Windows Live Writer
I’m testing out a new program released by Microsoft last week entitled Windows Live Writer (or WLW for short). Basically, WLW interfaces with many popular blogs around the net to allow you access in creating blog posts without having internet service available. Not only does this allow you to create blog posts without the need for the net (you upload your completed post when you get back to civilization), but it also (supposedly) helps you nail down that awesome layout, complete with pictures, links, embedded video, etc without having to mess with a sometimes clunky WYSIWYG web editor.
Consider this my first test of this software, as I like the idea of forming blog posts outside of the site atmosphere and in something more attune to writing and composure.
In my first post to test this software, I’d like to share a small tidbit that I’ve found to love in my recent use with the Windows 7 beta. Yes, I am sometimes an unabashed Microsoft supporter, but I truly and honestly love most of their products. I was an early adopter of Vista, I’m a huge XBOX 360 supporter, and after trying an iPod, Creative Vision, and a Zune, the Zune by and far met my needs more than the other two. With all these products, my integrated experience between them all is unparalleled.
To get on with my post, I was downloading some sound drivers for my fresh install of W7. Per usual, I minimized the download window until it completed. A couple minutes later, I took a quick look at the redesigned task bar, and noticed a glowing green bar on my IE icon. I had no idea what this was, so a quick Google search showed that when you are downloading something, the IE icon fills up gradually in green to indicate the percentage downloaded. Awesome! No more continuous checking to see where the download stands.
Here is my download at approximately 25%:
Here it is nearly complete:
It’s one of those little touches that I love finding. There are quite a few more things that I’m loving about W7, and I’ll blog about them as I go.
Oh, and let’s hope this post works ;).
I must say, it worked great! The only thing I didn’t see was an option to set the category. Hopefully I can find where this is set, if it’s in the software. Otherwise, it’s a minor inconvenience to set it.
It appears to have cut off your blog. Unless you just wanted to end it with “wit”. I don’t really know any of the things you are talking about, but I’m glad it worked for ya!
And after I posted that the whole thing came up!
F5 dammit!!!
Well, I just found the option to set the category and to even postpone a publishing of an article. NICE. Tony, you might want to look into using this for Benevolent Street.