I recently downloaded Windows Live Writer and have been using it to post to my blogs. So far I have set up three of my blogs, counting this one, and can easily post to any of them. It works with most major blog services including WordPress, Blogger, LiveJournal, and TypePad, and it automatically detects your blog's theme. As you write, you can see just how it will look on your blog, before you publish.
Windows Live Writer makes it easy to insert graphics, hyperlinks, tables, maps, and more. Also, if you can't be connected to the Internet, you can still write your posts, and they'll be ready to publish when you get back online. I used this feature last week, and it was so nice.
You can read about all the features of Windows Live Writer here. I also downloaded some Plug-ins to extend the features. One of them is this Polaroid Picture Plug-in I haven't tried until now.
That's kind of cool, but the Plug-in I have high hopes for is one that is supposed to let me easily blog a page or selection of a page right from my browser. That will be particularly helpful for this blog. When I see something I want to share, I just have to select the "Blog This" button at the top of my browser, and it will open a new or existing post in Windows Live Writer. Then, I can easily share what I just found.
Because, even though I'm always running across things I get really excited about, I still find myself forgetting to bookmark, forgetting to share, and losing them. That is not good.
