BLOGGER/GOOGLE... WTF?

So the other day BLOGGER finally forced me to use their new version. I had been resisting for quite a while. This sucked on two levels;

1. I had just decided to start using an offline blogger. This give's you much more powerful layout options and better spellchecking, something I definitely need. I did not know that none of the offline editors work with the new Google powered BLOGGER. Damn; I am so pissed I could spit.
2. Now I have a whole new login, just what I need; more passwords to remember.

So what's the answer you ask? What indeed; the answer was found in the most unlikely of places... Microsoft! Live Writer Beta actually works! When is the last time Microsoft actually helped to solve a problem?

So this is a test, I will let you know how it turns out.