Just a quick test post using the new iPhone wordpress client. It seems to be a little bare-bones at the moment.
The interface is a bit confusing, particularly the keyboard handling in the editor. (the location of done/save should really be switched).
Here’s a picture I took in palm springs on Saturday, though images don’t appear to be shown inlined.
(Or, How to sync an iPhone with one computer and manually manage music and videos on another).
Because I do most of my music listening at work and my Calendar/Address book are kept in Outlook I have my iPhone setup to sync with my office PC. When I’m at home however I find I also want to put music/podcasts/videos on my iPhone for the weekend or trips.
Normally it’s only possible to sync an iPhone with one computer. If you try to use a second computer you get the warning below that "the iPhone XXX is synced with another iTunes library. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library"?
However, I’ve found an easy fix for this. In the instructions below I’ll show how to modify any iTunes Library so it can also be synced with your iPhone. You can then either manually manage your iPhone on a second computer, or sync different data on different machines (E.g. Music at home, Contacts/Calendar at work).
The instructions below use the example of modifying the iTunes library on my home Mac to work with my existing iPhone/PC setup. If your existing library is on a Mac, or both machines are of the same type, then the steps are identical.
Quite by chance I came across Mobile Admin, a plugin for wordpress that implements a streamlined admin interface for mobile devices.
It’s very iPhone orientated but has been done incredibly well. The interface is very slick and offers easy access to the most important areas of the admin panel. My only niggle is that the writing section is a little plain. It’d be great if there was an easy way to use some simple markup or insert links (although without copy&paste I’m not sure how useful it’d be anyway!)
One thing that’s very neat is that auto-save still works, which is always welcome when typing large amounts of text into a browser 
I also came across wPhone which is another iPhone management plugin. It’s also well done but overall I prefer the look and feel of Mobile Admin.
This is very cool. Very cool indeed. Best of all they actually stream over Edge without any noticeable stuttering, so if you have an iPhone you can listen to them pretty much anywhere you have a phone signal.
It’s disappointing that the iPhone doesn’t have any support for saving these sort of media files to memory though. While playing a media file on a webpage you are unable to use Safari, although you can return to the home screen and do other things.
Of course, the best solution would be for the iPhone version of iTunes to support downloading of new podcasts to your phone, but I suspect that is some way off. Hopefully the new remote syncing capabilities of the Zune will kick Apple into gear though
I am one of those people for who the stock iPod earbuds NEVER stay in place. I’m sure Apple did extensive research before choosing that shape/size so I don’t know exactly how my ears are different than My Generic iPod owners, but there you go. I’m apparently a freak.
Before now I’ve usually bought a pair of Apple’s canal earbuds as these DO stay securely in my ears and have the added benefit of cutting out most background noise. (If I was a cynical person I’d suggest that it might actually be in Apple’s interests that their headphones are a little loose).
The problem with the iPhone however, is that the stock headphones come with a nifty combination mic/button that lets you answer calls with a single press and also doubles as a start/stop/skip control for music. This is a great little feature, though a little startling the first time your music fades out and is replaced by a ringing noise.
Fortunately for my non-average ears, V-Moda have released a new version of their Vibe Duo’s that come with the a builtin mic and control button. I was a little wary about forking out so much for a set of earbuds, but the sound quality is superb and the mic/button function works very well, though is a little stiff at first. Each pair comes with six sets of silicone fittings and you choose the ones that give the snuggest fit. The only downside is these fittings can come off fairly easily, but it’s nothing a dab of superglue doesn’t fix.
Highly recommended.
PS - if you’re going to pick up a pair make sure you are buying the ones with the control button. There was an earlier version that had only the mic and are now selling a lot cheaper as clearance items.
A day later I’m also feeling less impressed by the iPhone. It’s a beautiful device, and will surely sell millions, but it certainly has a few problems that will make me think twice about purchasing it.
What’s great about it though? It has a standard 3.5mm audio jack.
My last five phones have ranged from ‘ok’ to ‘good’ for playing music, but all have come with non-standard headphone jacks. Instead of being able to use your own headphones, you’re invariably stuck with the cheap effort bundled with your phone, or with having to buy (and not lose) an adaptor.
My T-Mobile MDA certainly has the capacity and software to be a great little music player for short, or even long, trips. But instead, I usually pack my Nano. Not only can I then use noise-canceling headphones if I’m flying, but I only have to pack one set of headphones.
Bravo Apple. Other phone vendors, take note.
