Live Writer Blog

Animated Windows Live Writer icon for RocketDock

2010-01-10T14:30:54Z

RocketDock published an animated icon of the Windows Live Writer for its application launcher.

The installation is quite simple. Just download the zip File from here and copy the files to the right directories.

Download & instructions: animate windows live writer icon – RocketDock.com

Windows Live Writer – Wave 4 screenshot

2009-12-13T19:27:35Z

Seems like the Wave 4 for Windows Live is coming closer. The guys from Neowin have posted some really awesome screenshot from the Windows Live Messenger 2010.

They posted a screenshot from the Windows Live Writer ribbon interface too:

Many are hopeful for some Wave 4 announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in January and we are expecting some focus on Windows Live during the event. We’re expecting Microsoft to make a public beta of the Wave 4 bits during the first quarter of 2010.

source: Windows Live Messenger 2010 revealed

Unable to login to Live Spaces with the Windows Live Writer

2009-11-23T20:32:17Z

We’ve got some reports about people receiving error messages while they tried to login to their live spaces from the Windows Live Writer.

Solution: In same cases the Windows Live Writer seems to have a problem with long passwords associated to the LiveID, you can solve this issue by reducing the amount of characters of your password.

Share your work with the WLW with the Windows Live team

2009-10-13T18:22:44Z

It’s show time. You have the unique opportunity to show the Windows Live team your work with the Windows Live Writer through twitter.

Please add @livewriter in your tweets so we can see your blogs, too

Temporary post in the Google Index

2009-10-11T20:19:55Z

When you set up a new blog within the Windows Live Writer for the first time, the WLW ask you if you want to detect the theme. For the theme detection, the Windows Live Writer creates a temporary post with the Title “Temporary Post Used For Theme Detection (ID-ID-..). Normally after the theme detection the test post will be deleted automatically, but it seems it isn’t happening every time as a Google search shows.

Now what can you do to avoid Google from indexing this page? Simple check your blog and delete this pages. An easy way to find them is to use the search operator:

site:domain.tld "Temporary Post Used For Theme Detection ("

PS:You don’t have to worry about these temporary posts they don’t harm you or your blog they just look ugly.

Blog capabilities

2009-10-10T11:17:50Z

The blog capabilities provide a snapshot of several key metrics about the current blog software in use. This is where you can find it:

Greg creates a great matrix to compare the features of Live Spaces, Wordpress, Blogger and LiveJournal. If you are thinking about to start a blog or switch to another blog software maybe this list will help you to find the best blog software for your needs.

Link: Metablogging – Windows Live Community

Windows Live Writer CSS class Plug-in

2009-10-04T10:45:54Z

Phillip Sumi created two very useful plug-in for the Windows Live Writer to format selected text through a CSS class because this is something you can’t currently do with the Windows Live Writer without switching to the source-code view.

Insert Quick CSS

The Insert Quick Css Plug-In is very helpful when you have to manage only one CSS Class which you can change through the Windows Live Writer option dialog.

Managing multiple CSS Class Names

If you have to manage more than one css class this plugi-in is the right one for you. After you setup the plug-in you have a list of css class you can use, just double-click the one you need and the plug-in is going to do the rest.

Download and Source Code: Windows Live Writer: Plug-ins to Format Content through CSS Classes

Ops I did it … again – MVP for another year

2009-10-03T11:36:35Z

Yesterday I got the communication from the Microsoft MVP Program that I got nominated for the third year as Microsoft MVP for Windows Live. I’m very happy and very proud to receive this title for the third year and that my work with the Windows Live Writer and the Microsoft Communities can proceed with the great opportunities the Microsoft MVP program give us.

Thx

Stephan Walcher

Insert Joomla! Live Writer extension

2009-10-01T20:02:00Z

James Wright created a Joomla! Live Writer extension which work with the metaWeblog XML-RPC Api and give the Windows Live Writer the ability to embed the Read More link into Joomla!

The school where I work uses Joomla! for the school website, and we have been looking for a solution to enable our non-specialist staff members to update the site without getting overly burdened by the more technical aspects of what sits behind the page.

Information + Download: Joomla! Live Writer extension

source: Twitter / Scott Lovegrove: RT @jameswwright: New blog …

Suggestions for Live Writer plug-ins

2009-09-30T19:49:58Z

Scott, the king of the WLW plug-ins is looking for new plug-ins ideas. If you have any suggestions you can post them here in the comments or send him a reply @scottisafool.

Twitter / Scott Lovegrove: I want some suggestions fo …