HTML Blogger vs Live Writer
The following is a comparison sheet that weighs the features of SavySoftware’s HTML Blogger program against Microsoft’s Live Writer. Use it when evaluating your needs for a personal desktop blog program.
You might find for example that Microsoft’s Live Writer is too cumbersome or limited while our HTML Blogger is inappropriate for multiple blog management. Or you might discover that you like Live Writer’s multiple blog management, but prefer HTML Blogger’s JavaScript support and format control.
HTML Blogger is an HTML/ Blog editor for those who are just learning to make blog posts or pages. It’s a great front-end/ desktop editor for a simple blog format. Users can download web pages from the internet and edit them directly from within the program. From there, users can save edited text to the hard drive or to the internet. Easy commands allow users to insert simple tables, pre-made forms, embedded media, and more.
http://www.savysoftware.com/html_blogger.html
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Feature
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HTML Blogger
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Live Writer
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Compatibility |
Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista |
Windows Vista |
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Memory Resources |
8 MB |
24 MB |
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Interface |
Simpler |
Simple |
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Ease of Use |
Simple |
Moderate |
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Install/Uninstall |
Supported |
Internet Dependant |
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Program Size |
880 KB |
11 MB |
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Account Setup |
Supported |
Supported |
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Multiple Account Management |
Not Supported |
Supported |
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Supported Blog Systems |
Kure |
LiveSpaces, Sharepoint, Wordpress, Blogger, others |
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Exporting |
Saves to FTP space or hard drive |
Saves to blog database or hard drive |
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Plugins |
Supported through the Kure blog |
Supported |
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Open Source Modification |
Supported |
Not Supported |
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Printing |
Print and Print Setup |
Print and Print Preview |
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Views |
Web layout and HTML code |
Normal, Web layout, Web preview, HTML |
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Insertions |
Pre-formatted Tables, Quick Forms, Form Elements, Sounds, Videos, IFrames, Marquees, Comments, Hyperlinks, Pictures, Special Characters |
Tables, Hyperlinks, Pictures (additional insertions available via 3rd party plug ins) |
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Spell Checking
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None
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Spell Checking program
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HTML Editing
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Standard WYSIWYG HTML elements
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Limited
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Blog Categories
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Not Supported
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Supported
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Commenting
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Not Supported
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Supported
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Pings
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Not Supported
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Supported
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Trackbacks
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Not Supported
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Supported
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Publish Date
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Automatic
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Automatic, Configurable
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Javascript
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Supported
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Not Supported
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Help Support
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Supported
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Supported
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