Up until a few months ago, if you intended to update your blog on the train to work, on your lunch break, or any time other time you aren’t sitting directly in front of your computer, you had to do so via email. I can’t comment on how easy it is to use, because I’m lazy, and spending time figuring it out wasn’t even worth it to me. Not to mention how limited, I imagine, the options are. In other words, it wasn’t easy!

And easy is what WordPress is all about, so it only made sense for Automattic to develop a way to not only update, but also manage your WordPress blog from your mobile device. Applications available for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry enable you to:

• Write, edit, and publish posts/pages.
• Manage and reply to user comments.
• Upload pictures and video.

These apps work for both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress.org blogs. Best of all, the only configuration required is enabling XML-RPC in your writings settings. Then just login, and start managing your WordPress blog on the go.

I can’t speak on the iPhone or Blackberry apps, but running WordPress on my Droid is a great treat.