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Steve Jobs has asked me to write a posting every other day or so to let everyone know what’s happening with MobileMe, and I’m working directly with the MobileMe group to ensure that we keep you really up to date. via Daring Fireball

I am with MobileMe now and it’s great to have a jsuplido (a) me.com address. The only gripe I have is that MobileMe does not sync with Google Contacts that well… and that it cannot be accessed through Firefox 3 in Ubuntu. I know I can play around with browser id and Wine but I don’t want to get into that sequence of workarounds “just” for MobileMe.

WordPress for iPhone is now available at the App Store.

Introducing the first Open Source app that lets you write posts, upload photos, and edit your WordPress blog from your iPhone or iPod Touch.

You are eligible if one of these applies to you:
-you were a .Mac member whose account was active as of July 9, 2008
-you are a new MobileMe member who created your account on or before July 15, 2008 at 7:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.

This article describes how Apple will provide eligible members with a 30-day extension to their MobileMe subscription free of charge. Apple

Yes, there are times when I just rely on the iPhone for my email and browsing needs… and all’s good!

The desktop from now on will be for professional and business work. Laptops aren’t going away, but will get increasingly less personal use. The reason is that iPhone with its application platform is a better personal computer and it’s widely accessible. ReadWriteWeb.

If you’re into “the social,” then check out Socialthing. They’ve added support for Brightkite, Guitar Hero, Plurk, and Seesmic. (Yes, Guitar Hero.)

Not getting things done?

…if you’re looking to get some work done without physically un-pluging from the internet then Freedom might be what you need. TUAW

I wouldn’t mind two billion photos in my pocket.

Exposure brings the wonder of Flickr to your iPhone and iPod touch. If you like great photography, Flickr has the images and Exposure brings them right to your mobile device. via TUAW

I now use Socialthing for one thing: keeping up with my Flickr contacts. Socialthing lets me view new picture posts. There are 5 initially, but I can expand it to see all new pictures posted. Flickr, and its RSS feed, only lets me see 5 pictures, even if there’s more.

Flock can also keep me in touch with my Flickr contacts. But, since I use two computers (at work and at home), web-based solutions are more convenient to use.

If you need to make quick diagrams, here’s a free solution for Firefox 3.

With the power of the underlying Mozilla Gecko engine, Pencil turns your excellent Firefox 3 browser into a sketching tool with just a 400-kilobyte installation package. Pencil Project

A couple of days ago, I woke up feeling no interest whatsoever with all of the social sites out there. So I took out a “machete” and cut off all of the sites. Not just cut off, but deleted my accounts. For good.

Gone were Twitter, Facebook, Multiply, and Friendster in several ruthless clicks. Plurk claims to have a delete account option but since they tweak everyday, the devs seem to have misplaced the option. So I did the next best thing by erasing my profile picture and info (which promptly deleted me from the stats page in a few minutes).

I’m back to the good ol’ days.

And it feels good!