Upon finding out that the Squarespace iPhone app is finally ready

SuuuuuWeet! I wonder how long it would have taken me to discover that the long-awaited Squarespace app for the iPhone was here, if I hadn't gone to their site to look up something for a client? But upon noticing the new mention, immediately forgot why I was there. Good thing I take great notes; I still don't remember...

Immediately I went to the app store to search for it, read the glowing reviews, downloaded my copy, registered this site, then scrolled through to see how it looked. Well, beautiful, of course! AND super-intuitive.

Right about then, friend's kitties demanded they would have some dinner, so while headed to the kitchen I Dialed one of the 3 friends who will actually care that much, so I could tell her. She didn't answer. What a letdown! Same for the second one. (He has called me back, though, and will likely have it within the hour.)

Having fed the kitties, I decided to go out and shoot a photo specifically for this post, and nearly got there too late, as the light was almost gone. Heh... That's what the Photoshop app is for, no?

Then I took a completely tech-free call from my honey, and NOW I have returned to my office to see how my first blog post on this thing works out.

Happy, happy me...

Update on Tuesday, 3 November, 2009 at 7:00 PM by Melody

Notes written on my computer for ease of typing, now that I've posted my first Squarespace iPhone-app enabled blog entry. Lessons learned after my first attempt. Next time:

• Write short posts. (Of course we all knew that, anyway; I just thought it would be fun to see if a full-length piece would work here. Check!)
• Use interesting photos. (I'm so, so tempted to remove this one; there's no real merit in this shot. It's awful, in fact. But we'll just go with authenticity and be done with it. It's not like I can't do this again, soon! I chose this spot because I've been fascinated by the surprise of this "country feel" I get every time I pass that bit of barbed wire, right here in town... So there you are...)
• Be patient and pay attention. (I didn't necessarily do the smoothest job my first attempt. I'd posted the blog piece before I realize the photo didn't upload, so I went back in. Then it took my 3rd attempt before I remembered to add categories. Which are fabulously easy to add, by the way!)
• No thumbnail option for photos, as best I can tell. Which is another reason you want to make sure you actually shoot a nice photo.

And this thing is free. FREE! Can you imagine? I've paid for far less satisfying apps than this one. Squarespace can most certainly expect people to pay for this, if they should ever consider offering it for a charge. Perhaps they elected to offer it for free since their service is not free. Which is great, of course - I certainly don't mind having it for free. Just saying it's one of the finer apps I've downloaded thus-far. And I do like my apps...

Way to go, Squarespace! One more reason to love your service...