My previous post was about the technical side of Windows Live Writer. This post is about what Windows Live Writer means to me. I downloaded the first beta version, just to try it out, to see what all the fuss was about, not really expecting anything spectacular. And it wasn't very spectacular at first.
But after using it for a while, I've noticed that it makes blogging a lot easier and more fun. No more logging into Blogger, no more typing in a crappy little editor. No more navigating a web site, clicking links, waiting, previewing slowly. The Web Layout mode is awesome. Even managing multiple blogs is easy, switching between them is fast, and if you use different styles, the Web Layout mode makes it very obvious what blog you are posting for.
This application shows that Windows applications will not be replaced by Web applications very soon. On the contrary, this is a Windows application that replaces a Web application. The Web application is not going away, because it's still the most accessible way of blogging when you're not at home. But at home, I'm only logging into Blogger when I need to update the template, or change the options.
Windows Live Writer has encouraged me to blog more often.
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I learned about Windows Live Writer from Channel 9 and decided to test it out on my blog. I couldn't imagine going back to anything else, I'm following the development closely and looking forward to seeing what else this great application has in store for us in the future.
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