Downloaded the beta of Windows Live Writer and using to blog this … on first glance it actually looks good. Even recognizes the theme I use in my blog.
Only thing I miss is interface to Technorati Tags. Maybe it does and I just have not found it.
Update (15 Aug): Found a plugin to insert tags called Tag4Writer — lets see whether it works by inserting tags into this blog entry.
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