If someone had told me that the best Microsoft product I’d use in years was a small blogging tool with an odd name, I would have called them crazy. Yet with all the hoopla surrounding Vista (not to mention all the problems) it’s been the virtually unknown Windows Live Writer that’s impressed me the most. This product can’t possibly fly under the radar for much longer.
I’ve introduced a number of friends and family to Windows Live Writer and every person has said nearly the same thing, “I had no idea posting to my blog could be this easy”. I wrote about my favorite features in an earlier post and they work just as well today. It also works great with WordPress.
I noticed tonight that the Live Writer team has released beta 3 for download which I did tonight. Even in beta, it’s been a very solid product to use.
Give it a try if you’re still updating your blog the old fashioned way.
Can someone explain why the download includes Windows Live Messenger? Is that a requirement? I guess I just get a bit nervous when a product includes additional payload I wasn’t aware of.
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