RSS - Do you know it / use it?
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Topic: RSS - Do you know it / use it?
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Subject: RSS - Do you know it / use it?
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 09:20
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I'm curious ... how many of you are using RSS? I think it's a great concept. For those of you who don't know what it is, how to use it and what the benefits are:
If you need further guidance on how to use it or which software to use ... just ask. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 13:33
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Bump. Come on ... RSS is too nice a feature to just shrug and say "I don't know it and I don't care". Don't you even want to try it? ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 13:35
If you want to try it ... download Mozilla Thunderbird, THE free mail & rss reader, and I'll show you how to configure it to use the Progarchives RSS feed. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 17:34
| I've no idea how it works but I clicked a few and it tells me things from time to time. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 17:56
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Sorry, don't use it. Would only clog my e-mail. There are several websites I regularly go to which get updated several times daily; would be horror for me. Oh, and shouldn't there be an option "I know it, but don't use it"? -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 18:01
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Sorry, forgot that option. But how would it "clog" your e-mail? ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 18:08
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So how do you use RSS Mike? ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 18:13
What's wrong with "I know what it is, but I don’t use it"? 
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BaldFriede wrote:Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 19:31
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Simple: There are many websites I visit which change all the time; some give me responses by themselves, and THEY already clog my e-mail. If I was notified about EVERY change on all the websites I regularly visit it would be even worse. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 19:36
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The easiest way is to use an RSS-aware web browser. Currently that is Opera 8.5 ... it is a really good browser, feel free to try it. When you use Thunderbird, you have copy the address of an RSS feed and use it to create an RSS account. Just create a new account and select "RSS ..." and follow the instructions. As soon as you've set up RSS, your browser/reader will periodically check the websites for updates and list them in a similar way to emails. You can then click those messages and see the new content. This enables you to quickly see if (and what) has changed on the website. Normally the information displayed in the list is enough for you to see if you're interested in the information, so RSS can save you a lot of time - you don't have to visit the websites to see if there's new information. Advanced RSS-readers even allow you to apply spam-filters and keyword-based filters ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 21:01
| Opera does actually have some really irritating faults. Not many, but they're very noticeable for me. I'm too used to it to change though... |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 22 2005 at 21:08
When I say faults, I can only think of two - my other problems are just that IE does something that Opera doesn't ( for Microsoft, but only slightly  )
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 03:32
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goose: What are those "faults", can you be more specific? BTW: The next versions of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox will also support RSS ... it's only a matter of time. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 04:39
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It's already there in firefox [FROM FIREFOX] What are Live Bookmarks?Live Bookmarks is a new technology in Firefox that lets you view RSS news and blog headlines in the bookmarks toolbar or bookmarks menu. With one glance, quickly see the latest headlines from your favorite sites. Go directly to the articles that interest you—saving you time. A site is enabled for Live Bookmarks when you see this icon |
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the bottom right corner of the browser.
Clicking on the icon and selecting an RSS feed will bring up the Add
Bookmark dialog. Select 'OK' and you will see Live Bookmarks with
the rest of your bookmarks. Many people find it especially convenient to save Live
Bookmarks in their Bookmarks Toolbar folder.Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 07:47
If you look at allmusic.com, the bits when you scroll over an album don't work (I don't like the way that looks when it's done right, to be honest, but it definitely looks worse on Opera). Also there are a few underlinings that get in the wrong place. What's definitely good is that it keeps the message I'm going to post on progarchives if I click back when it thinks I'm spamming (  ). What's bad is that you can't drag links into other applications as Firefox and IE both do, unless I just haven't activated an option somewhere.
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Posted By: goose
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 07:52
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Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 09:46
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i dont care to use RSS feeds as i would check the sites anyway...it only takes me 5 secs to see if they are updated or not ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 10:23
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It's just much easier to browse new reviews in Thunderbird than on the progarchives homepage. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 10:24
Thanks, cobb! I've modified my own website accordingly, now Mozilla recognizes my blog RSS feed. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 13:59
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I use it - also for the progarchives
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: October 23 2005 at 23:10
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"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: October 24 2005 at 03:27
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I use Feedreader for a variety of websites - especially ones that have sections that are regularly updated with, say, news items or reviews. It doesn't go anywhere near your email, it just sits there collecting updates - and you can be notified of them if you wish, so you never have to go to the site in question, and can always be one of the first to know stuff. In the software industry, that's a major advantage http://www.feedreader.com/ - http://www.feedreader.com/
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 24 2005 at 04:12
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^ I tried Feedreader ... nice! I'd like to point out that Thunderbird provides a similar interface for the RSS feeds ... apart from the SmartViews, which will surely be added in some future release. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: October 24 2005 at 16:15
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Absolutely - Feedreader is clumsy in many respects - I hate the way the reminder pop-ups obscure minimized programs, for example, and I'm sure there are better Feed Readers out there - it's just that I got used to using it very quickly RSS feeds are really useful, and I'd recommend everyone at least give them a go for a week or two - they're not hard once you've got used to looking for the little red RSS icon on sites that support it. Plus it'll make you look 1337 to all your mates |