Trying out Live Writer

Since I started blogging several years ago I mainly used the web interface to do all my blogging.  I then switched to writing almost everything in OneNote, then posting via the web interface with the HC&P (Human Cut & Paste) API.  When Office 2007 came out I tried the OneNote 2007 blogging feature (via Word).  It worked okay, but I didn’t like having to go through two programs to get the job done.

About two weeks ago I pulled down Windows Live Writer and have been using it.  So far it’s been pretty nice.  I like that I can see what the blog post will look like as I’m typing it.  It has played well with Community Server which I used to run my blog, though I haven’t attempted to set up the image links yet.  I do like the plug-in capability, though haven’t found too many useful ones out there (I have to admit I’m not trying overly hard).