Why doesn’t TypePad Mobile work with Blackberries? As I was loading my new Blackberry with apps that I use, I thought to myself “Hmmm… doesn’t TypePad have an app for posting from your mobile device?” Not that I’ll type long entries on it, given the keyboard size, but there are times when it would be great to dash off a quick entry from my mobile device.
Sure enough, they do… TypePad Mobile. But it only works on:
- Palm OS 5
- Windows Mobile 5
- Symbian Series 60
Um… excuse me, TypePad folks… if you are trying in general to cater to business users, aren’t you kind of forgetting a certain platform from that list? Like, oh… the millions of business users of RIM’s Blackberries?
Now, granted, I can update TypePad via the web browser on the Blackberry, or email in a post (however, you can only set up email posts for a single TypePad blog and I write across several blogs that are under the same TypePad account), but it would be very nice if TypePad could make an app available for Blackberry users that made it easier to post from that platform.
I completely agree, Dan! I just joined the BlackBerry world with the 8830 from Verizon and have been pretty happy with it, but I was somewhat disappointed that Typepad still hasn’t done anything to support it. Have you heard of any plans to add the support yet from the Typepad folks?
Totally agree!
Good news! It took a while from when you wrote your post, but the TypePad Blackberry client is available as a free upgrade to any account level on TypePad. it’s easy to set up, and as a Blackberry user who works with the TypePad team, I can personally vouch that it works great!