I’m now using Windows Live Writer to compose my blog posts. I hadn’t seen the point of a standalone blog editor until yesterday, when I was blogging at work and accidentally closed the browser tab that contained the blog editor online, losing 15 minutes of work. Windows Live Writer’s user interface is straightforward and well organized — I’m surprised how much more pleasant it is to use Live Writer rather than editing within a web page. For me it lowers the psychological barrier to blog. Maybe I’ll start posting more often…