Having a local version of your blog is really helpful especially if you are working on a theme, playing with some plugins or doing some modifications without having to risk breaking your live blog.

Installing a web server on your portable device (usb, ipod, etc) is more convenient because you can take it where ever you go and not only you can use WordPress but you also use it to test your php/mysql powered sites or web applications.

See this article: http://ralph.fm/2007/03/08/how-to-install-wordpress-on-a-usb-stick/

You will have to download XAMPPLITE

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The w.bloggar is an application that acts as an interface between the user and one or more blog(s); in other words, it is a Post and Template editor, with several features and resources that the browser based blog editors do not offer.

Version 4.00
Multi-Language
Full Setup – IE 4.00.0193 21-Mar-2006 2 Mb

wb400.exe Downloads: 407 times

Full Setup – Mozilla 4.00.0193 26-Mar-2006 6,4 Mb

wb400moz.exe Downloads: 405 times

Available Languages on Full Setup
[English (USA)] [Portuguese (Brazil)] [German (Germany)] [Spanish (Traditional)] [French (Canada)]
Note:To upgrade from older versions do not uninstall the old version or you’ll lose your account settings, just run the Full Setup over it.

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Blogdesk is an offline weblog client that lets you comfortably write and effortlessly publish new entries to your blog.With the ImageWizard feature that’s available in Blogdesk you can not only insert images to your posts but it’s also possible to edit them as well (crop, resize, rotate, shadow etc.,). Even Thumbnails can be created – the preview will be shown in the blog and a click on the image will open it in its original size. Linking and uploading those images is automatically done by BlogDesk.

blogdesk-26-300-en.exe Downloads: 473 times

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