Windows Live Writer Blog This for RSS Bandit
Posted by Cynthia September 07, 2006
The uptake of Windows Live Writer can be seen not only by the number of plugins that spring up for itself but also by the plugins that make it usable in other applications.
The Firefox extension Blog It with Windows Live Writer was one of the first to enable the Blog This functionality Internet Explorer users with the Windows Live Toolbar can enjoy out of the box.
And now comes Blog This for RSS Bandit.
RSS Bandit is a popular feed reader (what are feeds?) which by default can Blog This with w.bloggar (a desktop blogging client) and post to del.icio.us.
Installation is simple albeit manual. Extract the file, highlight the files, then copy and paste them into the RSS Bandit plugins folder: not into the Windows Live Writer plugin folder.
Start RSS Bandit. See something you would like to write about? Right-click on the headline and choose BlogThis using Windows Live Writer.
Windows Live Writer launches with the Select Destination Weblog window where you select which blog to post to. Once selected it takes a moment or two and then there is your screen with the text from the feed’s post:
It is not possible to highlight part of the post and have only that ported to Windows Live Writer: the whole post as it appears in RSS Bandit is included.
For RSS Bandit users an invaluable, time saving plugin.
Download page for Windows Live Writer Blog This for RSS Bandit plugin.
The “I Agree” link on the license page does not work with FireFox. The little wheel goes round and round and takes me back to the license page instead of giving me a file.