Internetling

Don’t you just hate it when you have to fire up your browser, navigate to your page and finally log-in every time you want to blog? When I see that TinyMCE editor window I always remember how it remains one of the most serious web productivity punches in the faces of bloggers.

I set off to find a tool which could make my one-click blogging dream come true. Some of these tools are not perfect, it also depends on the platform you use. But let’s face it, serious people mostly use WordPress, MovableType, or Blogger (still wondering why about this one), so that is going to be the support I’ll be looking for.

Flock

If it ran as well on my MacBook as on my PC, it would most certainly be my browser of choice (I’m waiting for the upcoming release) . The niftiest feature it’s got is of course the blogging tool. Flock integrates with many Web 2.0 services, such as Youtube, Flickr etc. and last but not least, blogs. By pressing the blog button, you get a great text field where you can blog and publish your post from. It supports WordPress and Blogger, although it sadly lacks MovableType support. There’s still support for TypePad, though note that TypePad is a service, like Blogger, using MovableType as a platform. COnsequently, I cannot guarantee It’ll work with your self-hosted MovableType blog. If you’re a Flock and MovableType user, a comment would be welcome indeed

ScribeFire (former Performancing) for Firefox

This plugin has been recommended to me numerous times. So why not try it out? It’s boasts a great deal of cool features, like multi-blogging. The main site doesn’t show what blogs are suported. WordPress, Blogger, and LiveJournal should work. After you install the plugin you can always open it by simply clicking the small ‘notepad’ button in the lower-right corner toolbar.

Ecto

During my search for the best blog tool, I discovered there are many paid tools. Ecto is one of them. It doesn’t work in the browser, it’s a standalone piece of software, for both Mac OSX and Windows (pro’lly works on other OSes with Wine, though). I don’t think paying for a blogging tool is really necessary, but hey, Darren likes it and maybe you will too. It is packed with features, like multiple blog posting, offline blogging, and supports all of the blogging platforms you’ll ever need.

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