If you are not a blogger, this might not mean anything to you, but if you are, you should pay attention. Well unless you are a Mac snob. Which a bunch of you are. Hmmm…..nothing like writing a post that most people won’t be able to do anything with.
Anyway for the two of you that are still reading, have you downloaded Windows Live Writer yet? It is a desktop application that helps you write better. Why? Because it allows you to see what your blog post will look like while you are writing it. You can upload photos and place them in the post easier than on your blogging platform. And there is no “oh my goodness, what just happened to that post I worked hours on?????”
You don’t have to be online to write so you can write anywhere. Planes, trains or automobiles. If you have multiple blogs it can manage that too. And it is compatible with WordPress, Typepad and Blogger and the cool thing is, it automatically knows your platform’s configuration. So you just hit publish and it does. And with that….. {click}
For more tips, head over to We Are That Family.
Hmmm. I am going to check this out right now.
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Livewriter is my online BFF! It is so easy to use prior posts as a template for new posts as well. Especially if you are linking up to memes.
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Hmm never heard of it. Thanks I will take a look!
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Thanks for the tip, downloading it now!
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Twitter: newmom09
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Sounds great. I have two problems: I have a Mac (I am not a snob, though; I just switched two weeks ago…really). I use WordPress, but am not hosted by them; I wonder if it still works. Sounds great, though!
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Diaper Diaries
Twitter: DiaperDiaries
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May 12th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Scroll down and read Kelly’s comment. She has figured out how to use it with a Mac
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Twitter: debmomof3
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I haven’t written a post in WordPress in years – I love WLW!!
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Twitter: thequeenmommy
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SERIOUSLY? So cool – going to check it out NOW…
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I dont mind the blogger platform, but this sounds great. Thanks for the tip, I’m going to check it out.
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Twitter: kitchenkop
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I’ve got some good scoop for you! I switched to a Mac recently (I needed the video editing software that comes pre-loaded so I could finish my online nutrition class that’s coming out soon!) but I was so sad about losing my WLW which I love love LOVE. Then my techy friend told me I could run any windows program on a Mac by setting up a virtual machine – woohoooooo, now I have both!!! It doesn’t work AS simply as in a PC, but it’s still way better than writing posts without WLW.
Kelly
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Amy
Twitter: newmom09
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May 13th, 2010 at 8:44 am
Oh, Yay! I can’t wait to try this on my Mac! Thanks!
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I know I should just make the leap, but I am scared to death to do it! Mostly because I’m afraid it won’t end up looking the same. I am such a chicken! lol
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I LUUURRRRRRRVE Windows Live Writer. My co-blogger (and BFF) has a Mac. Is there a way to use this on the Mac? Or is she just out of luck? AND any Mac users have a blog platform they love?
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jennybek
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May 12th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Ok, just saw Kelly’s comment…I’ll have to send this over to the BFF.
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Twitter: beccascrazyboys
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Whoa! I’m SO not a snob! (But I love my Mac).
I heard there is a beta version somewhere out there for Mac “users” (as we like to be called
but I figure that I don’t know what I’m missing, so I’m ok…
But now you have me curious…
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I can’t wait to check this out! I’ve never heard of it, but would love an easier way to post pics since I do it all of the time. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Awesome!!! I heard people talk about it but I never paid alot of attention. I also learned about HootSuite this week. Love you bloggers that share the goodness
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So do you just copy and past things into your post? Becuse I have been having problems with copying into my blog (wordpress.org) recently. I am frequently having extra stuff added here or there, and then I have to go through and figure out how it should be.
Maybe I should just check it out. because I could go for easy right about now
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Diaper Diaries
Twitter: DiaperDiaries
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May 14th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
no you actually just hit publish right from Live Writer. You don’t have to cut and paste at all. And you can preview from Live Writer as well.
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Twitter: eringoettsch
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I kind of want to try this actually… thanks for the heads up!!
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Wow, I would LOVE to be able to check out my post before publishing it (esp. for those ones I can only “preview” because I want them to be published later). Have to check this out.
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