Getting started with ScribeFire Blog Posting Firefox Addon
ScribeFire is a Firefox Addon that let’s you blog right from the Firefox Browser.
Once installed, a little piece of paper with a pencil icon appears in the Firefox status bar. Double-clicking that icon gets ScribeFire started.
If it is the very first time you are using ScribeFire, it will startup in the Account Wizard. It is here that you will have to define the parameters of your blog such as URL, username, password, etc.
Once your credentials have been successfully entered, you can now see various administrative portions of your blog from the ScribeFire interface. You will be able to see all your current Posts, Pages, Categories and other options.
The most important part of ScribeFire is being able to write your blog entry from the ScribeFire editor. The editor contains a pretty standard tooolbar,
plus a similarly common editor interface
So, the $64,000 dollar question is why use a tool like ScribeFire when you could just log into WordPress, etc?
I have found it depends on the type of writing you are undertaking. How often do you flip back and forth between tabs when you are reading and then writing something. Imagine being able to read the material in the top pane of the browser and write in the bottom pane of your browser. All without switching tabs to windows. If you are a “reactive on the go” kind of blogger ScribeFire could be a boon to your blogging. Even for us slow, methodical, research types, ScribeFire makes it easy to blog about the product being review while viewing the product screen.
Remember, turn Firefox into more than a browser, turn it into a tool.
Posted by Paul Flyer on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 in Firefox
