Comments on: 7 Things This Writer Can’t Live Without

By: Ilija Brajkovic

Ilija Brajkovic — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:18:21 +0000

I agree with what you said for Windows Live Writer, it is great peace of software. Also, you didn’t mention that it has much better editor than, for example, Wordpress.

By: Laura Tamayo

Laura Tamayo — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:41:24 +0000

Hey guys! Mac lover here. Windows Live Writer is not for Mac, but I found Blogo on the Apple website:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/blogo.html

Haven’t tried it yet, but I’m seriously thinking about it.

By: Windows Live Writer « Life, Writing, & Other Things

Windows Live Writer « Life, Writing, & Other Things — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:47:09 +0000

[...] Live Writer Over at Freelance Writing Jobs, Deb listed Windows Live Writer as a tool she uses, and several of the other posters commented that [...]

By: Anthony StClair

Anthony StClair — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:16:35 +0000

Laptops (one mac, one pc)
Bicycle
Sidecar motorcycle
Coffee – drip. moka espresso. french press.
iTunes
My fiancee – don’t know where I’d find my strength otherwise
Bloglines
Cell phone

Main thing I need to change right now, is to redo my office. Current big desk has to go; I want to make an L-shaped desk with plywood and 2-drawer filing cabinets – one segment for computer work, one segment for non-computer work. Also have a closet in my office that I want to convert into shelves.

By: Reagan Rothe

Reagan Rothe — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:43:08 +0000

Definitely my laptop and the internet!!! And heavy metal!!!

Black Rose Writing needs poetry for publication, no royalties as of yet, but your poems will be published for no charge in a Poetry Book…

http://www.blackrosewriting.com

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:54:21 +0000

When I bought my Mac, the store manager said that Mac’s don’t get viruses, but aren’t guarenteed not to get them. He said that they know that there is a 16 year old kid, somewhere, whose life’s ambition is to give a Mac a virus and that eventually he will succeed.

(And then he’ll probably be given a college scholarship and a job with Google!)

I like my Mac but it took a while to get used to. I do feel very writerly when I set it up at the coffee house and get to work.

By: Katharine Swan

Katharine Swan — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:19:20 +0000

I wouldn’t say that Macs don’t get virus. Most viruses are written for Windows, which means you’re less likely to get one if you have a Mac. However, I don’t think they’re immune to them.

By: Reggie

Reggie — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:15:02 +0000

I’m wondering the same thing: Mac vs. PC. I’m hearing that Macs don’t get viruses, so maybe that’s worth the extra cost?
I know that graphic artists usually go for the Mac, but does it make a difference for writers?

By: Antoinette

Antoinette — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:50:55 +0000

I have been under the impression that writers use Mac laptops. Can you use Windows Live Writer with a Mac? And what is the benefit (if any) of having a Mac over a PC?

By: Katharine Swan

Katharine Swan — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:49:57 +0000

Linsey,

I’m not sure if you were asking just Deb, or all of us… But I’d highly recommend my Averatec 1000 series. It only weighs about 3 pounds and is SO much more portable than most laptops these days.

You have to be okay with a smaller (i.e. 10 inch) widescreen, though. The pixel density is amazing, but it does make text a little smaller. Well worth it to me, but I know lots of people won’t agree.