The New Age of Mobile
My mobile computing experience just jumped to a new level I remember about five years ago when I got my first Sony Ericsson and was so excited that I could finally blog my photos on the go. Today, I edited and compressed HD video, generated thumbnails, formatted it into an HTML display, uploaded it all to my FTP, and created a blog entry to announce it. All from my iPhone.
This was only possible by using LogMeIn, a (semi)free service that allows you to seamlessly control your desktop PC in real time from you iPhone. Pinch, zoom, pan, click, and drag just as you would with any iPhone app, but you’re manipulating your desktop PC in pixel perfect clarity.
After using LogMeIn to trim down, compress, and upload the videos (3 of them) to my FTP, I downloaded them on my iPhone and took screenshots. PerfectPhoto let me crop and resize to create thumbnails, and iFile allowed me to open HTML and swap out a few links. I emailed them back to my desktop (mobile FTP being the weak link here) to upload, and used the Tumblr app to blog my thumbnails and links.
Albeit it took me about 30 minutes, when it may have only taken about 15 if I were sitting directly at my desktop, but not bad for being completely mobile. It’s just so great because the possibilities are endless. When I got finished with this mission, I celebrated with a little Sim Tower (yes, still over the iPhone via LogMeIn). It’s just that seamless.
