Desktop Blogging Software Revisited

When I first started blogging regularly I purchased a license for Ecto which is an amazing application. I started using it on OS X, so I was a bit disappointed in the Windows translation. Most applications that start on the Mac platform don’t quite translate to Windows just because of the limitations of the operating system. At any rate, since I moved back to Windows (temporarily) I have struggled to find a good desktop blog editor.

A while ago I went through almost every free and low cost blogging software package that I could find for Windows. I found a software package with a good interface, it ran slowly. If I found one that was good all around, the price was too high. For kicks and giggles I figured I would try Windows Live Writer because other people seem to like it, and I also found a quick and dirty article on getting it to work with the Wordpress Ultimate Tag Warrior plug-in. It causes me physical pain to say it but I like the software and it works well for my purposes. Furthermore it’s free. It also has a growing library of plugins which will encourage versatility. I just hope it doesn’t become bloated like Microsoft applications tend to get after they have been around for a while. I also hope it remains free.

Do you use Windows Live Writer? If so what do you think of it? Do you use another application I may be unfamiliar with? Let me know about it.

Tags: Apple, blog, Ecto, Geek, Windows Live Writer

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