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Why a desktop blog client?

17 Aug

Recently I have posted about PostXING and Windows Live Writer. A couple of people have commented in the first post asking why I need a desktop blogging tool and whether is adds new features.

Well, first I am kind of old school I like desktop software to web based ones. Don’t know exactly why. I am just more comfortable with desktop software.

Second about additional features it provides. Well, Writer, does provide a few additional functions like Auto Correct like word, spell check (though the Firefox 2.0 has a better spell check), ink support through a plugin, automatic saving of my blog post (God knows how many posts I had to rewrite or just forget about, because I accidentally closed the tab or the browser crashed)…

Another big advantage is that I can use it offline. Bangalore is notorious for its power failures. This is the time I have no TV, no Internet etc to distract me. A good time to blog…

But one thing I do not like about desktop software is that I have to install it on multiple PCs I use and configure it individually to my liking. For a blogging client this is not much of a problem but for Firefox or Outlook, synchronizing data and configuration between PCs is a big pain. That’s why I use gmail with my domain instead of Outlook though I still like Outlook better.

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4 Comments

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  1. Shakti

    August 19, 2006 at 9:06 AM

    ok, so for you, this desktop blog client is quite useful. Hey, adn one thing, outlook always gives an error on my pc, or any other pc, for that matter. Me and my friends try using outlook but in vain. How to use OUTLOOK?

     

  2. Vasanth

    August 20, 2006 at 9:23 PM

    Are you not able to install outlook? Or are you not able to configure it?

     

  3. Shakti

    August 21, 2006 at 9:17 AM

    outlook is already installed. do I need to configure it?
    I mean it never sends any mails when i want to. even my friends aren’t able to use outlook.

     

  4. Vasanth

    August 21, 2006 at 11:31 AM

    Yes, you have to configure it. Check out how you can configure Gmail with outlook here: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13278