Another Lifeblog review

Once again, Matt Jones has sent me a nice link of a review of Lifeblog (from another Jones). I have some comments to add to what was said:

Link: Thoughts, trends, and experiences in mobile and wireless data, multimedia and services
Mobile killer app? CHOICE | Mobile Jones.

I’ve been using Nokia’s LifeBlog on my phone for collecting and packaging photos and thoughts while mobile.

 

I’ve been using mobile tools to start blogging, but not moblogging per say. My cameraphone is always with me, and I have Lifeblog installed on my phone and my laptop, but when it comes time to upload the photos and text, I do so in a multi-step process rather than being charged per kilobyte from the phone.

This is something that I call the ‘dark underbelly of mobile services’: the cost of uploading is still something that folks want to avoid. Will this slow eventually the adoption of photo posting from the mobile as file sizes increase as the phone cameras pile on the megapixels?

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So, I have the capability of collecting the information while mobile, but don’t feel the requirement to post it immediately. The time independence of blogs, podcasts, and/or the web are the strength of these platforms. Where is the immediacy requirement to use mobile networks versus nomadic wi-fi or static wired broadband?  I haven’t found it, yet.

I find that with my compulsive behaviour pattern, I capture a moment and want to share right away. The longer I wait, the less likely I will post. Of course, some things can wait longer than others, but my interest in posting a specific item goes down the longer I wait. It might have to due with me using my blog as a ‘this is what I am doing’ rather than a ‘this is a thought I have mulled about and brought forth for discussion’.

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The user experience with the PC LifeBlog application is excellent. Nice touches everywhere:

   
* visual feedback of image and text window wrap after the posting process is complete
   
* sync with multiple phones is an important feature for couples and families
   
* integrated with Nokia PC Suite to make transferring files to and from the phone a snap

Thanks.

My only concern with LifeBlog is the price for a license.  I can’t see paying $40 for it, but there’s good news.  The trial version allows storing up to 200 images with no mention of a time out.  So theoretically, if you backup photos and delete them from the LifeBlog application the trial would last quite a long time.

Ya-ha… I have heard of this suggestion before, and thought it interesting. But, hey, it defeats the whole purpose of the software. To go through all this only to post? There are easier ways, I think, without going through the rigmarole of keeping a Lifeblog and deleting stuff. Each to their own.

Nice review, in any case. Thanks.