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As part of our continuing series on open source blogging tools, today we're going to take a look at some standalone blogging clients for Linux users. If you want an app that's been designed specifically for your desktop of choice then be sure to check out posts from earlier this week that cover GNOME and KDE blogging tools.

QTM - This versatile blogging client is based on the Qt graphical user interface toolkit and works with most major blogging platforms, including WordPress, Drupal, and Movable Type. In addition to the editing tools you'd expect from any standard blogging tools, QTM also features a QuickPost option that lets you easily create content from highlighted text on a Web page.

As part of our continuing series this week on open source blogging tools, today we're going to take a look at clients created specifically for the GNOME desktop. If you prefer KDE, then check out yesterday's post in the series.

Drivel - This is a very popular blogging client among GNOME users, and with good reason. It's perfect for offline writing and editing, and easily uploads posts with the click of a button. It features integrated spellchecking and will even alert you to HTML errors. Use Drivel with Blogger, LiveJournal, WordPress, Drupal and more.

When you sit down to put together a blog post, the last thing you want getting in your way is a finicky blogging client. This week, we'll take a look at open source blogging software designed for the Linux operating system, as well as apps created specifically for the KDE and GNOME desktop. In fact, let's get started with KDE first.

Bilbo Blogger - The developers created this client with a single purpose in mind: simplicity. It's a full-featured WYSIWYG and HTML editor that supports Blogger, Movable Type, and other popular blogging platforms. Use it to create, modify, edit, and pre-schedule posts or simply rely on it to fetch blog entries for local storage. Have a look at this post for some great installation tips and tricks to get you started.

Although I own a BlackBerry and I am writing this blog post, I am not writing this blog post on a BlackBerry. I could if I wanted to, though, thanks to the new public beta launch of the WordPress BlackBerry client.

A TypePad blogging client for BlackBerry already exists, but so far there hasn't been anything for WordPress users and, of course, nothing open source. Naturally, I was thrilled to take this new app for a spin and, I must say, it's pretty snazzy for something still in beta.

Since the buzzwords of the day seem to be microblogging and lifestreaming, it seems like good, old-fashioned blogging is a thing of the past -- but it isn't. In fact, user-friendly blogging software applications have turned into full-blown content management systems (CMS) thanks to Web 2.0? technology.

Tried-and-true CMS options like Drupal and WordPress will always play a big part in the world of blogging, and do a great job of adapting to the changing needs of bloggers. If you're looking for an option that's new and fresh, however, Habari is an up and coming next-generation blogging package that's worth keeping an eye on.

It's a common complaint: with all the social networking sites and blogging options that our friends are always asking us to join, we're getting over-extended. By the time you've had your first cup of coffee in the morning, you've no doubt updated your Twitter account, added some bookmarks to Delicious, added links to your FriendFeed, and shared your favorite news stories on Google Reader, posted to your personal blog, and uploaded a photo to Tumblr.