Plogging
Submitted by kebernet on Mon, 03/21/2005 - 23:50
Tagged:
Shankland at CNET points to The Plog. A guy who writes his blog entries on paper, scans them, then uploads them as a blog.
This is too much trouble. What we really need is some PDA software where you can "write" your blog entry on the screen then with 1 touch mail it to flickr that posts it to your blog. Maybe it's paperless, but it is half the steps.
Comments
RE: Plogging
Sounds like you need a tablet PC. I know of a few blogging software packages that are working with on the table PC that way.
RE: Plogging
Geeze, go outside and play dodge ball or something, WITHOUT A COMPUTER.
(Although the PLOG is pretty ingenious for how simple and straightforward it is, wouldnt be the same with a fancy Tablet or what have you, funny stuff.)
RE: Plogging
You know, while I believe the Tablet PC form factor is ideal, they still have a long way to go. Especially XP for Tablet:
1. Fuel cells. Batteries suck. Even the really really good tablets only get like 6 hours of battery life on continuous use. That needs to get more into the iPod and Palm Pilot 12-20 hour neighborhood before I can really take it seriously. Once they start putting those no-membrane alkaline fuel cells in computers, I think that might cross the threshold.
2. Windows XP for Tablet is all wrong. It's still just Windows XP with a couple new input programs. The whole Start Menu/Explorer thing needs a radical redesign for pen computing. It is all well and good when you have a Windows key, a ton of shortcuts and a 7 button 4 axis mouse. Pen computing really needs something that is like Palm on Steroids with menu screens and split frames to "Feel" right. Even Windows CE still suffers from the desire to be "Windows Like" and I think that is a big problem for it.
Ironically this is one of the areas where I think Linux is way out in front of MS. OPIE the open source version of Troll Techs QTopia -- which it has now long since surpassed -- is really great on the modern PDA. I run it on my Zaurus, and it gives you easy access to all the functionality of a modern PDA without feeling like it is in the way. It still has a "Start" Menu and a task bar, but they aren't the real drivers of the UI. It is all about frames and tabs and other things easily worked with a sloppy pen tab or thumb press.