MarsEdit = more blogging

A bad carpenter blames his tools

I implemented metaWeblog APIs on this blog over the weekend. This allows me to use MarsEdit (or any other blogging tool) for writing posts.

I remember using Microsoft’s Live Writer a lot in the early days. The desktop interface reduces the friction of opening a webpage, logging in, and navigating various menus. I created my own blogging system to avoid the ever-growing complexity of WordPress. Still it is a multi-step work to write. MarsEdit removes this need for a browser and provides focus on writing.

What to write about?

Earlier I thought about just importing my bookmarks from Pinboard to my blog. But then, bookmarks and blog posts are different. Blog posts are a bit more “worked upon” content. They should be something I enjoy reading myself after a few years. They should be interesting to me at least.

These are a few things that might be interesting:

• Today-I-Learned (TIL) insights: TILs are the aha moments. The simplicity of metaWeblog APIs was one such aha moment for me.
• General life updates: I think pictures, and our fights with daily struggles are also fun. I love to read blog posts where others share their hobbies, and generally what they are upto. They are inspiring and I feel connected reading them.
• New toys: New toys include small side-projects, scripts, as well as new purchases. Should I blog about the next TT bat I purchase and why I picked it? I feel these are kind of reviews combined with sharing excitement.

I hope this list pushes me to write more often. Your comments too will be helpful :)

PS: I wrote this post just to try out MarsEdit.