It's no secret. I love blogging.
If you stop by often you probably know that :) Obviously, my hubby knows that fact all too well. He often has to hear, "I'm writing a post, I should be done in a few minutes" .... and a few minutes usually turns into 20, 40, or 140. But he knows how happy this little ol' blog makes me, so he always supports the extra time it takes for projects, photos, and the writing it takes to put it all together. He even got me a very thoughtful birthday gift to support and (hopefully) simplify my blogging efforts. As hinted in the title of the post, Alex got me an IPad!
Now I actually don't know a whole lot about IPads and I only use PC/ Microsoft devices other wise (laptop, cell phone). I had mentioned the idea of an IPad a few times (I guess for almost a year now according to Alex). I thought it seemed like an easier way to blog. I also loved the idea of not lugging my laptop everywhere- which requires buff arms and a large handbag... yep that gets old pretty quick.
As you can imagine, I was ooo-ing and awww-ing at my cute little IPad on my birthday. So many blogging possibilities ran through my head! Oh, and apps, accessories, books, movies, games, etc. It was a whole new world! Then on Monday night as I began fiddling with Blogger on the IPad, my curiosity turned more into... well rage. Visions of hugging PC guy and punching Justin Long in the face ran through my head.
This IPad made me feel completely STOOOPID when it came to Blogger. Why was it so difficult?!?! I started tapping the touchscreen repeatedly and grrrrr-ing. It probably looked a lot like that scene from Zoolander where they bounce around like monkeys hitting an Apple computer (click here to see it if you don't know what I am talking about). Alex looked at me fearfully as I approached full on meltdown mode but carefully and slowly pulled the IPad away from my hands.
My Blogger difficulties left me feeling kind of bummed about my cool birthday present. I've done a bit of research and found some help, but I'd love to just hear from someone that blogs on their IPad successfully without tons of complications. I did download Blogger for IPhone which will work on the IPad but it is so small and dumpy.
If you have answers, help a girl out!
Anyone out there that uses (or used) the Blogger platform on an IPad I need advice!
Ugh, why can't Apple and PC just get a long for the good of mankind?!?!
I'd love to have the option to blog on my fancy little IPad as well as my laptop :) Please comment if you have tips or advice on my questions.
I'd love to have the option to blog on my fancy little IPad as well as my laptop :) Please comment if you have tips or advice on my questions.
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My husband and I got one right before we moved back to the states and I thought the same thing about it. Would make blogging easier. Nope I still after 9 months have no idea. I thought while on the move I could write out quick posts. If you figure it out let me know
ReplyDeleteYou can blog from the ipad, but you need an app to do it. There are bunch of them out there...just do a little searching (blogger ipad should return some reviews) and find the one that will do what you want.
ReplyDeleteI STILL haven't set myself up for ipad blogging, so you aren't alone!
i wanted an ipad so we went to best buy to check it out - i couldn't log off of facebook on the ipad and thought i'd lose it so mike figured it out looked at me and said "no ipad for you"
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Carla, I totally sympathize. I got an Ipad for Christmas this past year and I have yet to learn how to use it for blogging. Totally foreign to me, so when you figure it out, let me know! ;)
ReplyDeleteCarla, I can totally sympathize. I got an Ipad for Christmas and have yet to learn how to use it for blogging. So, when you figure it out, let me know! ;) Frustrating!!
ReplyDeleteI'm on my iPad right now.
ReplyDeleteI never have problems with commenting or with making simple short posts from it.
BUT ...
I have never been able to post photos from it.
I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or maybe I just don't know how but I can't get it to load photos from here.
Sorry I'm not much help.
If you figure it out how to add photos with an iPad please make a quick post and let us know how to.
I would love to figure it out if it possible, I prefer my iPad because it is so handy, but so far it does seem limited when it comes to blogging.
Tam
...and that's why we returned ours. Ultimately, it just didn't do enough of what we needed it to do!
ReplyDeleteit is only handy for reading blogs :( you can download a blogger app but it doesnt work very well to post...boo i am sad about it too!
ReplyDeleteNot a blogger but I do use an iPad. Do you have an iPhone? If you do you can use what is called iCloud. If you start blogging or taking pictures on your phone it sync's itself to your iPad without plugging them into each other.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you start doing something on your phone or pad and stop you can pick up either one of them and continue.
Best suggestion I can give you. Make an appointment with an Apple Genuis and have them show you how you can make the best of your iPad.
I am an Apple person. iPhone, iPad2 and Macbook Pro. Love them all.
Once you figure it out it will become your new best friend. I love mine.
The link below is a really well-written article that answers your questions--you do need to have apps(plural)
ReplyDeletesuch as Blogsy AND a photo editing app as well. I hope this helps you out.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/04/12/9-essential-apps-for-blogging-from-the-ipad/
.....Maybe it because you're spelling iPad wrong?? LOL :o)
ReplyDeleteI don't blog, so I can't help you! But good luck if you do!!
So I am not a computer whiz but my husband is and while he is at work right now I can pretty much tell you what he would say... iPad is an Apple product while blogger is a Google product. What sucks about that is they do not get along and therefore their products do not work well together. And I can pretty much guarantee you that he would say you could blog wonderfully on Google's Nexus 7 tablet, which is much cheaper than the iPad. I love our iPad but I use it for your generic things nothing technical. If you can't figure it out I would suggest looking into the Google product especially if your main use is blogging! Keep us updated on what you find out we just had a long conversation about iPad vs. Nexus7 so I know he will be able to tell me more info about this... and you can always let me relay a question, he loves when I ask him techy questions!
ReplyDeleteSo I am not a computer whiz but my husband is and while he is at work right now I can pretty much tell you what he would say... iPad is an Apple product while blogger is a Google product. What sucks about that is they do not get along and therefore their products do not work well together. And I can pretty much guarantee you that he would say you could blog wonderfully on Google's Nexus 7 tablet, which is much cheaper than the iPad. I love our iPad but I use it for your generic things nothing technical. If you can't figure it out I would suggest looking into the Google product especially if your main use is blogging! Keep us updated on what you find out we just had a long conversation about iPad vs. Nexus7 so I know he will be able to tell me more info about this... and you can always let me relay a question, he loves when I ask him techy questions!
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