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While I was browsing Download.com, I came across Windows Live Writer (Beta). Naturally curious as to how well it works, I downloaded it to check it out. That brings be to where I am right now - sitting in front of the computer, keeping an eye on Toby, and posting with Writer. Now, I'll be the first to say that I'm not much of a Microsoft fan (I use Windows because I've been using it since 3.1 and am quite used to it - plus, all my games run on it), but Writer is, so far, an exception. It was very easy to set up and, if you're reading this, worked perfectly. But the best part of it is its editing display. Instead of just giving you a white box to type your post in, Writer downloads information about your blog and formats your post so you see it as it will look in your blog. The colours & fonts are exactly as they will look. This I like.
Even cooler: aside from seeing it formatted as it will look in your blog, you can also view a regular, unformatted layout, view your HTML, or view a preview of your post in your blog (complete with other posts, sidebar, and whatever). Another nifty feature is the ability to save drafts either to your blog or on your own computer.
You can, of course, set up multiple blogs with writer, and switch between them with ease. As a matter of fact, the whole program is first-rate. I hate to admit it, but I think Microsoft's done a bang-up job. I'll defiantly be using this for my posts from now on.
P.S. Opps... Image uploading doesn't seem to work for my blog, however, linking to another image on the web works fine and Writer can set up FTP for images.
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