Using the Nokia N95 Lifeblog application

Get your life in order by uploading your N95 photographs to a personal online blog

The N95 is a multimedia-fuelled mobile phone and Nokia is so keen for its users to live a multimedia-fuelled lifestyle that it has introduced the ‘Lifeblog’ application to a number of its mobile phones.

The Lifeblog application features on all N-series mobile phones from Nokia and is a software package compatible with your Nokia N95 and PC. It allows users to organise and synchronise multimedia files, transferring them directly from their phone to their own personal online blog.

To use the application you first have to set up your own blog. Nokia recommenda using the Typepad service found at www.typepad.com but there are other blog services out there that are compatible.

The best thing about Lifeblog is that it allows you to upload photographs to the Internet quickly without having to access your Flickr or Facebook account. However, you are expected to pay for the privilege. A Typepad blog can cost from $50 up to $300 (£25 to £150) per year - pretty pricey.

You are able to Lifeblog directly from your mobile phone but it is recommended that you synchronise the software with your PC. This will free up memory space on your phone and allow you to browse bigger files.

To check out the Nokia N95's Lifeblog applications, follow these simple instructions:

From the start-up screen select the Main Menu button
Select Applications
Select Lifeblog

Once in the Lifeblog menu you will see a collection of recent photographs, files received and text messages from friends. You can mark files as favourites, send files direct from the application, create notes that are added to files, and view a timeline of files where data is stored in a chronological order. Using the timeline function, you can search for files from a particular date or recover lost items from a specific date.

To upload a file to the internet you first have to set up a blog and input your blog settings into your N95. To input blog settings, access the Lifeblog application as instructed above and select Options.

Then select Settings
Select Blog
Tab right and choose New Account

You then need to input the details you received when setting up your blog online. These details are:

Account Name
Username
Password
Server Address
Internet Access Point
Optimise Images?

Once these settings are saved to your phone you will be able to upload files to your blog by simply choosing a file, selecting Options and then selecting Post to Web.