 15th, 2011)

A few days ago, I published a list of ways that iWeb users could host their content away from MobileMe or move to other alternatives. Today on TUAW TV Live, I'll be demonstrating some of those alternatives for the audience. Whether you're looking at RapidWeaver as a replacement for iWeb, want ...

Ten ways to replace iWeb and MobileMe hosting

by Steven Sande (Jun 13th, 2011)

Yesterday, we reported on a rumor that Apple's website creation software, iWeb, is about a year away from obsolescence, along with MobileMe's hosting of iWeb sites. An iWeb user allegedly sent Apple CEO Steve Jobs an email asking if he should start looking for another website builder and a new ...

Rumor: Steve Jobs says iWeb and MobileMe hosting are going away

by Steven Sande (Jun 12th, 2011)

Those of us with a vested interest in iWeb have been perplexed by the lack of interest shown by Apple in the former iLife web design app. Couple this with the pending demise of MobileMe on June 30, 2012, and that confusion turns into concern. MacRumors featured a post a few hours ago about an ...

iPads can now see WordPress blogs in an optimized view

by Steven Sande (Mar 24th, 2011)

WordPress is the world's most popular blogging tool, with over 25 million users. The iPad is the world's most popular tablet device, with over 17 million shipped in 2010. What happens when you get these two popular kids together? Magic. Automattic Inc, the company behind WordPress, announced a ...

WordPress app now includes video recording

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 30th, 2010)

WordPress for iOS has updated to version 2.6, which adds the ability to record video from within the app and upload it to a blog. Other improvements include an overhaul of locally saved drafts, which brings it more in line with the web version -- including the ability to autosave while the post ...

MarsEdit 3 adds rich text editing, enhanced media browsing

by Michael Rose (May 4th, 2010)

In the "send an email, post a blog entry" fun and fast-paced world of tomorrow, services like Tumblr and Posterous make it exceedingly simple to prepare and post to your blog; meanwhile, Twitter, Facebook and AOL Lifestream push past the article metaphor to 140-character status snippets. ...

iPad use case: Pro blogger

by Dave Caolo (Apr 20th, 2010)

Over the past few weeks, we've heard many people say, "The iPad is cool, but what would I do with it?" This new series aims to answer that question. We'll examine one user case per post, from couch surfer to mobile professional, and describe just how that person uses his or her iPad. As a ...

Getting started with WordPress and MAMP on your Mac

by Sang Tang (Oct 9th, 2009)

WordPress is among the more popular blog publishing and content management systems available. Some web hosting providers, such as GoDaddy and DreamHost, provide a relatively seamless and integrated WordPress installation process built into their dashboards. However, if you'd like to dip your toes ...

Found Footage: Help test WordPress for iPhone 1.2

by Steven Sande (Nov 11th, 2008)

Have a WordPress blog? Own an iPhone or iPod touch? Have you been using WordPress for iPhone to update your blog from the comfort of your bathroom [insert your own visual image here]? The WordPress community has been hard at work on the next release of WordPress for iPhone, and it will ...

WordPress for iPhone source now available

by Scott McNulty (Jul 24th, 2008)

When I first heard that the iPhone WordPress app was open source I thought that was cool, but what about the SDK NDA (that's nondisclosure agreement, which means you won't share any information you're told with anyone)? It would seem that the fine folks at WordPress aren't too worried about that ...

First Look: WordPress

by Scott McNulty (Jul 22nd, 2008)

It seems like only yesterday that I was posting about the soon to be released WordPress app for the iPhone. Ah, right, it was only yesterday. A lot can happen when I'm sleeping, it would appear, because sometime last night the WordPress app went live on the App Store. This free app, which works with ...

WordPress: our iPhone app is coming soon

by Scott McNulty (Jul 21st, 2008)

Just a little while ago I wrote about Typepad's native iPhone app, which I quite liked. Many folks thought it looked neat, but they were either running their own WordPress blogs, or using Wordpress.com's hosted service neither of which are compatible with the Typepad app (for obvious reasons). ...