Microsoft just announced the release of Windows Live Writer Beta 2.

Among the new features:

• Table editing
• Improved image and link editing
• Automatic sync of offline and online version of posts
• new look and feel
• customization API for blogging engine to customize some aspect of the WLW sidebar

After this post I'll be downloading the new release, and write more about my impressions. (I hope all my plugins keep on working with the new release)