Podcast and iTunes blues

It had been a while since I synced my iPhone to the computer. I had downloaded quite a few podcasts in the last few days and had really been enjoying them. I decided to sync my device last night and encountered a few errors. As I was playing World of Warcraft at the time, I thought nothing of it.

Having nearly overslept, I rushed to leave and simply disconnected my iPhone, packed it into my jacket, and left for work. While waiting for the bus, I then discovered ALL of the podcasts were gone.

Not really angry about it but it certainly was disappointing. I don't want to have to plug in to the computer everytime I want to download a podcast. It kind of defeats the purpose of having a fully mobile platform.

iBlogger vs. BlogPress

Not a review per se, but I have attempted to work with these two apps when I initially started blogging. My first 2 posts here were done remotely, and I certainly like the idea of blogging when I am not at a computer. Interestingly enough, THIS post was done on a desktop.

iBlogger appeared promising when I did an app search on the iPhone. It seemed promising enough, plus it was $.99 at the time I bought it. My first post was done using this application and it handled OK even for a newbie. However, the main problems with it became apparent quickly.

For some reason, iBlogger is unable to post images to blogger.com. Searches to support pages indicate that, while this is not supported, it will be at a later release. That was support for version 1.5. I have version 1.7 and it has yet to be added.

The workaround seems to be to use a supported site to blog. However, most of them have a monthly cost which, as a person trying out blogging, I'm just not willing to pay.

After a bit more of searching, I did find BlogPress. It cost $2.99US but worked just as I wanted. The second post on this blog was made with that app. I still have to find out if there are more annoying kinks to it, but I am liking it so far. For the minimal investment, I have quite a bit of freedom from my desktop computer....for blogging anyway.

Chili Fridays

Ahhhh..... One of the best thing about fridays can be summed up by a photo.



This mess is a chili chicken dish from Yueh Tung, a Chinese restaurant in downtown Toronto. It is certainly more flavorful than similar dishes elsewhere and I am not quite sure why. On this particular day, it was more spicy than normal making it just fantastic on such a cold day.

So if it is so good, why only Fridays?

Well, it does cost around $7 and it is still a bit of a trip from where I work. Given the chance, I'd go there more often.

Welcome!

So this is my first blog and it is quite new for me.

What made me start?

I see a lot of potential with sites like these for storing ideas and thoughts that I would would like to go back to. I am sure there are other benefits as well of being able to write down my thoughts, but I don't know what yet.

Besides, sometimes there are interesting things that do happen that I would like to share...when it does happen.

Whether or not this gets further, only time will tell.