I am working on a project testing some cool features and stuff that have to be done on a Mac. While I have been back and forth with MacBook Pros, this time I decided I should expand and extent my testing to the stuff that I do on a daily basis. Blogging is a challenge, tools available are not really all that flexible or feature rich. I have MarsEdit and Blogo. I do think Windows Live Writer is the best thing since ... sliced bread, seriously, I love that tool! But in order for this to work I had to make it a true effort to use the tools available for this platform, no virtualization of Win 7 to get access to it is allowed (at one point I did feel I needed to 'cheat'). Anyway, what am I using?

• MarsEdit
• Snagit for Mac
• Camtasia Studio for Mac
• Microsoft Office locally installed and also using the Office Web Apps (and it is awesome to have access to OneNote that way!)
• CoRD, because after all I still have a full-time job I need to be responsive to.
• XMind
• Firefox 3.6.8

The test is going to be interesting, and I will post on my progress or the fact that I gave up at least on the blogging tools for the max and gave in to something virtualized to give me Live Writer.

Windows Live Writer For Macbook Pro

All you need is a 2GB USB flash drive, and Fedora Media Writer. Once Fedora Media Writer is installed, it will set up your flash drive to run a 'Live' version of Fedora Workstation, meaning that you can boot it from your flash drive and try it out right away without making any permanent changes to your computer. Good news - So we never found a replacement. Instead, we installed Parallels on his macbook, installed Win 7, installed Windows Live Writer, and created a shortcut to WLW on his Mac 'desktop' (or iDesktop or whatever they call it). So when he double clicks the icon, Win 7.

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