New Tools For The Blogger On The Road
After only some days, the list can be updated.
With the introduction of the excellent offline Google Reader [modus], we can delete FeedDemon from the list and save $25.
Although FeedDemon still has some more features than Google Reader, Google Reader performs well and fast.
Another addition to the list, comes in the form of the new version of Windows Live Writer.
Windows Live Writer is an all straightforward, out of the box editor for most blog platforms. Installation is easy and writing is even easier. It feels like writing in Word, with support options for your theme, just less bloated than MS Word. If you blog alot and hate to be stuck in your blogplatform editor, Windows Live Writer is what you need.
The Editor comes with many insertion and formatting possibilities and also supports tags properly, but not 100% correctly if you want to use site internal tags.
Live Writer can ping services when publishing entries, or publish entries at a specific time. Basically you’ll find everything you need and the feel is nicer than writing in the WP editor.
Screenshots after the jump
Writing for JOAB with enabled theme mode.
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Comments / What do you think?
June 3rd, 2007
Sean,
I am trying to setup the WLW, but when I enter my remote posting url for Wordpress, which is http://www.srcoley.com/xmlrpc.php, it says “Invalid response document returned from XmlRpc server.”
Any ideas as to what is going on?
-Stephen
June 3rd, 2007
I meant to put Franky, not Sean…I am terribly sorry.
June 4th, 2007
Stephen, I just tried to configure WLW for several blogs, even this one and depending on the server config, I get the same error as you have.
Winlows Live Writer uses POST. Had problems with other blog editors before? I must admit I just played with WLW, but usually I write from the WP editor, or Notepad++ even.
June 4th, 2007
Franky,
It seems the problem lies within the WP xmlrpc.php file. I updated to WP 2.2, and the problem was fixed. Perhaps that was the same problem you were running into. Good luck.
June 4th, 2007
Thanks for the tip, Stephen.
I hope we’ll soon upgrade to 2.2 (although JOAB WP 2.1.3 uses), but first we have to check all our themes.