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After reading a VMware blog post a few days ago that mentioned Windows Live Writer, I thought I’d see what it was about. First of all, generally, I do not use M$ Live products. No Windows Live Messenger, etc. I do have a Windows Live ID, but it’s purely for use with XBOX LIVE.

My initial impressions are that I like it.

It hooks into Windows Live Spaces of course, SharePoint, Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, and more. The setup was very easy. First, I downloaded the app here: http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/. Then, I unselected all the options in the install wizard except for Writer. After that, the wizard asked for my blog URL, blog username and blog password. You can have multiple blog accounts, too. During a new blog setup, it asks to post a test blog post to download your theme so that when you edit a new post, you cans see how it will look in your blog before you publish. Examples below: