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BlogWorkz - 0.7

post messages to Blogger-enabled weblogs

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All Time:	(3.7)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	0.7
Release Date:	2004-01-16
License:	Commercial
Downloads (this version):	4,565
Downloads (all versions):	6,548
Price:	$10.00

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Product Description:

Posting to WebLogs can be very tiresome. You must launch you favorite browser, log into your account, select your blog, type the content into some cabalistic HTML UI and then pray to the Gods of Javascript that everything goes okay... it shoudn't be like that.

With BlogWorks you can relax. Just launch the application and fill out your details in the preference drawer (needed only once) and BlogWorks will be ready to post to your weblogs. Select the blog you want to use from the popup above the text input area, type in your message and press post... thats all, everytime you launch BlogWorks it will be just ready to post, no more tedious login procedures, just quick and easy like your toughts. The Interface fits nicely with other MacOS X apps, and it's pretty easy to use.

BlogWorks uses the Blogger API, which is a XML-RPC interface to blog systems. This means that any blog tool that uses this standard is made to work with BlogWorks. There are many choices: Blogger, b2, MovableType, Nucleus, BigBlogTool, BlogWorks XML, Blogalia and Drupal. BlogWorks put them all at your service.

What's new in this version:

new 0.7:

POST EDITING!!!!

old 0.6: Tools! Tools add special features... like integration with another apps.

Tool: Get current playing track from iTunes
Tool: Get current page url from Safari
Using BlogWorkz Manual included now.
Amazing Text Shortcut engine. This engine allows you to define your own text shortcuts for smart replacement, for example you can set for it to change "my email" to a mailto tag, this way wherever BlogWorkz find reference to "my mail" in your post, it will replace for a email tag which is more elegant.
You can create abreviations for example you might want to set "LOTR" for "The Lord Of The Rings".
You can create your formating rules, for example you might put "[" to and "]" to this way text enclosed in Brackets become bolds! You can try the same for italic using curly braces for example.
it's really up to you! It's like using a word processor find/replace thats smart enought to remember it's settings. BlogWorkz store your shortcuts so once you set it, it's there forever (or until you delete).
I for example got all sites I like (slashdot, macslash, versiontracker...) replaced by Hyperlinks to the sites... it's very professional when the sites quoted in your posts are links and not just text...
I swear that two days using this shortcuts and you'll will not be able to drop it.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

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I Stand Corrected... - Version: 0.6, 1/15/2004 11:31AM PST

(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)

jim.mitchell

After my original commentary regarding nagware (see below), I was promptly contacted by the developer. He was very responsive to my critique, and was quick to make changes based on my comments. Obviously a developer who cares about his product. I admire that.

As for usability of the product, I think it's the best stand alone solution available for Blogger. No other app has taken the time to implement the title field option, which is the biggest reason for not using any of them to me.

BlogWorkz is maturing nicely as the developer learns more. I'd like to eventually see the ability to edit previous posts and upload images. That'd make it the smoker of Blogger clients.

Oh, yeah... I'd REALLY like to be able to resize the window ;)

Impressive ! - Version: 0.5, 1/4/2004 08:59PM PST

Andrew Walker

This is a fantastic piece of software. Well done! Blogging is so much fun with BlogWorkz, it´s amazing! Easy to use, quick, powerful and useful. I don´t think any serious bloggers out there should blog without BlogWorkz. I have just donated US$90 and I´ll donate more soon ! Congratulations to the developers and thank you for making my blogging experience so much better!

nice - Version: 0.5, 1/4/2004 07:46PM PST

tin_man

smart interface and easy to use, a usefull app, and developer is very friendly and answered all my emails.