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I stumbled across ScribeFire. I actually stumbled across it with out using StumbleUpon…funny huh? Anyway, ScribeFire is not really a new discovery to may people but it was for me. I figure that there must be others out in the blogosphere that don’t know about this extension for the Firefox Web Browser so here I am writing about this useful tool.
Before I get into the usefulness of ScribeFire I am going to offer you reasons why you should be using the Mozilla Firefox Web Browser. Since ScribeFire only works as a FireFox extension so you will need to have this browser installed in order for it to work.
There are many web users that have not discovered the usefulness of the FireFox browser so I am going to give a brief and to the point reason why you should download this browser. Since many of my readers are bloggers you are likely to be able to relate to a comparison of using the two most popular blogging plateforms - Blogger and Wordpress (self-hosted).
The difference in using FireFox and other browsers is basically the same difference between using Blogger and Wordpress. Both are useful, both get the job done but only one offers you practically limitless customizing options through plugins. Yes, other browsers do allow you to add extensions, however because most other browsers are not open source there are far fewer extensions/add ons that can be added.
The great thing about open source software applications such as Wordpress and Firefox is that there is a world of potentially great extensions/plugins that can be and are created by people from all over the world. The limitless part comes from the fact that a world of talent can help create the exact extensions/plugins you desire making your browser or other applications fit your needs. So if you don’t already have FireFox, you are missing out on some great opportunities for making your life easier. Today is the official release of FireFox 3.
One thing you are definitely missing out on if you don’t have FireFox is the ability to use ScribeFire. ScribeFire is a very useful tool that allows you to blog while your are still browsing the net. The more I use this application the more I can see it was created by active bloggers.
The features offered on ScribeFire make logging into your Wordpress blog almost unnecessary. Notice I said almost unnecessary, not all together unnecessary. With the exception of modifying your theme, checking your comments and adding plugins, this application does just about everything. Here are a list of features I have found very useful.
- The text editor is similar to WordPress making this app easy to use. Plus you can view a live preview and html version of your draft.
- You can insert YouTube video and Flickr photos quickly and easily.
- You can set up multiple blogs making switching very easy.
- You can easily share your blog post to social media sites after it has published by clicking on the Share This tab.
- The options tab allows you to modify the timestamp, add tags to posts and trackback urls.
- You can view a list of past blog entries published from within the ScribeFire.
- The ScribeFire Toolbar becomes visible only when you are visiting the blogs that you have setup with ScribeFire.
- You can save notes to your ScribeFire. Great feature for helping you keep track of all of your blogging ideas while you are searching the net.
- You can write and surf or search the net. No need to open another window or tab. A great multi-tasking tool.
Since I just started using ScribeFire there are features I am sure I have not discovered yet. So far I am extremely impressed with this blogging tool. I have tried to use other tools similar to ScribeFire but none have been as good as this one. As I was writing this post I was able to search for information I need for this post without having to open a new browser window or tab.
Watch ScribeFire in action.
I downloaded Firefox 3 TWICE today, because even after they sent out the reminder emails to everyone, they still didn’t have the final version posted. So I downloaded and installed the release candidate. But…later in the day, the real deal came out. So I got it again!
I don’t know what I’d do if Firefox wasn’t around - version 3.0 is awesome - at least that’s my opinion.
Firefox rocks!