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Here is one tool to make regular blog entries easier. If you have a blog, or several blogs and you want to make entries easily from your computer, this is one tool to do so.

Right now it is available at Windows Live Writer

Now they might have you signup for a Windows Live! account, which is free. I think that's the way they rope you into some bigger plan they have.

When the installer runs, just opt out of all the extra stuff they try to give you.

1. go to the link above and click on the orange "get it free button"
2. Run the installer. If it asks you to install other things, just uncheck them.
3. Open the program under Start>All Programs>Windows Live>Live Writer (this part is tricky, because it took me a long time to find the program on my programs list)
4. Once you find the program, I would right click on it and choose "Send to Desktop (create shortcut), so you can find it easily.
5. Launch the program from the icon you put on the desktop or from where you found it in "All Programs"
6. When the program opens it'll ask you information about your blog. Enter in your blog or website address as you would in an Internet browser.
7. Enter in your username and password.
8. The you should be able to click on the "New" icon at the top of the page and start blogging. Tools for inserting pictures, maps and links are on your right.
9. When you are done writing, click the "Publish" button at the top of the screen and it will publish directly to your blog.
10. If you want to change old blog entries, just click the "Open" icon on the top toolbar. Choose your blog on the right and it will populate the window with previous entries that you can open and edit.

I used Windows Live Writer to make this blog entry.