Linux.com: Blogging Made Easy with Drivel | Linux Today

Linux.com: Blogging Made Easy with Drivel

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 13, 2006

“Most bloggers use a browser to log in and post new entries. The
Drivel Journal Editor is designed for those who consider using a
browser too tedious when making new blog entries. Designed for
GNOME, Drivel can work with Blogger, LiveJournal, MovableType,
WordPress, and other popular journaling tools. Despite an elegant
yet simple interface, Drivel packs in some very useful features,
such as an integrated spellcheker, HTML syntax highlighting, and
the ability to edit and update past entries.

“Released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), Drivel can
significantly reduce the number of mouse clicks you would normally
make to post a new entry to your blog. While this alone might not
be reason enough to install and learn a new application, Drivel is
well-suited for people with slow Internet connection speeds. Drivel
can save the bandwidth that is otherwise spent on loading a blog’s
‘post’ page and all the icons of the post editor…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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