#ipad camera connection kit

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Can the iPad be a handy gadget for bloggers? With these apps, the answer is hell, yeah. Here's how I blog on an iPad from Tumblr and the tools I use.  1.  Since Tumblr doesn't have an app for iPad yet (only for iPhone) and even then its app does not support multiple uploading of photos in one post, I post from Tumblr's site using a good ol' web browser. The text editor is HTML enabled, but this is actually simple to navigate (trust me, I know jack about HTML).  2.  I use a split screen app from the App Store called Desktop ($2.99). This is one of my must-have apps on the iPad. It splits the screen three ways (single window, split vertical, split horizontal) and has several tools you can use for each window which you can select per panel. For blogging purposes, I use two browser windows placed horizontally against each other, with one window opened to Flickr and the other to Tumblr's text editor window. Desktop is also a writer's godsend, I type my articles on one half of the screen while using the other panel to research stuff on the Internet. Plus, Desktop's notepad lets you export/email your text in either PDF/.txt format and the best part of all, it comes with a word/character counter. Desktop (available at the App Store)   Desktop app opened to Tumblr/Flickr. Desktop is also a writer's tool. Easy emailing for submissions... ...and my favorite, a word/character counter.    3.  A blog entry looks better when there are photos accompanying it, and this is where Flickr becomes an invaluable blogging tool (both for iPad & non-iPad users).  For blogging iPad-style, I use the Camera Connection Kit accessory to download my photos to Photos, and upload it to Flickr via e-mail (Flickr users are provided unique "e-mail to" addresses specifically for uploading). Download photos from your camera with iPad's Camera Connection Kit.  4.  Once my photos are uploaded to Flickr, I simply click on the photo I want to include in my blog post, click on "All Sizes" to get the embed code and plug it into the Tumblr editor (this is why Desktop is handy versus using just Safari, you won't have to switch back & forth between windows).  You can even select photo size and add as many photos as you want.  5. For other blog clients, Wordpress already has an iPad ready app so I'll leave that experience for Wordpress bloggers to discover.  6.  Tumblr also has unique email codes that you can use when you want to post photosets, etc, which can be found here. Blogging from the iPad is actually very fun, and since the iPad doesn't have any start-up delays when waking up from sleep, it's the perfect tool for bloggers always on the go.