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The new version of WordPress released.

They fixed some important security problems with XML-RPC. I tested it with BlogJet and I’m glad to report that it works well.

Ryan Gregg:

I've been looking for a decent blogging client for Mac OS X for a while now, and while I still haven't found a great one, I'm giving MarsEdit from Ranchero a try to see how well it works against dasBlog.

The biggest problem I have with this is that it doesn't support a WYSIWYG interface, just a text pad where I can enter HTML. The real question if course is if it works correctly with the BloggerAPI for dasBlog.

I still haven't found anything that works quite as well as BlogJet for Windows does. That's a great program and I really wish that it had been ported for the Mac (or that I had a smaller Windows laptop).

The new beta version of BlogJet available. Please note that this version is for testing purposes only.

Download (2.1 MB)
http://blogjet.com/beta/BlogJetSetup16b1.exe

RELEASE NOTES (incomplete)

Features

• Group posting (post to multiple blogs at once).
• Confirm posting using Ctrl+Enter (optional).
• NTLM authentication support.
• Better file upload progress indication.
• Abort posting when checking spelling.

Bug fixes

• Work-around for WordPress and TypePad date/time issue.
• Fixed 'Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window'.
• New connection core.
• Lots of other bug fixes…

It also cleans the trial period counter, so if your had problems with previous versions and your 30–trial expired, feel free to download this version.

Robin Mayfield made a video on how to setup and use BlogJet with TypePad. Check it out here.

Thanks, Robin!

Blue Eye: “If you are using BlogJet (and possibly other remote publishing solutions) to publish on Wordpress and are using the Post Moderation plugin, this post is for you.”

Read…

Thanks!

Glen Mohr:

• I love that I can add bullets on the fly without having to type in HTML tags
• I love that I can add color on the fly without having to know that blue is #0000ff
• I love that I can switch between blogs from a drop down
• I love that I can choose multiple categories by checking them off in a list
• I love that I now don’t have to use Internet Explorer to post to my Movable Type blogs since the formatting buttons don’t show up in Firefox
• I love that when I embed a link in a post I can choose whether it should open in the same window or a new window without having to code target=_

Doug Tygar:

The html generated by BlogJet is far more robust than HTML generated by Blogger. It also has a very clean toolbar (although I wish I could add an auto “blockquote” button.)

Yes, Doug, I want this button too. Advanced toolbar is what I’m going to implement in the future versions.

Did you know that if your blogging service supports* extended entries via API, you can separate extended content from normal one? Just click Format > Extended Entry

*) Including: WordPress, Movable Type, TypePad…

Micro Persuasion – Google to Host Vlogs?:

"It's an experiment we want to run," said Page of the video-uploading service, which he said the company will formally announce "in the next few days." Page made the non-announcement announcement during Monday's opening panel discussion at the National Cable & Telecommunications Show here, upstaging his luminary fellow panelists John Chambers of Cisco, Brian Roberts of Comcast, Jon Miller of AOL and Jeffrey Katzenberg of Dreamworks.

By the way, if you want to post a video to your blog via BlogJet, just click Tools > Attach File, select the video file:

and it will be attached to your post.

We now have Family Pack license available (up to 5 family members) for purchasing. It's only $69.95 - cheaper than 2 copies.

Also, for those of you who already bought a single copy, an upgrade to the Family Pack is available for $49.95 until April 30, 2005. Use this link: http://blogjet.com/order/familyupg/

In yesterday’s post I’ve cited the short review of BlogJet from The Great Software List, which contained the comparison with ecto – another blog client available for PC and Mac. Someone might think that I did this to make a bad PR for my competitors. No. No way.

Let me cite Guy Kawasaki (Selling The Dream book):

There are two types of enemies: conceptual and tactical…

When I was sa president of ACIUS, our tactical enemy in the Macintosh database market was Fox Software. Both companies, however, shared a conceptual enemy: ignorance among people that Macintoshes can manage databases.

The problem for ACIUS and Fox Software was not achieving greater market share but expanding the market size. In this kind of situation, tactical enemies have to stop fighting each other and fight the conceptual enemy. For example, ACIUS and Fox Software could have jointly sponsored Macintosh database seminars to show people how Macintosh databases can improve their productivity. Then, when the pie was bigger, ACIUS and Fox Software could have focused on market share.

So instead of fighting each other, we want every blogger to know that she can improve her blogging productivity by using a blog client.

That’s why I joined with Yiyi Sun, author of another blog client – WB Editor, to create BlogClients.Info –  a wiki where any developer can write about her blog client, share information on blogging APIs, etc. (Are you a blog client dev? Go ahead and let others know about it!)

That’s why I want you to choose the best blog client for your needs. I’ll be happy if you choose BlogJet, and I’ll be happy even if you choose ecto, w.bloggar, WB Editor or any other – at least, I’ll know that you use a blog client and you understand how it improves your blogging experience.

Finally, if you use a blog client, tell your friends about it!

BlogJet appeared in The Great Software List:

Prompt. Although it's a simple tool for posting and managing blog entries, BlogJet is not intended to have all features for all people. It does a few things well: integrate with existing blog services; post photos; and allow blog entries to be posted quickly with minimal effort. The reason the price is $40 rather than ecto's $18 is that it works more efficiently with fewer steps to accurately complete a post. BlogJet integrates with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers; FeedDemon, RSS Bandit, NewsGator, and other news aggregators using Blog This! to enable you easily blog about the current web page or news items. If you're an everyday blogger, then you need this tool.