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Blogging from your Desktop

February 18, 2007 by: UKStevieB

For a while now I have been using the Windows Live Writer as my desktop application for my blog, and overall I have been pretty pleased with it, but these last few days it seems to of developed a bit of a glitch.

I am not certain if this is because of some change in how WordPress works with the 2.1 install or if it's some update in the Live Writer that is causing the problem but so far I have not been able to work out what to do to correct the problem. The simple solution? Switch back to using "BlogDesk", which seems to have no problems with publishing to my site and has let me set up posting images pretty easily.

BlogDesk

I recommend this desktop application to all blogger's, though it may not have the looks of "Live Writer" it has a few extra dictionaries that you can add:

  • English (US and UK)
  • German
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Danish
  • Croatian
  • Czech
  • Polish
  • Slovenian
  • Dutch
  • Latin

Another nifty feature is that it allows you to save template posts as well as drafts, so if you have a weekly update or special repeated "Top 10" type post you like to make you can save yourself the hassle of setting it up every time.

Is there a desktop blogging application you would like to recommend?



Topics: Testing, Tools, WordPress |

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