MarsEdit 2.0

I've been blogging for a little over seven years now (I am as shocked as you are, believe me. You would think after all this time I would be better at this!) and many things have changed. Used to be the only way you could write a post for your blog was in a browser window. You would fire up Blogger (or Diaryland, as the case may be) and plunk your entry into a very simple form (no categories, no trackbacks, no Markdown. It was a simpler time, my friends), hit a button and there it would be for all the world to see. That is as long as your browser didn't crash, which tends to happen at the most inopportune times.
Luckily, those dark days are over and we have fantastic apps like MarsEdit to compose our posts in. Oddly enough, MarsEdit 2 was just released by Red Sweater Software (wacky, huh?). Version 2.0 ushers in a completely revamped user interface that follows the UI trends of a mature OS X (the number of floating palettes are sharply down, and the use of drawers is non-existent). This version also brings integration with Flickr, which was one of my biggest requests (thanks, Daniel!). Printing has also been added, because sometimes your posts are so good they should be on paper.
MarsEdit 2 costs $29.95, though if you bought a copy on or after July 1, 2007 the upgrade is free, while it'll cost us long time MarEditers $9.95 to get the snazzy new features. MarsEdit 2 requires OS X 10.4 and there is a free 30 day trial available.
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I've been blogging for a little over seven years now (I am as shocked as you are, believe me. You would think after all this time I would...
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Thanks, Dave! You're my favorite reader. ;)
September 04 2007 at 8:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat does MarsEdit do that a free app like Qumana 3.0 doesn't do?
Thanks,
Leif
Great Find!
Hopfully this will improve my blogging skills even though I still can't spell...
"I am as shocked as you are, believe me. You would think after all this time I would be better at this!"
Actually Scott, you're my favorite blogger at TUAW. :)
Well, im using Marsedit 1.2.1. Today i downloaded 2.0 to take it out for a spin. And theres really no big difference between the two.
I dont need the Flickr integration. And i have Uno installed, so I allready have the UI. Therefore, no reason to upgrade.
Must admit I was a bit disappointed by the upgrade, although its a great app, theres still a few things I miss. For instance a better way to organize my drafts in folders.
I hope they don't.
September 04 2007 at 2:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm sure MarsEdit 2.0 is a good upgrade, but I'm a frequent user of Windows Live Writer (XP only). Based on my prior tests of ME I can say WLW is a vastly better product -- but it's XP only. I hope blog tool writers for OS X are using WLW as the new bar to reach.
September 04 2007 at 1:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI have to give you a lot of credit at blogging. I've been wanting to start a good blog for my site http://www.lapantz4less.com Every time I get started I get distracted by other back office task that need worked on. So Kudos to you, keep up the good work........Chuck
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