I started to review a client called BlogDesk, but found the product so clunky and unimpressive that I gave up. Let’s move on to ecto.

Ecto was a bit skeptical about because all of the screenshots looked very Mac-themed, but it seems if you download the Windows version the client has a very standard light blue Windows theme. Have I mentioned how sick I am of standard light blue Windows?

Anyway, the first thing I noticed about the client was the relatively easy setup. A bit more was required of the user than BlogJet asked, but it was fairly painless. Next thing I noticed is that ecto automatically generates a list of previous entries upon login. This is nice as I never did quite figure out how to find that list in BlogJet.

Tagging is fairly easy although it does require use of the mouse which is not my favorite. I will reserve judgment on tagging until I see how tags render in the post.

Another obvious feature are the flickr, Amazon, and YouTube buttons. When I click on the flickr button I am prompted to head to flickr to authorize the exchange. Pretty straightforward stuff…

You do have to read the screen to realize that in ecto you publish by saving, with the dropdown set to “Save entry as: Publish”. Nothing too tricky and the client will confirm that you want to post before publishing.

It took a little time for ecto to push my post once I ordered it to publish. It’s been three minutes and the post has not shown on the blog yet. I also noticed that the tagging feature automatically uses the text “Technorati tags” which I don’t particularly like. I think I need to readup on tagging in WP…