Blogger changes…not for the better

I’ve long suspected that Google is trying to dissuade use of their Blogging platform (limiting compatibility with the excellent LiveWriter, and subsequently Open LiveWriter), this announcement on Blogger has done nothing to change my mind:

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Doodlecat The New

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Phil, of Doodlecat fame, has relaunched his world famous and rightly popular Doodlecat blog.

If you’re remotely interested in, well, anything really (although outdoorsy stuff like the TGO Challenge features highly), Doodlecat is well worth a follow.

Just follow this link ….go on, you know you want to.