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Over at the Qumana Blog, there is an post about the new Blogger for Word toolbar and comparing it to there own offering. I have used the Qumana (and still will from time to time) and it’s not bad. I am currently in MS Word doing this blog entry and really liking it. The fact that you have all the Word features well you’re doing the editing (even if some of the features (i.e. images and tables) don’t work when posting.

They also had on the posting a list of comparative features:
Blogger Qumana
Drag n’ drop gathering of microcontent No / maybe Yes
Multi-blog publishing No Yes
Multiple windows for multiple posts No Yes
Image uploading No / maybe Yes
Image resizing No Yes
Light No / maybe Yes
Fast Yes Yes

UPDATE (the formating above is out of whack and it might be better to check out the Qumana blog).

This is a really unfair and biased analysis (especially when the title of the post was “Imitation Is The Best Form Of Flattery”, if I understand it saying that Google/Blogger was trying to be like them). Well, this is a bit rich seeings as there product doesn’t even handle Blogger titles! Also, the Blogger toolbar supports having one account for all your Blogger blogs and you choose the one you wish to post to when you publish the post (way cool for my setup).

Another point on this list, I think the Multiple Windows for Multiple Post is wrong. They have Word not handling it but it does. (Not that I have tested it) You can have multiple instances of Word open at once. Also, I notice there was no mention of getting old posts off the server. Blogger is a yes in this Category, Qumana is only no / Maybe. They said there latest version is meant to have is feature but I tried it and was less then successful (but I could be doing something wrong).

So in conclusion, I personally like it (and at the moment will be using it) but my moods change on Blog posting apps, so who knows? Plus Qumana have some stuff in the works, so let’s see what they have (it will have to have Blogger Titles for me to return!). Plus lets see what changes in the Blogger toolbar. There is room for additions.

Well, that’s my rant for today.
Happy Blogging and Podcasting
Molly
PS. Thanks Scoble for pointing out this for me!

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