I’m writing this using Microsoft’s latest beta of their blogging software called “Windows Live Writer“. There are lots of ways to do blog posts out there, from using the built-in blogging tools, to using Word 2007, to using programs like Ecto. All have advantages and disadvantages, unique and common features. Now I will add Windows Live Writer into the mix.
From the get-go, it was very straight forward to installed (even asked to install other Microsoft products like Windows Search). The wizard walking you through a Blog Account setup was easy to do and worked immediately for me using my own self-hosted WordPress site. The first wizard screen prompts you for the Blogging provider you use (first two options are Microsoft’s). I chose the third option for my WP blog (Live Writer is supposedly compatible with WordPress, Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, Moveable Type, Community Server and others).
After that, you are requested to enter in your Blog URL and the user name and password that you use to access your blog. Live Writer seems to be smart enough to be able to detect who your provider is.
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