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RamISP Grabs RSS Feeds For Google Chrome Users
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Google Chrome lacks native RSS reading and handling, for the moment. There’s a nifty webapp, however, that can fill some of the void for users of web-based feed readers. The applet at RAMisp.org’s page is tailor-made for Google Chrome users who use Google Reader, Pageflakes, Netvibes, or My Yahoo for their RSS reading. Let’s assume, though, that a halfway savvy coder could modify RAMisp’s page to incorporate other readers (and please post a link if you host it!). To use the service, head to feeds.ramisp.org in your Chrome browser, then drag the “Auto-Detect RSS” bookmark onto your bookmarks bar (if you don’t see a bar, activate it with Control+B). You can also grab a “View RSS Feed” if you want to see a site’s feed in your browser. Head to any page with an RSS feed available, hit your “Auto-Detect RSS” link, and you’ll land on a page with the feed displayed and auto-subscription links at the top: More »
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Miro is Your TiVo for Internet Video
2:00AM Gina Trapani | In the mid-year slump when there’s absolutely nothing new on television (except the Olympics), it’s time to start watching the web—and you need the right tool to do just that. The free, cross-platform internet video player Miro can automatically download online video series via RSS feed or BitTorrent, play almost any format you throw at it, and keep track of what you’ve watched and what’s new and queued up for you. More and more independent producers are putting out fabulous video content on the web, but keeping up with it by visiting your favourite video hosting web site or in your regular feed reader can be almost impossible—but setting up Miro is like getting TiVo for web video. Let’s take a look at how to subscribe to free internet television with Miro. More »
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Portable NFReader Manages Your Feeds On the Go
12:30AM Lifehacker US Edition | Windows only: Portable application NFReader is a no-frills feed reader that fits on your thumb drive. Even though it eschews a wide feature set in favour of a tiny footprint and minimalist interface, NFReader has the basics covered. Import your subscription list via OPML files or manually add feeds in the reader. View individual articles in either basic text or HTML format. If you’re looking for an absolutely spartan feedreader without any clutter or feature bloat, NFReader’s for you. NFReader is a free download for Windows only. NFReader [via Download Squad] More »
Brief Adds Lightweight Browsing to Live Bookmarks
7:00AM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Brief, an in-browser RSS reader for Firefox, adds a clean Google Reader-type feed reading interface to your browser, and makes Firefox’s default “Live Bookmarks” system far more useful. The stand-out feature for GReader users is the starring system that lets you tag posts for later viewing, but I also like the “X” boxes put on each post—instead of marking a post “read” and scrolling past it, you can actually remove it from your view. It’s a lot like Sage, but with a more robust set of features and customisation. Brief is a free download and works wherever Firefox 2 and 3 beta do. Brief [via gHacks] More »
How Do You Organise Your RSS Feeds?
4:00AM Adam Pash | Newsreaders are a blessing for anyone who wants to stay on top of the constant flow of information available on the web, but if you’re not careful your feedreader can get so clogged and disorganised that you lose many of the benefits of RSS. Blogger GenuineChris details how he combatted this situation using fewer folders organised by quality—like A-List, B-List, etc. At the end of the day this strategy isn’t groundbreaking, but it got us wondering: How do you organise your newsreader? Let’s hear what helps you stay king of your RSS mountain in the comments. Fewer Folders Means You Get More Out of Reader [GenuineChris] More »
Find New Feeds and Browse Favorites with Alertle
1:10AM Kevin Purdy | When it comes to reading feeds for a job or need-to-know informatoin, it’s hard to beat the (unofficial) reigning champions of the web and desktop, Google Reader and NewsGator’s (now free!) products. But sometimes you might just want to run through a lot of content quickly, with no read/unread stress to remind you of your email inbox. For that kind of browsing, Alertle, a new AJAX-based feed reader, might be just the right thing. It comes jam-packed with pre-sets in a range of categories, and it moves nearly as quick as Reader (even with seemingly wider support for embedded video and audio). Alertle doesn’t bother marking posts as read, so it’s more a tool for seeing what’s new around the web than hitting a goal. The big drawbacks are non-support of Internet Explorer and a hard-to-grok sign-up interface (check the upper-right corner), but Alertle makes for an interesting addition to the growing stable of worthy feed readers. Alertle [via Google Blogoscoped] More »
