Test Posting of New Open Source Live Writer

Many of the Bloggers who use Google’s Blogger use a non-Google program to write their blogs, and then post them Blogger.

Microsoft has a free program called Live Writer.  Many use that program, however….

In early December Live Writer and other programs would not authenticate with Google’s Blogger, hence, we could not mover our blogs over to Blogger to publish.

Well, Microsoft released Live Writer out to the world of Open Source, and on the same day Google turned off access (ability to post using the new or the old Live Writer) until the new Open Source Live Writer could meet the proper authentification methods demanded by Google.  The Open Soure team worked hard for a good ten days to make this happen, and it finally happened yesterday.  This blog is my test to be sure it works, and as you can see from my different sizes and shapes of pictures, and text styles, it seems to be working great.  So Microsoft Live Writer has been replaced by Open Source Live Writer, and for me, as you can tell above, it does everything the Microsoft version was doing.  Now, as an Open Source, I think we will see additions and improvements over time.

All I can say is that I am glad it went down now and not during our trip to Washington State.  All of these pictures on the test post were taken in Washington along the west side of Olympic National Park, in the City of La Push within the Quileute Indian Reservation.

 Test Over

PS:  Health Update:   We stayed home from Church Sunday and Wednesday.  I am feeling real good, Marcia is still coughing, at times a bit hard.  We rescheduled a few meetings with others for lunch, etc.   I have 90+% of the items transferred from motorhome to condo, got our car and RV registrations done for the year, renewed Marcia’s ADA placard for parking, paid bills, cleaned ceiling fans, changed A/C filters, and we still have a bunch of cleaning up.  Since Marcia got this crude about 6 days after I did, I figure she will be out and about again by Sunday. 

Live Writer Works Again!!!

Many people who blog on Blogger use Live Writer to do their posts in, then post to Blogger.  One thing is that posting pictures is easier, and gives one more latitude.  For instance, in Liver Writer, you can do this:

    

In Blogger’s writer it looks like this:

Both will allow you to pick sizes for pictures....Blogger has five options,  small, medium (which is what these picture are), large and X-large, along with "original size".  Live Writer's sizes are basically unlimited....you just click on the picture, grab a corner and make it larger or smaller. It is easy to put in a border too, and I have not found how to put in a boarder with blogger's editor.  Live Writer also easily allows for picture to be side-by-side, and allows for tables, and allows for quicker linking...the list goes on and on. 

Don’t know why, or for how long Google, who owns Blogger, will allow Live Writer to continue to work.  My guess is that many blogs have gone from Blogger to Wordpress, and they gave in for now…probably until Microsoft allows Live Writer to become OpenSource and the security the Google wants is created for Live Writer.  Microsoft has pretty much washed their hands with Live Writer from what I have read.

We are still in Oregon...rain today and travel just wasn't in the cards.  Will be back in Sacramento tomorrow for awhile.