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So, I got around to testing my plug-in for Windows Live Writer with the latest version and I’ve found no bugs. So yeah, really sweet. Maybe I’ll get around to actually uploading my little baby up to the Gallery.

Now playing: OutKast/S.C.A.R./Sleepy Brown - Morris Brown

Austrailia representin' with this fix. I've gotten tons of questions about how to get the Windows Media Plugin to work on Windows Vista.

You see, in the install there is a bit of code that checks to see if you are running Windows XP and if you are not (even if it is the next version) it will not install the plugin. I have been working on fix that required me creating me own WMP plugin to basically do what the already created plugin does but only it would install on Vista.

Well, Frank Arrigo has provided a fix for this issue here. The Reader's Digest version is to install the Winter Fun Pack for Windows XP. A different plugin is included that provides the same functionality only this one will install on Vista.

Scott's new plugin is hella cool. Copy the URL of the video (YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo!, MySpace or MSN SoapBox) you want to embed and paste it into Live Writer and it will auto create a thumbnail for you and the appropriate HTML Object stuff.

Nicely done.

So keeping with the theme that I'm a horrible coder, I created a SongBird extension that will put all of your track information in the same place that iTunes and Windows Media Player do. So needless to say, this is pretty much a Windows only extension. Now all of you that are converting over to SongBird can still get the Currently Listening love in your Windows Live Writer.

You can snag the xpi here: http://jtsquared.net/songbird/media_blog.xpi

Since there really isn't an UI for this and knowing that some people still want screenies, here is one of the Extensions dialog showing the extension (Media Blogger) is actually installed.

As with all my little coding tidbits you can send me any issues at soulposition at msn dizzot com or leave a comment here.

Also, I'd be remiss if I didn't give a huge shout out to the guys that came up with the Audioscrobbler plugin. With out that as an example I would have never completed this plugin. Huge thanks!

I'm currently listening to Admit It!!! by Say Anything from the album ...Is A Real Boy (With Bonus Disc)