New Windows Live Writer Released

A new version of Windows Live Writer was just released and it has quite a long list of changes. I have been using Windows Live Writer ever since it was opened to the public and I couldn't imagine not writing with it now.

Here is a list of the new features:

• Tagging support


• Support for Blogger Beta


• Categories are sorted by name and support scrolling, plus improved support for reading categories from your blog


• Improved startup performance


• Paste is enabled for Title region and TAB/SHIFT+TAB navigation between title and body supported


• Insert hyperlink added to context menu when text is selected


• Title attribute in Insert Link dialog


• Custom date support for Community Server


• Improved keyboard shortcuts for switching views


• Change spell-check shortcut key to F7


• Add 'png' to insert image dialog file type filter


• More robust image posting to Live Spaces


• Improved style detection for blogs


• Fixed issues with pasting URLs and links


• Remember last window size and position when opening a new post


• Open post dialog retrieves more than 25 old posts

The biggest problem that I still have is that Windows Live Writer doesn't support nested categories. However, the category list now has a scrollbar, a refresh button, and is now alphabetized by category name. That means I will still upload a post as a draft in order to ensure all categories and information are correct before the article gets published.

There are also six plugins available for those who are looking to add new features that Windows Live Writer currently doesn't offer:

• Blog This For Firefox - The "Blog This" Firefox button launch Windows Live Writer prepopulated with content from the current web page. Use it to quickly blog about interesting content you find while browsing the web.


• Blog This For Internet Explorer - The Blog This for Internet Explorer adds a button to IE which starts a new Windows Live Writer blog post prepopulated with content and title from the current web page. Blog the whole page, or just selected snippets. Interacts with other registered plugins to parse and structure web content where appropriate. Blog quickly when you find something of interest on the web.


• Event Plugin - Create your own events or find existing events through intergrated search of the Eventful.com website. Format the event, add a picture, edit the description, customize what data is displayed. The published post included correct hCalendar microformatting. The plugin also enables pastes of Live Clipboard copied events and Blog This of events from the Eventful.com website.


• Flickr4Writer - Flickr4Writer is a plugin that enables interaction with the Flickr(tm) services. You can browse by tags, photosets, or a simple photostream. After browsing, the plugin enables inserting the image reference into a post. A Flickr(tm) account is required. See http://www.flickr4writer.com for more information and screenshots.


• Acronyms Plugin - This plugin lets you search for an acronym description and insert it the acronym with the description in the blog post.


• Insert Spaces Emoticon - This plugin allows you to select one of the many Live Spaces emoticons and put them onto your blog. The best thing about this plugin is it's not limited to just Live Spaces. You can use this plugin for any type of blog and still have the Spaces' emoticons on it.

I think that Windows Live Writer is really starting to come along nicely. They still have some work ahead of them but it is definitely evolving into a nice piece of software.

News Source: Windows Live Writer Blog
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Microsoft Word 2007 Changes The "=rand()" Feature

Microsoft Word has had a random feature (sometimes referred to as an Easter Egg) for quite some time. It is used to quickly generate large blocks of text for testing purposes. Up until Microsoft Word 2007 when you entered in =rand(12) (and then pressed enter) you would receive 12 five-sentence paragraphs that constantly repeated the same sentence:

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

However, if you use the same command in Word 2007 it will output 12 unique paragraphs that describe the new features in Office 2007. The first paragraph will look something like this:

On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the overall look of your document. You can use these galleries to insert tables, headers, footers, lists, cover pages, and other document building blocks. When you create pictures, charts, or diagrams, they also coordinate with your current document look.

If you are looking for a unique way to explain Office 2007 to your friends then maybe you should try this. You can tell them that you typed it up for them. It might impress them even more if you "type" it up right in front of them.

Black Xbox 360 rumors abound

When the rumor mill gets a'turnin' you're bound to have a few false-starts, and it seems the new black Xbox 360 meme is no exception. The snazzy "black Xbox" seen above might look quite black and Xboxy, but we're sorry to report that it's just a developer box, plenty of which have been out since before launch for testing out pre-release games. Also, if when Microsoft does actually build a black version, we're kind of hoping they stick with that chrome drive tray from the regular 360, and maybe go with a truer black instead of this piddling smoke color. We're definitely not writing off the rumor entirely, according to some "leaked info" from Microsoft's planned X06 announcements this week, they'll be announcing Xbox 360 Black for the holidays, along with 1080p Halo3 and other fanboy pleasers. We also got a tip from somebody who claims to have a friend at GAME that says the black Xbox 360 will be a premium only color, and might even come with an integrated or bundled HD DVD drive and possibly a larger HDD. We suppose we'll know soon enough -- X06 is over tomorrow -- but that doesn't mean we can't stay busy drumming up the hype and unrealistic expectations until then.

[Thanks to everyone who sent these in]

Read - Black Xbox at Microsoft event
Read - X06 info leaked

My Windows Vista RC1

Down load Office 2007 beta 2 TR

Download the Office 2007 Beta 2 TR

Gmail is down?

I was trying to copy files from Gmail Driver.But something was wrong,maybe Gmail is down temporantly.What do you think of it?

Get a Windows Vista RC1 Product key

 

1. Go to this site.
2. Login with your Live.com account.
3. Fill out the form.
4. A key will be displayed on the screen and emailed to you. They will also show you the download links for RC1.
5. That’s it!

iTunes 7 Now Available For Download

 

Okay, we knew it was coming and Apple finally updated their iTunes site to reflect the newly released version 7! There is a whole slew of new features, but the overall interface is pretty much the same:

• Movies
• Cover Flow
• Automatic Album Art
• New User Interface
• iPod Games
• iPod Summary
• Download Manager
• Higher Video Resolution
• Onscreen Video Controls
• Multiple Libraries
• Library Backup
• Gapless Playback
• Ratings and Parental Controls

So it is an impressive list of updates but it was definitely needed since Microsoft has Windows Media Player 11 also being released soon. There is still no word on Vista compatibility on iTunes 7 but I think I’ll give it a try later and see how it goes. Here’s hoping for the best.

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