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Posts Tagged ‘Canvas’

So, Microsoft release Windows Live Writer this weekend, and all I really need to say is: Wow, go get this, it could be a home run.

I’m typing up this post using Writer, and not only did it work automatically with my WordPress blog … it automatically downloaded my “style” so that I’m actually editing this in a WYSIWYG editor that shows what it will look like on my front page (right down to the ridiculously narrow column).  And the “preview” button made me think it had actually posted it to my blog, very impressive. Some people are already saying it may be better than BlogJet ;(which costs $40).

It works with Windows Live Spaces, of course, but also with RSD, metaWeblog API, and Movable Type API, which means it works on Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, and WordPress … to name a few. It also generates very good looking XHTML!

On top of all that, it has a really good looking API which should result in Flickr (and YouTube) plugins, as well as Technorati tagging … faster than you can shake a stick.

They’ve already included image uploading and tweaking, including wrapping text around images, and a mapping feature which lets you embed maps (from local.live.com, of course) toggle details like roads, add pushpins with popup photos and more.

However, there’s still some significant missing features, and a few things that bother me as a user of WordPress, in particular.