Comments on: oddly shaped command http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/09/oddly-shaped-command/ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: drac http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/09/oddly-shaped-command/#comment-643 drac Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:01:44 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/09/oddly-shaped-command/#comment-643 Oh. Opera has a decent feed reader too. For certain values of "decent". One possible candidate I forgot last time, <a href="http://www.feedreader.com/" rel="nofollow">FeedReader</a>. The only problem they used to have was that there would be odd unexplained duplicates of an article appearing on a feed from time to time. Maybe they've fixed it now. (or not). Also; did the uninstall remove your profile? (probably not). If you didn't start with a fresh (Firefox) profile, merely installing and uninstalling the Firefox application wouldn't have made any substantial changes to your interface. The profile manager can be accessed by running "firefox -p" (more info <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profile" rel="nofollow">here</a>). Oh. Opera has a decent feed reader too. For certain values of “decent”. One possible candidate I forgot last time, FeedReader. The only problem they used to have was that there would be odd unexplained duplicates of an article appearing on a feed from time to time. Maybe they’ve fixed it now. (or not).

Also; did the uninstall remove your profile? (probably not). If you didn’t start with a fresh (Firefox) profile, merely installing and uninstalling the Firefox application wouldn’t have made any substantial changes to your interface. The profile manager can be accessed by running “firefox -p” (more info here).

]]> By: Sin http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/09/oddly-shaped-command/#comment-642 Sin Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:00:50 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/09/oddly-shaped-command/#comment-642 I've actually shifted over from Firefox to Opera now (again?). I don't know WTF happened to my Firefox install, but all of a sudden all the search engines in the search box vanished; every time I tried to re-add them, they wouldn't even register. And I'm REALLY finicky about how my interface looks, so the fact that ALL the fucking toolbars re-set themselves each time I ran the programme or opened up a new tab...well, that was a killer. After a dozen (un)installs, I lost the will to live. I’ve actually shifted over from Firefox to Opera now (again?). I don’t know WTF happened to my Firefox install, but all of a sudden all the search engines in the search box vanished; every time I tried to re-add them, they wouldn’t even register. And I’m REALLY finicky about how my interface looks, so the fact that ALL the fucking toolbars re-set themselves each time I ran the programme or opened up a new tab…well, that was a killer. After a dozen (un)installs, I lost the will to live.

]]> By: drac http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/09/oddly-shaped-command/#comment-640 drac Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:41:37 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/09/oddly-shaped-command/#comment-640 <b>Sin</b>: Plenty! and the number keeps growing all the time. I've started preferring web based news readers because I switch between machines fairly often (don't need to add the feeds to every installation). You might want to try Google Reader and/or Bloglines (article <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/30/the-state-of-online-feed-readers/" rel="nofollow">here</a>). There are some things I don't like about both of those interfaces - but that's just my personal idiosyncrasy. On the desktop reader front, I'd probably say that <a href="http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=FeedDemon" rel="nofollow">FeedDemon</a> is a clear winner; although Outlook and even random Firefox plugins do desktop RSS quite well. <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/424/" rel="nofollow">Wizz</a> and <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/77/" rel="nofollow">Sage</a> are two that I've tried and quite liked. Sorry, I've given you lots of choice because I've tried so many feed readers - I ended up rolling my own, more or less but I'm quite sure you'll have tried a few of these. All of them support more or less the same features it's just a matter of picking one that you really like. For example, I pick FeedDemon mostly because I liked the interface. I had <b>no</b> idea you used IRC. Woo. How cool is that. Sin: Plenty! and the number keeps growing all the time. I’ve started preferring web based news readers because I switch between machines fairly often (don’t need to add the feeds to every installation). You might want to try Google Reader and/or Bloglines (article here).

There are some things I don’t like about both of those interfaces - but that’s just my personal idiosyncrasy.

On the desktop reader front, I’d probably say that FeedDemon is a clear winner; although Outlook and even random Firefox plugins do desktop RSS quite well. Wizz and Sage are two that I’ve tried and quite liked.

Sorry, I’ve given you lots of choice because I’ve tried so many feed readers - I ended up rolling my own, more or less but I’m quite sure you’ll have tried a few of these. All of them support more or less the same features it’s just a matter of picking one that you really like. For example, I pick FeedDemon mostly because I liked the interface.

I had no idea you used IRC. Woo. How cool is that.

]]> By: Sin http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/09/oddly-shaped-command/#comment-639 Sin Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:56:20 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2006/09/oddly-shaped-command/#comment-639 mIRC. Damn. The one way for Pakistani homosexuals to communicate. :-) Any suggestions about news aggregators/feed readers? I need to start using one for all my morning "finance/econ" reading, but can't figure out which is a good one to get. mIRC. Damn. The one way for Pakistani homosexuals to communicate. :-)

Any suggestions about news aggregators/feed readers? I need to start using one for all my morning “finance/econ” reading, but can’t figure out which is a good one to get.

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