Features:

• 4 Color Schemes
• Post Formats
• Archives Template
• Responsive Design
• Custom Widgets
• Shortcode Manager
• Buit-in Gravatar Support
• Built-in Threaded Comments Support

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Unlike other free WordPress themes with Tumblr-Like features, the BonPress theme is packed with premium features that are found in most of WPZOOM premium themes. Aside from the basic and premium features listed above, BonPress uses the “responsive design” technique which enables the blog to automatically adapt the theme layout to the screen resolution of the device, improving the readability of the blog. BonPress has its own mobile theme/layout for tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices. Best of all, WPZOOM has made this theme available for FREE.

Preview or Download the BonPress Tumblr-Like WordPress Theme from WPZOOM.

NOTE: This theme was scanned using the Theme Authenticity Checker and doesn’t contain any hidden or encrypted code.

These days, in order to be a blogger that stands out from rest of the pack, you need to have immediate access. That access lets you stay abreast of the latest happenings in your field, and it lets you post directly to your blog as soon as you have something to say. This legitimizes you, and it separates you from the countless other bloggers who show up late to the party. The weapon of choice for the mobile blogger is the Apple iPhone because of its leading-edge performance and its extensive app library. In this article, we examine the top 15 iPhone apps for bloggers.

1. Google Mobile (Free) – This app bring all of those cool Google features to your iPhone: Earth, Mail, Photos, Talk and Search. Using this app, you can search by text, voice and even by your current geo-location.

2. TeamViewer (Free) – Blogging on the road means you’re away from your home office. The TeamViewer app, allows you to remotely access files from your home office computer or any computer running Windows, Mac OS or Linux.

3. Dropbox (Free) – with this app, you can store all your photos, documents, videos and other important files on the cloud and take it anywhere you go. Any new files you upload will be automatically synced to your Dropbox account so you can access it on your iPhone, iPad or any device via the Dropbox website.

4. Adobe PS Express (Free) – Handy app for editing an image before uploading it to your blog. The Adobe PS Express app lets you do basic image editing (resize, crop, rotate, noise reduction, sharpen, exposure, saturation, contrast and a few extra filters and effects) right on your mobile device.

5. TweetDeck (Free) – allows bloggers to monitor, manage and engage in their social network. This app brings Twitter and Facebook feeds together into its flexible, column-based dashboard.

6. Byline (Universal) (Free; Pro version $2.99)– While there’s no shortage of RSS readers, Byline is particularly useful to bloggers because it takes a headline approach that lets you conveniently track a large number of blogs, feeds and other sites.

7. Evernote (Free) – We all lead busy lives, and sometimes we have an idea for a post that we can’t act on immediately. Evernote is an excellent and simple way to cache that idea for later use.

8. WordPress (Free) – This app, which is free and open source, is a must-have tool for all bloggers who use the WordPress platform. It lets you create and edit posts and pages as well as moderate comments.

9. Pen My Blog (Free) – The Pen My Blog app is an alternative to the WordPress app for BlogSpot/Blogger.com users. It isn’t open source, but it is free, and it boasts a powerful, nearly complete feature set.

10. Fring (Free) – Bloggers must stay connected to their network at all times. Fring offers a contact directory, provides VoIP via Wi-Fi and provides a wide range of communication clients including Skype, Twitter and most IM networks.

11. Springpad (Free) – Because managing a blog is such a complex undertaking, the effective blogger is the organized blogger. This app allows you to quickly, easily save and organize ideas and information. Springpad is a free personal organizer app that’s particularly well suited to the modern blogger.

12. PixelPipe (Free) – PixelPipe is a free, community-powered gallery of photos that you can use royalty-free on your blog. It even has built-in features to send the images directly to Twitter, Facebook, WordPress and so forth.

13. CoverItLive (Free) – When blogging live and on the scene, sometimes your own words just don’t cut it. CoverItLive is an app that lets you record audio and video, take photos and post them directly to the blog.

14. JotNot Scanner Free (Pro version $0.99) – JotNot Scanner converts your iPhone into a portable multipage scanner. Useful for taking photographs of your documents to make sure that you don’t lose them. Pro version can convert scans into PDF, JPEG or PNG; can email scans directly, can upload to Evernote, Dropbox, Box.net or Google Docs.

15. Tumblr (Free) – Many bloggers have begun to use a tumble log to augment their full blog. The Tumblr app gives them a convenient and quick way to publish thoughts and even images to it directly, which suits the medium well.

Special Mention:

• Dictionary.com (Free) – handy tool for bloggers to check word definitions and spelling, it also comes with a Thesaurus.
• Pingdom (Free) – this app allows bloggers to connect to the Pingdom uptime monitoring service to monitor their site/s uptime and view the current status of the server.

Which apps do you have on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch? Which app is your most favorite or the one you use most often? What other iPhone blogging apps are you using that aren’t on the list? Please share your thoughts.

Aside from the integration of Foursquare and Facebook check-ins, Gowalla 3.0 also includes a lot of changes and improvements not only to the design and layout but also new additional features. The user interface has been totally redesigned, including a new color scheme which is the only thing I don’t like in this update. The check-in button is no longer hidden under the Spots tab and can now be easily accessed from the toolbar. Gowalla 3.0 now also supports sharing and posting to Tumblr.

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Other cool new features included in Gowalla 3.0 is the addition of the Highlights, Notes and Bookmark features. Previously, these features were only available from the Gowalla website. Highlights is a feature that lets users tell friends about their favorite spots (Best Cup, Best Live Music, Celebrity Sighting, Date Night, Guilty Pleasure, etc.). Notes is a feature that lets users leave notes (instructions, tips, etc.) on any location for themselves or for friends. Once a note is made, an email will be sent to the recipient with instructions where (location) to pick it up and the note will be received when they check in to that location. Bookmarks is simply for bookmarking/saving favorite spots and for easy access in the future.

For someone who uses Gowalla, Foursquare and Facebook, I’m very happy with this new update. Now, if I want to check-in to a location I don’t have to open different apps. I can check-in to all three services right from my Gowalla app. I love everything about the Gowalla 3.0 update and all the different features that come with it except for the new interface color scheme because it looks dull. They should’ve kept the old color scheme or a better option would be to allow users to choose from different color schemes.

Gowalla 3.0 requires iOS 3.1 and is now available for download in the App store for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Which location-based networking service do you use – Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt or SVNGR? Anyone here using Gowalla? What do you think of Gowalla’s latest update and Foursquare integration? Please share your thoughts.

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Do you have a lot of visitors from Twitter or loyal readers who like to share content to Twitter? Then you probably want to make it easy for these people to share your site or blog post with their friends/followers on Twitter, right? Introducing Like it? Tweet it?, a jQuery-powered widget that enables your readers and visitors to tweet about your blog/website directly in a box displayed in the corner of the site keeping them in your site and sparing them the hassles of pop-up windows.

The Like it? Tweet it? widget automatically includes the link to the site or post and lets the user customize the message, avoiding auto-tweets that many Twitter users dislike.

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Before connecting to Twitter

After connecting to Twitter

Before you can use the Like it? Tweet it? widget, make sure that you “Connect” and authorize it to access your Twitter account. This widget is based on Twitter’s @anywhere API so signing in is seamless and once signed in, users are signed in on all Like it? Tweet it? widget boxes anywhere in the Internet.

Like it? Tweet it? Can be installed on any website or blog. You don’t need any API key and you don’t have to download any files. All you need is to insert a piece of code into the section of the HTML and jQuery installed on your website to make it run. If you have a WordPress blog and you don’t want to get your hands messy, there is a Like it? Tweet it? WordPress plugin that you can download and install.

Like it? Tweet it? has lots of customization options enabling you to play with it and make the Like it? Tweet it? widget look the way you want it to and make it blend with your site design/layout. The Like it? Tweet it? widget was created by Andy Graulund of Pongsocket.

For further information and specific installation instructions for WordPress, Tumblr or Blogger, head over to the Like it? Tweet it? site.

What do you guys think of the Like it? Tweet it? widget? Anybody here using it or have tried it on their blog/website?

Early this year, Yahoo! launched a new product/service in Portueguese called Meme which according to rumors was a clone of Twitter. But according to the people who gained first access to Yahoo! Meme, it doesn’t even come cloes to Twitter and some even call it a “mediocre” or a poor man’s version of Tumblr.

Right now, it is already available in English but it is still in closed private alpha testing so the only way you can get it is through an invite. A few days ago I received an invite from a Yahoo! Community Manager and even though I wasn’t that much interested, I went ahead and gave it a try.

First thing you need is an invite. When you receive an invite, just click on the link provided to redeem your invitation. Next thing to do is to create an account by using an existing Yahoo! profile or create a new Yahoo! account. After that, you’re now ready to start using Meme. You start with a blank or empty page and start uploading stuff like photos, videos, text and music. Right now, Yahoo! Meme only supports videos from YouTube and Vimeo. For photos, you can upload files from your computer or provide an image link from the web. And for music, you can only upload files from the web.

Find interesting memes

If you don’t have anything to upload or post, you can search for popular memes or find interesting memes using keywords and repost them. You can also “follow” your friends who have Meme accounts or other interesting memes.

Customize your meme with themes

Earlier I said that Yahoo! Meme was a poor man’s version of Tumblr basically because it doesn’t have much customization options and right now the only things you can configure/customize are your meme title, description, avatar and meme theme.

It’s still uncertain whether Yahoo! Meme will be receiving upgrades or new features but right now, it’s just a no-frills micro-blogging/micro-sharing service that’s simple and straightforward. If you’re looking for something that gives you more customization options, then you’re better off with Tumblr.

I have 15 invites to give out so if you’re interested, leave a comment below using a valid email address and I’ll send an invite your way. If you’re already on Yahoo! Meme, you can check out my meme and follow me.

What do you guys think of Yahoo!’s new sevice – Meme? What do you like/dislike about it? If you had the choice, what features would like to add or see on Meme?