A new version of offline blog editor BlogJet was released this week.
Version 2.0 of the popular blog editor for Windows is a major upgrade, with a dramatically-improved user interface.
One thing I immediately like about it is the new way it displays post categories - now I can see the full category list rather than have to hunt and peck from a dropdown as was the case with the previous versions. My only niggle with this is that the category list is still in random order, not alphabetical, thus still making for hunt and peck.
I first used BlogJet in 2004. I quite like it although I’ve tried a large variety of other tools before always returning to my preferred offline editor - ecto for Windows.
On a first quick look, I think BlogJet version 2 could give competitors like ecto, Qumana and Windows Live Writer a run for their money.
I’m writing this post with BlogJet. One irritation - the editor insists on converting the word ‘BlogJet’ into a link every time I type it, requiring a dive into the code to get rid of it. That’s a show stopper as far as I’m concerned if I can’t switch this behaviour off.
BlogJet version 2 costs $39.95 for a single-user license. If you’re upgrading from version 1.x, it’s $19.95.
I’ll play with this for a while (I’m not typing the name again!). Further thoughts to come.
