Tuesday, August 14, 2012

ipad apps that I like and how I blog on my ipad

When I was getting my ipad, it was mostly for school purposes and I wasn't sure if I would like it or not. I really didn't want to be able to access my Facebook on the go, it would be too overrated. I got to say that since I got it for my birthday in January, I've been using it every day and I am now rarely using my laptop or desktop.
The best thing is that I started blogging again because I was able to do it on the go! It is amazing to not have to be tied to a computer to blog. I still take photos with my camera when we go on big trips or when ipad is not able to take good photos (like in poorly lit areas) and then edit them on computer and blog from there. But for every day blogging I use my ipad and the blogging experience completely changed for me because of that. I can now blog while laying in bed with my husband while he's asleep, instead of saying I will be right there while trying to finish my post, and coming to bed just to see him passed out. I can blog about laying by the pool while laying by the pool - snap a photo and write about it right then and there while it's still fresh. I can blog about my school day while having a lunch break at school, utilizing my time and keeping my posts freshly squeezed like i said before. Even now I am laying on my bed, drinking coffee and writing this. I think it is quite awesome!
With the help of a couple of apps I can edit photos that I take on my ipad and blog them. Unfortunately, I can't do it through blogger.com for some reason - I can link and move photos through HTML mode but I can't upload my photos to my post... So I use Blogger app for iphone (they don't make one for ipad). I don't know why they have not come up with a decent app to blog, where everything works out, or maybe I don't know about one, if anybody has a suggestion please let me know. I tried all the available ones and didn't like either... So here is how I do it...

Now what I am going to describe next might sound complicated but it's really not once you get use to doing it, that's just how I blog every day. A little price to pay to be able to blog on the go, I think.
The apps that I use to blog:
1. Blogger - to write and add photos...


2. Snapseed - to edit photos...


*those two I use all the time
3. Gif+ - to create my little gif animations... And they upload like a regular photo, not like a video...

4. Paper - to draw, like my logo and feathers and pictures that sometimes pop up in my posts...

5. A+ Signature - to write text on my photos...

They are all free for the most part and can be downloaded from the app store.
This is how I blog with the help of Blogger app. I write my posts in it, leaving spaces for photos, and add all the photos I want, but with this app all the photos will show up on the bottom of your post. So then I save the post as draft...

and go to the blogger.com and go to edit that post...

I go to preview the post and see what order the photos were saved in, I then grab the HTML code for that photo and move it to the space I left for it... Link anything if I need to via link button, and publish. That's it. Easy-peasy. The mingling with HTML codes is the hardest part, but it is not that hard, just think of each photo as the text from to < div to div > like so...

And since I don't do these kind of posts often, here are a couple of apps that I really enjoy that don't have as much to do with blogging as they are for mere pleasure and daydreaming...
1. Houzz and Kids' room are two great apps for interior design. You can just go to their website I suppose, but it is so much fun with the app.

And they even tell you where you can buy certain things! Just click on a little green tag!

2. Well and instagram of course. Sharing the little scraps of your life through pretty photos is what we are all about!

That is it for now. If there is any feedback, please let me know, because I really want to simplify the process of ipad blogging as much as possible.
Next week is our two year anniversary and I am writing our wedding story, inspired by all the beautiful and fascinating birth stories I've read. I am also planning on making something little for my beloved, and we are going to the restaurant where we had our reception - it's a tradition of ours! So lots of things to look forward to! For now cleaning and cooking and maybe a little reading and crocheting it is!

2 comments:

  1. Wow, I learnt so much from this tutorial! I never tried to post from my IPad and never occurred to me that there should be a way. Thank you for sharing, technology rules!

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