Kevin P. Taylor

Blogging From TypePad Mobile

If you are a TypePad user, I recommend downloading their mobile client. I am using it on my Treo 700p, to a limited extent.

The mobile blogging client allows you to create new posts, edit existing draft posts, and upload and attach images from your Treo's camera. This last feature is particularly nice with the Treo 700p's built in 1 mega-pixel camera.

So far my only frustration is the seeming lack of support for markup in blog text. For instance, the link to TypePad above was inserted by editing this post via TypePad's Web interface after I first created and published the post directly from the mobile client.

Bye, Bye 600. Hello 700p!

Unbelievably, my Treo 600 is still functional. It has survived my abuse since I received it as a gift for Christmas back in 2004.

But, it's finally time to send the old 600 off to live on a big farm in the country. And, it's time to say hi to my new Treo 700p. 1.3 mega-pixel camera with digital zoom, video capture, EvDO, streaming TV, a crisp speaker, bluetooth. Wow.

As a consultant, getting a consistent Internet connection is always an issue. This hack allows me to use the 700p as a high-speed modem with my MacBookPro. I can live with consistent connection speeds over 230K while on the road.

Mobile life is good for Mac OS X users.