I don’t post often, but since I was evaluating blogging tools I went on a little bit of a writing streak this Thanksgiving weekend. The verdict of my test…I still like Windows Live Writer Beta (build 14) the best. Still a few more to try though…So what should I do to celebrate my 100th post? How about a quote from Dave Barry that made me laugh earlier today…
Archive for November, 2008
Einstein never said that…
30
Nov
I was testing BlogJet today as a possible desktop blogging tool. Strangely, what caught my eye first was not the tool, but the quote, attributed to Albert Einstein, that they used in the sample post… I found it a little hard to believe that Einstein who died in 1955 would have a quote about computers…especially about computers being fast. Here is the quote:
“Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination.” — Albert Einstein (or was it Leo Cherne?…read on)
Watching a shuttle launch
30
Nov
Ever since I was a kid I have wanted to see the shuttle launch. So I’ve asked my wife to make that my birthday present this year. Trouble is, a shuttle launch is not easily predicted. NASA routinely postpones the launch due to weather and all kinds of technical issues. So you may have to spend a week or more in Florida, or try multiple times to see the launch. Right now, I think we are shooting for January or February. Any advice?
Insert Map feature of Windows Live Writer…not bad..not good either
29
Nov
This is a short test to see how the insert map feature of Windows Live Writer works. I think I am ready to give this product my endorsement. The push pin is a bit ugly though…I mean come on.
Testing the Polaroid Picture Plugin in Livewriter
29
Nov
I’m not sure how Polaroid feels about their name being used, but this plugin does and pretty good job of doing what is says it will do. Very nice usability and great results. Here is the link.
Oh…I looove the caption option. Just so you all know, I inserted the image on the right without the border, dropshadow, caption, or tilt – windows live writer and the polaroid plugin did all the work…very nice.
It does have more padding on top then I want…not sure how to fix that.
Windows Live Writer
29
Nov
Wow. As I said in an earlier post I am testing desktop blogging tools today. Since I can not use the firefox only Scribefire plugin because of an apparently unsolvable problem with firefox, I first tried out Qumana and now Windows Live Writer. So far, all I can say is wow…it downloads your theme so you can type directly in a true WYSIWYG – So, far, I’m truly impressed. The preview is a real preview. All the features are here and more. Here is the break – much more after it.
Tools to edit your blog offline – Qumana review
29
Nov
I’m in the market for a desktop blogging tool. For a year now, I have been using Scribefire, a Firefox plug-in to post to my blog from any where on the web. I like the fact that the icon was always there in the bottom of the browser. I could start a post, finish it at my leisure and it used the built in spell check of firefox. But, alas, I have an unsolvable problem with firefox. So I am writing this with Qumana…what do I think, well…(read the rest)
- Somehow it managed to post with the wrong timestamp. Ok, figured that out, there is a choose date feature…nice.
- I can’t figure out how to insert a blog splitter – as most of you wordpress fans know, WordPress lets you insert a <hr> tag to tell wordpress where to put the "more" button.
- It has spell check, but and suggestions, but clicking the suggestion doesn’t change the text…weird. Oh nevermind, it does…
- It has an insert ad feature, put it takes a loooong time to insert and you can not do anything while its inserting.
- Its Java based and that scares just me a little.
- I really like the droppad tool. This is a floating desktop icon that stays on top of all windows. Select text or pictures and drag them to the drop pad. You can do this over and over, then when your ready, double click it and you will see everything you have collected read for your blog entry. nice.
Powered by Qumana
My unsolvable problem with Firefox freezing my computer…
29
Nov
My laptop (Thinkpad T61p) keeps freezing with Firefox 3. Nothing else causes even the slightest problem…only firefox. What happens? Well, nothing…the clock stops ticking, the mouse stops moving, and absolutly nothing happens…I have to hold down the power button to force a restart. I love you firefox, but I can’t keep living this way, walking on egg shells, wondering if the next click will be my last. Below is everything I know, everything I’ve tried…help me Internet, your my only hope. Read the rest of this entry »
The Song from the end of Portal Game
26
Nov
I played this game over the weekend. It’s short, sweet, and very fun. It’s worth the $10 it costs at Target. But for 2 days now I’ve had the creepy song at the end stuck in my head. So I made a recording so I can listen to it over and over…that’s the only way I have found to get a song out of my head is to learn the words. Otherwise my brain keeps looping through trying to “figure out” the lyrics. Watch it below… Read the rest of this entry »
