Comments on: Microsoft blogging software available in beta

Windows Live Writer designed for easy use, compatibility with other blogging services.
Images: Microsoft lends bloggers a hand

[irondog1970]

Realmac RapidWeaver

While iWeb works only with .mac, there is other Mac-based software that plays well with FTP and .mac: Realmac Software's RapidWeaver. It requires zero HTML knowledge (although you should always know what HTML is capable of doing because it comes in handy), has many different templates, and is easy to use. It integrates with iLife and does more than iWeb does.

The only down side: it doesn't work with any of the established blogs out there.

[Lindy01]

hahahah

"The only down side: it doesn't work with any of the established blogs out there."

Ummm that is just a small downside:( That and it does not run on a PC.

[cary1]

First impression.

I just installed the software and tried to access my account on Blogger. It's amazing to see that it worked smoothly.

The WISIWYG editor is much better than the one available on Blogger (though Blogger has a web based editor). One thing I didn't like about this was that I can't change the template from within the software, but that might not be the case with Windows Live Spaces.

Give it a try!

[john55440]

MS Live Writer vs Apple iWeb

>But iWeb is specifically tailored to Apple's own Mac.com hosting service, and consequently doesn't mesh with other providers. Windows Live Writer, on the other hand, boasts compatibility with not only Microsoft's own Spaces network but also other major blogging services such as Blogger and TypePad.<

Another example of Apple's "closed, walled garden" philosophy.