Windows Live Writer has been my favorite tool for creating posts so I'm now thrilled to learn that there is a U3-compatible portable version of this app which I have used to create this post! 

Link to Windows Live Writer Portable 2.0 Now with U3

Microsoft's Windows Live emerged from beta earlier this week so I finally gathered the "courage" to install the software after exploring the Web-based services. This post was created with the latest version of Windows Live Writer (WLW) and I hope to try some WLW plug-ins later.

Windows Live Services

P.S. Don't forget to register your "favorite" email address in the live.com domain. I got "thomasho" and "drthomasho" as well as "lauraho" and "tabithaho"

I just "discovered" Windows Live Writer (WLW) which launched its beta on Friday. This post was created with Windows Live Writer which just MIGHT "justify" me getting a Tablet PC!

I'm looking forward to trying more WLW plug-ins.

 I added a pushpin to the map to show the wrong location

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My Windows Live Local Scratch Pad

Anheuser Busch Gift Shop
S 12th St, Saint Louis, MO 63118

wrong location for Anheuser Busch Gift Shop

Being so "impressed" with what Microsoft is doing with Windows Live, I resolved that I would try to "survive" on this trip to St. Louis on Windows Live alone. Everything went fine for the first two days, but I had a close call when looking for directions to the Anheuser-Busch brewery tour. For some strange reason, Windows Live Local gave me directions to another Anheuser Busch location when I asked for driving directions. I had to use Mapquest from  BudweiserTours.com.

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My Windows Live Local Scratch Pad

Anheuser Busch Gift Shop
S 12th St, Saint Louis, MO 63118

 I don't know why the one closer to my home didn't show up

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My Windows Live Local Scratch Pad

Costco
6110 E 86th St, Castleton, IN 46250