Well actually I didn't go anywhere, at least no where exciting, it's just that every time I do something of interest and I think "I must blog about this" by the time I get round to it the moment has gone. Plus, and this is probably more of an excuse than a valid reason for not keeping my blog updated, I find it a pain to go to the website and update my blog there.
I use TypePad and although it's a great site I just find the whole process tedious and time consuming.
Now, when I did the last few blog posts, I have been using a couple of tools to do this which has proved to be much easier. On the PC I was even using the free blogging tool which is part of the Windows Live suite of free apps. The tool I use is called Windows Live Writer and for a free application it is very nice and easy to use.
But I'm trying to move away from PC apps and spend more time doing everything on my Mac. I was using Blogo but it just seemed too basic. Watching a recent SCO from Don McAllister he mentioned that he uses MarsEdit to update his blog. Although I had heard of MarsEdit, I had not tried it. So here I am telling you about it via my blog and doing so using MarsEdit! I just have the 30 day trial version and like most Mac apps, it is a fully functional trial.
Tell me about your blogging experiences and what tools do you use.
ps: It would be really nice to have a WYSIWYG interface in these blogging tools that really show you what's going on. I have nicely presented paragraphs here in MarsEdit but when I post all the text appears as one block.
pps: just discovered the paragraph item under the Markup menu.
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