blogging platform augmentation

Movable Type Pro and 4.2: Where Blogging is Headed - Movable Type -- I've been noticing that a few of the TypePad accounts around the blogosphere lately are quite stylish if not gorgeous, and it seems here that they have some functionality behind them.

I'm considering having the next iteration of our blogs use the TypePad platform; Blogger (my stuff) has become too predictable and identifiable, and WordPress (Gloria's stuff) continues to confound me. Windows Live Writer, a Godsend from time to time, works with all these platforms. We're also going to be backing up our bets with Near-Time for even fuller functionality.