As a developer, I prefer the Ubuntu experience over the Windows experience. However, when I’m updating the checkbook and paying bills, I don’t see many good, non-Windows options. I have been blogging with ScribeFire for quite some time and have been very happy with it . A read a blog on Live Writer some time ago and installed it; fo
r some reason I never used it,
I decided to give it a try this weekend and have to say, it is pretty nice. Functionally they are pretty much the same, both integrating nicely with WordPress. Subtle differences include:
- ScribeFire saves the drafts on the server, where as Live Writer saves them locally on your computer.
- Not that it is a big deal, but Live Writer seems to have better preview support, at least with my current theme.
- Live Writer also integrates nicely with Live’s maps and photo albums. Images are actually easier to integrate with in Live Writer too, more directly editable properties.
- Live Writer also support HTML tables, which you have to create by hand with ScribeFire.
- The spelling checker seems better in Live Writer too. Unfortunately, neither one has an integrated thesaurus.
So, if you are blogging on Windows and want to use a nice little editor, give it a try. I think you will be generally surprised by this Microsoft product.
