The brilliant blog client is available for download .

Windows Live Writer makes the process of publishing rich media as easy as sending e-mail.  Writer knows the theme used by your blog and allows you to author your posts directly in the styles of your theme.

Features in this beta:

• Spell checking
• Table editing
• Ability to add categories
• Page authoring for WordPress and TypePad
• Support for excerpts and extended entries
• Improved hyperlinking and image insertion
• Paste Special
• SharePoint 2007 support
• New APIs enabling custom extensions by weblog providers
• Automatic synchronization of local and online edits
• Integration with Windows Live Gallery
• Support for Blogger Labels
• New look and feel
• Available in 6 languages
• Improved accessibility and keyboard support
• Many other frequently requested enhancements

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I am still in the process of fixing all the things I blew up in the move to Community Server 2.1, and making sure I didn’t lose anything in moving to new blogging platform , so if a blog is missing images or has broken links please let me know.

To avoid the shutdown of your application after 20 min inactivity, you can use a ping tool like:

SmarterPing

SmarterPing is a Windows Service built around solving this problem. SmarterPing will hit selected web pages at regular intervals to keep them alive on the server. For low-activity sites, and those using shared hosting, SmarterPing will keep sites running smoothly and quickly.

Features:

• Connects to only the pages you specify, exactly as you specify them
• Customizable ping period
• Implemented as a Windows Service to ensure continual operation
• Easy-to-use front end
• Installation on one computer in your network is enough to keep all of your sites alive

Download SmarterPing

WebMon

WebMon is a freeware web page update monitoring program - it saves you time and keeps you updated by automatically checking web pages to see if they have changed.

Features:

• Checking an unlimited number of web pages.
• Scheduling automatic checking at set intervals.
• Optional pop-up alerts and sounds when updates are found.
• Running other programs when updates are found.
• Selecting which part of the web page to check.
• Update logging.
• Proxy support, with authentication.
• Unintrusive tray icon when minimized.
• Importing IE favorites and Netscape bookmarks.
• Help system - simply press F1 at any time.
• Simple installation and removal.
• Freeware, with no advertising or spyware.

Download WebMon

This is a simple plugin for Windows Live Writer that enables a user to insert highlighted source code, it is based on Wilco Bauwer’s Syntax Highlighter

Download Syntax Highlighter for Windows Live Writer

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Aptana is a robust, JavaScript-focused IDE for building dynamic web applications.

• Code Assist on JavaScript, HTML, and CSS languages, including your own
  JavaScript functions
• Outliner that gives a snapshot view of your JavaScript, HTML, and CSS code
  structure
• Error and warning notification for your code
• Support for Aptana UI customization and extensions
• Cross-platform support
• Free and open source

Download Aptana for Windows

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