For a long time I have used Ecto as my blog writing software. It served me well though it was plain and unattractive. It allowed me to write posts when I was offline, to post them when I had the chance, and to keep track of what I had done.
I recently updated Ecto to its newest version which, as noted here, has trouble talking to Blogger. I wrote to the ‘support’ address of the publisher but received no response. They no where acknowledge the existence of this problem or indicated any intention of doing anything to fix it. Okay. Goodbye, Ecto.
I then tried a trial version of a competing offline editor, MarsEdit. It lacks a WYSISYG interface, but that has proven to be a minor difficulty. I have found it to be a useful tool for writing and keeping track of my posts regardless of whether I’m in the presence of an internet connection or not. It’s a great help in maintaining as well the illusion of daily posting!
So, last week I bit the bullet and bought the thing.
These are Mac-only programs, I believe. I’m sure there are many similar tools for the PC. I don’t know how anyone blogs without them.