I finally got around to downloading the Beta version for Windows Live Writer from here.
It does have a few features that we don't have on the geekswithblogs.net web site... Such as inserting map links...
The most interesting feature found so far are plugins that can be added to blogs. It looks like they have built some integrations with Flickr, and Visual Studio (I will definitely be using this one), Picasa, and Snagit.
Here is a sampling.
It took forever to install Live Writer, but the plugin feature has me hooked... I will definitely be doing some research to see how to write my own plugin - and possibly share in a post like this one!
Hope this piques your interest,
Jonathan