The Office Gal

If you haven’t read The Right Tool For Blogging - Part 1 click here.

OK… so, I downloaded Windows Live Writer and gave it a whirl now it is time for Blog Desk.

Blog Desk Offline Weblog Editor

Well, right off the bat, the look is much different - very basic, but that doesn’t mean bad. I am using Blog Desk now to write this post and writing and formatting is not different then Windows Live Writer. You are still given the same excellent features - creating links, adding pictures, creating tags for Technorati, and even a space for trackbacks. Still a very usable, friendly format.

I do like that you are able to save your post as a file for future reference or to use as a backup, just in case. Windows Live Writer gave me the option to Save As Draft , but I could not save it as a file for backup.

One big that I noticed with Blog Desk is when you first begin set-up it does not automatically begin the process to set-up your first blog. You will need to manually set up your first blog by going to File - Manage blogs .

I did try the Preview view several times to see what my post would look like once uploaded, but it would not give me a preview on the actual blog page. Unfortunately, that is one reason why I might not continue to use this editor.

Honestly, there aren’t many difference between the two editors that I can see other than the visual and view options, both worked extremely well and I would say that it will come down to personal opinion which editor you choose.

So there you have it, a simple look at both the Blog Desk and Windows Live Writer offline weblog editors. Go take a peek at the sites for yourself and see which one will work best for you. I do suggest that you download them both and do a couple of test runs because this will be your best process to decided which one is best for you.

I do want to thank Jennifer Chait and Freelance Writing Jobs for discussing offline editors in her post Help My Post Vanished! Jennifer’s post gave me the idea to take this little journey.

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