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Long Live Blogging
2/7/2010 1:17:19 AM, Jeffrey
I am updating this post because of the irony of the situation. My opinions posted here were in response an ongoing debate about Windows Live Spaces in the LiveSoapBox group. The idea was posited that for whatever reason, blogging is dead, and as such, ...
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Using fancy fonts in your blog post – Windows Live Writer
1/9/2010 3:39:54 PM, Ludwig J.
Sometimes you would like to make something really stand out by using a fancy font. The Font command in the menu bar allows you to select from a wide range of fonts that are installed on your computer. So click on the “Font” A and select the font you like: ...
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Fun with Windows Live Writer and Photo Gallery
1/5/2010 8:10:50 PM, Ludwig J.
Windows Live Writer offers some fun options and so does Windows Live Photo Gallery. Here I will start in Photo Gallery and select some photos. Clicking the Make command offers several options. What I want to demonstrate is Make a blog post. Now if you ...
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Countermeasures
12/13/2009 6:58:53 AM, Greg
Blog spammers insert comments that contain a bunch of keywords and hyperlinks back to their sponsor's site. In the old days, search engines would crawl across your page, and build indexes based on those relationships. So if a thousand blog posts included ...
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Windows Live Writer “must have” plug-in
11/13/2009 8:41:55 AM, Khai Liang
There are lots of cool plug-ins for Windows Live Writer available to download and use. However, this plug-in was one of the coolest plug-in I’ve found so far. You’ll love it more if you use Windows Live Writer & Twitter. Let me introduce you to ...
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Hold the spam
10/29/2009 9:07:20 AM, Greg
As I've mentioned, I don't get a ton of spam on Windows Live, but it does happen to me every once in a while. One way I personally combat it is to stay on top of my blog, guestbook, and profile note comments. Typically I check my recent comments every few ...
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To be continued...
10/28/2009 7:51:23 AM, Greg
If you're an ardent blogger on Windows Live Spaces, then you've probably stumbled across trackbacks. You may have even used them once or twice to create automatic links from other blog entries that point back to your post. For the uninitiated, I posted a ...
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Windows Live Writer team visits WordCamp in Seattle
10/19/2009 3:22:03 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
Members of the Windows Live Writer team attended WordCamp Seattle on Sept 26, 2009. WordCamps are annual gatherings for learning about all things WordPress, hosted in various cities across the country. It’s a great way to learn more about WordPress and ...
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Tags in blogs
9/24/2009 2:15:23 PM, Ludwig J.
For want of a comma my Clubhouse post was lost. Three days ago I posted a blog. It checked out just fine on my Spaces site. Only today, three days later, did I notice that it was not picked up in the Clubhouse. Turns out I left out a comma in the tags ...
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Why Do I Use Windows Live Spaces for My Blog?
9/20/2009 6:01:09 AM, Spencer
I have used all types of CMS and blogging services for the past few years. Each has their own advantages, but for right now I have settled with using Windows Live Spaces for my main “non-work” blog. Why? Well two reasons specifically. It’s easy to ...
