Performancing: My First Impressions

(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com)

Those of who us who have been blogging for a while are probably sick and tired of blog editors. Most blog editors don't have advanced formatting features like text size, text color, image support, raw HTML, etc. And even if they do have those features, it's cumbersome to use them in a limited edit box.

My previous solution was to use stand-alone word processors, and even Gmail and Google Docs to compose longer blog entries and cut-and-paste them into the blog editor. Most of the time it works because blog editors now support rich-text HTML formats. But not all blog editors render the formatting correctly. Also it's cumbersome to use different web applications, because I had to switch from one browser tab to another just to copy-and-paste my entry.

Enter, Performancing. It's a FireFox plugin that sits neatly at the bottom of your browser (via split window). This means that you can tab to your different blogs and copy-and-paste away. As a bonus, it supports popular blogging API such as Wordpress, Typepad, Blogger, and more so you can automatically publish your post to multiple blogs. Another BIG thing I like about Performancing is that it supports raw HTML editing. This makes it easier for me to add and preview embedded objects like videos and audio players in the blog post.



Perfomancing is still VERY useful for social networking blogs which don't have a blogging API that is supported by Performancing, e.g. MySpace, FaceBook, Vox, and Zaadz. As an example, I composed this blog entry and automatically published it to my Typepad blog. Using Performancing, I can easily crosspost to my Zaadz and Vox blogs by copy-and-pasting. It's perfect for crossposting as well as composing original entries on your other blogs. The editor sits at the bottom of the browser, you can hide/unhide it easily, and you can save multiple "Notes" for later posting on your blogs. And did I mention that it's FREE?

There are a lot of functionality that I haven't covered. So give it a spin and discover them for yourselves. I'm already happy with the features I mentioned above. It's enough to make me improve my blogging mojo.

To sum it up, Performancing is My New Favorite Firefox Add On.

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Performancing is a full-featured blog editor that sits right in your Firefox browser and lets you post to your blog easily. You can drag and drop formatted content, including images, from the page you are browsing and take notes as well as post to your blog.