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Versatile New Blogging Tool for Non-Geeks

I just heard about a cool new blogging tool that sounds ideal for people who want to blog but need that process to be as simple, efficient, intuitive, and flexible as possible. And even better, it’s permanently free of charge.

Check out Qumana. It seems to offer all the core features a serious blogger would want, using a simple non-geeky interface.

From my perspective, it only has one major drawback…

So far, it’s Windows-only. I’m a Mac and Linux person, so I can’t actually use it right now. I hope they will launch a Mac version before long. I’d really like to try it.

I’m curious about their business model. This appears to be a fairly comprehensive and full-featured application, I’m surprised they’d be offering it for free (not just a time-limited free demo, or a free “lite” version). I expect we’ll hear more about that aspect of Qumana before long.

Anyway, if you’re a Windows user looking for a blogging tool, definitely give Qumana a test drive. Also, I encourage Qumana users to comment below on how you like it. Is it really that easy to use? What are its key strengths and limitations, from a user’s perspective?

(Full disclosure: Qumana CBO Tris Hussey is a friend and colleague of mine. However, that’s not why I’m writing about Qumana. It honestly sounds like a bit of a breakthrough to me. But I do want to independently reality-check it. So I do hope to hear from Qumana users, and to see a Mac version at some point.)

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  1. One Del.icio.us Ideascape
    A week or so ago, I was exploring del.icio.us to learn what was new in the blogosphere. I usually start with my own tags (bookmarking, folksonomy, taxonomy, content management, knowledge management, idea management, enterprise blogging, innovation, etc.)

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    1. think again, ideascape is adventure on July 14th, 2005 at 9:31 pm

  2. I don’t speak english, surry.. but, my sugestion (blogging tool) is: http://www.wbloggar.com/brasil/

    ;) lao

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    2. Estanislau Gonçalves on June 28th, 2005 at 8:20 am

  3. I agree with Marius. I would love to use such a tool, but will not be till most of the features I need are there. Some problems I faced are there on my blog at
    http://personalwebsiteblog.blogspot.com/2005/06/free-publishing-tool-qumanale.html

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    3. Satish Talim on June 20th, 2005 at 10:03 pm

  4. I was eager to try Qumana, but found it wanting on a few fronts. Details on my weblog Pity, because the world needs a weblog editor that works.

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    4. Marius Coomans on June 15th, 2005 at 8:44 pm

  5. Thanks Amy and Roger! I tell you Amy, patience is a virtue. ;-).

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    5. Tris Hussey on June 14th, 2005 at 9:36 pm

  6. There are more sophisticated tools out there, but QLE hits the sweet spot between simplicity and ability. More importantly, Qumana did things the right way and wrote the app to conform to actual specs… some of the developers out there take a “well, it works with Movable Type” approach that drives me nuts.

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    6. Roger Benningfield on June 14th, 2005 at 5:06 pm