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I wish it was already 2007 - and RSS reader recommendation

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  • P Paul Watson

    I use Bloglines[^]. It is the best of a bad bunch of web-aggregators. I don't use desktop aggregators as they make synchronisation a hassle at present. ?the road of preserving window position down to the yota? What do you mean by yota? Iota? Where is his post on that please. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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    It's not the correctnes of the position, but what you have to do to achieve it: here[^] I'm at step 6, and flanked the further issues by storing a relative position (it's hard to be pixel-exact *and* relative *and* always correct, but it can be done)


    We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
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      I use Bloglines[^]. It is the best of a bad bunch of web-aggregators. I don't use desktop aggregators as they make synchronisation a hassle at present. ?the road of preserving window position down to the yota? What do you mean by yota? Iota? Where is his post on that please. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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      David Stone
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      NewsGator has a great integrations/synchronization story.

      I personally love using FeedDemon....and it integrates with the NewsGator online reader (which sucks, yes) and a slieu of other clients...including RSS Bandit, now that Dare has NewsGator integration working.


      Picture a huge catholic cathedral. In it there's many people, including a gregorian monk choir. You know, those who sing beautifully. Then they start singing, in latin, as they always do: "Ad hominem..." -Jörgen Sigvardsson

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      • P peterchen

        I wish it was 2007, so I could read more of this blog[^]. UI design observations - not the pretentious Jakob Nielsen way, but "human readable". In only five month he covered a lot of my favorites: the confusing layout of W2K/XP wizards, the road of preserving window position down to the yota (a thing I thought was a personal obsession) Installshields crappy end user experience and a reference to "Brazil" (ok, that's what hooked me). So yes, I finally bite. Someone who can recommend a good RSS reader for a suspicous-of-anything-new* guy like me? *) there's a fancy new word for that, but you know...


        We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
        boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist

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        David Stone
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        I :love: FeedDemon[^]. :)


        Picture a huge catholic cathedral. In it there's many people, including a gregorian monk choir. You know, those who sing beautifully. Then they start singing, in latin, as they always do: "Ad hominem..." -Jörgen Sigvardsson

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        • P peterchen

          I wish it was 2007, so I could read more of this blog[^]. UI design observations - not the pretentious Jakob Nielsen way, but "human readable". In only five month he covered a lot of my favorites: the confusing layout of W2K/XP wizards, the road of preserving window position down to the yota (a thing I thought was a personal obsession) Installshields crappy end user experience and a reference to "Brazil" (ok, that's what hooked me). So yes, I finally bite. Someone who can recommend a good RSS reader for a suspicous-of-anything-new* guy like me? *) there's a fancy new word for that, but you know...


          We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
          boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist

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          Chris Losinger
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          i've been using FeedReader. it's ok, but there are a few little rough spots that annoy me so much that i'm going to have to find something else. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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          • P peterchen

            I wish it was 2007, so I could read more of this blog[^]. UI design observations - not the pretentious Jakob Nielsen way, but "human readable". In only five month he covered a lot of my favorites: the confusing layout of W2K/XP wizards, the road of preserving window position down to the yota (a thing I thought was a personal obsession) Installshields crappy end user experience and a reference to "Brazil" (ok, that's what hooked me). So yes, I finally bite. Someone who can recommend a good RSS reader for a suspicous-of-anything-new* guy like me? *) there's a fancy new word for that, but you know...


            We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
            boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist

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            CodeGuy
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            Try BlogBridge if you have Java on your system. The interface is a little different than the normal RSS reader (which I like), and best of all, it has a recommendation mechanism to search feeds for other blogs/articles which interest you. It is also especially good if you have a restrictive IT department. Since it's a Java Web Start app, it doesn't require Admin priviledges to install on your system. Brandon

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            • D David Stone

              NewsGator has a great integrations/synchronization story.

              I personally love using FeedDemon....and it integrates with the NewsGator online reader (which sucks, yes) and a slieu of other clients...including RSS Bandit, now that Dare has NewsGator integration working.


              Picture a huge catholic cathedral. In it there's many people, including a gregorian monk choir. You know, those who sing beautifully. Then they start singing, in latin, as they always do: "Ad hominem..." -Jörgen Sigvardsson

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              Paul Watson
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              Yup, Newsgator are the leaders in this and we are watching them closely. However their web-client offering is poor and really without competition they aren't pushing what can be done with RSS. Wait till we roll out our RSS project, you will like it. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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              • P peterchen

                I wish it was 2007, so I could read more of this blog[^]. UI design observations - not the pretentious Jakob Nielsen way, but "human readable". In only five month he covered a lot of my favorites: the confusing layout of W2K/XP wizards, the road of preserving window position down to the yota (a thing I thought was a personal obsession) Installshields crappy end user experience and a reference to "Brazil" (ok, that's what hooked me). So yes, I finally bite. Someone who can recommend a good RSS reader for a suspicous-of-anything-new* guy like me? *) there's a fancy new word for that, but you know...


                We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
                boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                Andy Brummer
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                I second Shog's sage recommendation. I like the browser integration better then a stand alone or email integrated viewer. The dedicated side bar works better for me then the active bookmarks thing.


                I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon

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                • T Taka Muraoka

                  peterchen wrote:

                  Someone who can recommend a good RSS reader

                  Me! Me! Over here[^]! And it has the best synchronization features around :-)


                  The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. - Harlan Ellison Awasu 2.2 [^]: A free RSS/Atom feed reader with support for Code Project.

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                  :( It can't open the .rdp thing (http://miksovsky.blogs.com/flowstate/index.rdf[^]) I thought this is an RSS feed (cause it said "Subscribe to this blog's feed" - but I don't know...)


                  We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
                  boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                  • M Member 96

                    Stumbling around there following your link I came across an interesting blog entry: Help is for experts[^] Very interesting if you have ever had to supply manuals and help with your product.


                    "Hello, hello, what's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here! This is a Local Shop for Local People, there's nothing for you here!" -Edward Tattsyrup

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                    peterchen
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                    "Help is for cowards" Interesting article indeed. We particulary struggle with the sheer amount of the manual - as we have to share a lot of information beyond merely using the software.


                    We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
                    boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                    • P Paul Watson

                      Yup, Newsgator are the leaders in this and we are watching them closely. However their web-client offering is poor and really without competition they aren't pushing what can be done with RSS. Wait till we roll out our RSS project, you will like it. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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                      David Stone wrote:

                      What project is that?  BTW, there's an error on your Colib link...

                      Test again!

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                      • P Paul Watson

                        Yup, Newsgator are the leaders in this and we are watching them closely. However their web-client offering is poor and really without competition they aren't pushing what can be done with RSS. Wait till we roll out our RSS project, you will like it. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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                        Paul Watson wrote:

                        Yup, Newsgator are the leaders in this and we are watching them closely. However their web-client offering is poor and really without competition they aren't pushing what can be done with RSS. Wait till we roll out our RSS project, you will like it.

                        Sorry Paul...I'm using your post to test these replies. ;P


                        Picture a huge catholic cathedral. In it there's many people, including a gregorian monk choir. You know, those who sing beautifully. Then they start singing, in latin, as they always do: "Ad hominem..." -Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                          Paul Watson wrote:

                          Yup, Newsgator are the leaders in this and we are watching them closely. However their web-client offering is poor and really without competition they aren't pushing what can be done with RSS. Wait till we roll out our RSS project, you will like it.

                          Sorry Paul...I'm using your post to test these replies. ;P


                          Picture a huge catholic cathedral. In it there's many people, including a gregorian monk choir. You know, those who sing beautifully. Then they start singing, in latin, as they always do: "Ad hominem..." -Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                          Picture a huge catholic cathedral. In it there's many people, including a gregorian monk choir. You know, those who sing beautifully. Then they start singing, in latin, as they always do: "Ad hominem..." -Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                            Paul Watson wrote:

                            Yup, Newsgator are the leaders in this and we are watching them closely. However their web-client offering is poor and really without competition they aren't pushing what can be done with RSS. Wait till we roll out our RSS project, you will like it.

                            Sorry Paul...I'm using your post to test these replies. ;P


                            Picture a huge catholic cathedral. In it there's many people, including a gregorian monk choir. You know, those who sing beautifully. Then they start singing, in latin, as they always do: "Ad hominem..." -Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                            David Stone wrote:

                            Sorry Paul...I'm using your post to test these replies.

                            Again.


                            Picture a huge catholic cathedral. In it there's many people, including a gregorian monk choir. You know, those who sing beautifully. Then they start singing, in latin, as they always do: "Ad hominem..." -Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                              David Stone wrote:

                              Sorry Paul...I'm using your post to test these replies.

                              Again.


                              Picture a huge catholic cathedral. In it there's many people, including a gregorian monk choir. You know, those who sing beautifully. Then they start singing, in latin, as they always do: "Ad hominem..." -Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                              David Stone wrote:

                              Again


                              Picture a huge catholic cathedral. In it there's many people, including a gregorian monk choir. You know, those who sing beautifully. Then they start singing, in latin, as they always do: "Ad hominem..." -Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                              • P peterchen

                                :( It can't open the .rdp thing (http://miksovsky.blogs.com/flowstate/index.rdf[^]) I thought this is an RSS feed (cause it said "Subscribe to this blog's feed" - but I don't know...)


                                We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
                                boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                                Taka Muraoka
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                                This is the correct URL to use. What's the error? It works fine for me... :-)


                                The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. - Harlan Ellison Awasu 2.2 [^]: A free RSS/Atom feed reader with support for Code Project.

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                                • T Taka Muraoka

                                  This is the correct URL to use. What's the error? It works fine for me... :-)


                                  The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. - Harlan Ellison Awasu 2.2 [^]: A free RSS/Atom feed reader with support for Code Project.

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                                  peterchen
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                                  Ah OK - I now imported it using "New channel..." What I tried first (without success) was: (1) Expect that AWASU would grab the extension (but I guess you can't because you get a temporary local file as argument) (2) paste the URL into the browser window (3) paste the parent page url, and click on the link, or the blinking "FEED" button


                                  We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
                                  boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                                  • D David Stone

                                    David Stone wrote:

                                    What project is that?  BTW, there's an error on your Colib link...

                                    Test again!

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                                    Paul Watson
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                                    Thanks for the heads up on Colib. Seems like my hosting went fubar there. regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!

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